Dive Summary:

• Walgreens last week unveiled Walgreens University, a new facility in Deerfield, Ill., dedicated to training employees via classroom and online programming.
• Specific classes will offer college credit, and the program has partnerships with Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, University of Maryland University College, Webster University, the University of Phoenix and DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management.
• Many employees will be eligible for tuition discounts of as much as 25%, with some discounts available to spouses and dependents, and non-credit management courses will also be available to employees online from Harvard Business Publishing.

From the article:

Representing a doubling of its annual spending on employee training and development, Walgreens last week cut the ribbon on Walgreens University, a facility dedicated to providing classroom and online programming for employees. More than 100 courses will be available through one of the few corporate training programs to offer college credit for certain classes, including pharmacy technician training and management and retail fundamentals. ...