Many corporate and franchise employees and family members of Yum! Brands desire to further their education and earn an undergraduate or graduate degree, but it can be difficult to attend a local campus. Although those working in administrative positions at Yum! Brands Headquarters in Louisville, KY, may not work the extended hours that are typical at Yum! restaurants, they may also encounter barriers to furthering their education, especially those who travel extensively for their work, as well as those with family or community commitments that preclude them from going back to college. Regardless of whether you are a new student just beginning your journey to a degree or a seasoned student who has already earned college credit in the past, you should consider the free services offered by HERC, including DegreeQuest and SOCRATES ®. Now, Yum! Brands full-time and part-time employees and their family members are empowered to explore thousands of degrees from Associate's to Ph.D's from hundreds of accredited colleges and universities which can be completed from the convenience of their homes with this free support. (In fact, if you have completed professional training from Yum! University since 2000, you may be eligible to receive college credit for the knowledge you gained from a number of participating colleges and universities.) With our free support, Yum! Brands corporate and franchise employees and their family members are able to discover which, of the thousands of degrees from hundreds of accredited colleges and universities, best fit the credit they have earned in the past, as well as their needs, goals and desires with the power of DegreeQuest.

In addition, when students use the tuition-free courses from SOCRATES ® (see below) to earn credit by examinations accepted by the majority of colleges and universities nationwide, the cost for College Board exams is appx. 93% less expensive than the average cost of a course in the same subject at state universities at the in-state rate in 2017! If you desire to further your education, regardless of whether you are pursuing an undergraduate degree (Associate's or Bachelor's degree) or a graduate degree (Master's or Ph.D), you are in the right place! With our free support. powered by our patented DegreeQuest technology and our amazing student support system, SOCRATES ®, you and your family members can be empowered to earn a degree in the subject you desire quickly and at a fraction of the cost. Click on the check mark below to get started with this free support now!

We have built hundreds of accredited colleges and universities in DegreeQuest offering thousands of degrees at a distance covering the full-spectrum of higher education, from Associate's degrees all the way to Ph.D's. With DegreeQuest, we are uniquely equipped to systematically identify which of these degrees best fit the credit you have earned in the past, digitally streaming your academic accomplishments into the degree requirements to minimize loss of credit in the past. We also help students we serve get the credit they deserve for their adult learning experiences, such as college credit for professional training completed in the military, or with corporations or government agencies. Even if you are just getting started and have never taken college courses in the past, we can help you succeed on your journey to a degree. For those who have attended college in the past, with our help, you can minimize loss of credit in transfer and maximize the application of the credit you worked hard to earn in the past. Which of these degrees best fit your previously earned credit, as well as your needs, goals and desires? With DegreeQuest, we can show you! Dare to Compare! Only through the power of DegreeQuest can you make an informed choice and the decision as to which college or university you will earn your degree from will be one of the most important decisions you will ever make in your life. We welcome the opportunity to help you compare the best options!

 

Once you have selected the degree that you would like to pursue from one of our participating colleges and universities, our professional counselors will work with you to guide you in the use of the thousands of resources linked to our student support system, SOCRATES ®, to help you succeed. This includes 350+ semester hours of tuition-free college courses: Earn college credit by examinations accepted by appx. 82% of all the colleges and universities in the nation or use these to augment the instruction at the college or university or your choice. There are also links to dozens of providers of low cost textbooks saving our students $$$; See if your personal profile matches to providers of scholarships and grants, as billions of dollars in assistance is given out each year. These are just a few of the wide array of resources that we provide students that we serve through SOCRATES ®.

We encourage you to click on the Home button at the top of this page or select the Main Menu to find out more about the support we provide those whom we serve. Don't delay. Get started NOW for our free support! Even if you are already attending on campus, but would like to consider transitioning to a degree at a distance, click the button on the left to get started right away. We are advocates for the students we serve, helping people like you earn the degree you desire!

(Note: Free support from HERC is all that the majority of Yum! Brands corporate and franchise full-time & part-time employees and their family members need. Some Yum! Brands employees or their family members selected to receive tuition benefits or scholarships from Yum! Brands may get the most of their benefits with the support offered here. Those not selected may be eligible for scholarships & grants from the public and private sectors. Degree plans created by us include financial aid information, with SOCRATES ® linking participants to dozens of sites that may identify scholarships, grants & other financial aid to help students achieve their goals.)