Metropolitan College

Metropolitan College (or Metro College) is not a brick and mortar college. Instead, it is a partnership between the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the city of Louisville, UPS, The University of Louisville, and Jefferson Community and Technical College. Metropolitan College was instituted in 1998 as a critical element of the incentive package that convinced UPS to remain in KY and to expand its major overnight hub, Worldport. This uniquely innovative education program offers access to post-secondary education opportunities for eligible employees in the Next Day Air (Night shift) operation at Worldport. Participating students attending at least part-time, and passing their classes with a C-grade or better, get their tuition paid to The University of Louisville or Jefferson Community and Technical College as well as fee payment assistance, academic bonuses, and other benefits.

What's Your Number?

To fulfill the program’s mission of assisting students to integrate their academic, work, and personal lives, Metropolitan College (MC) has a team of Student Development Counselors who assist students with a wide array of support services designed to enhance student success in the workplace, in the classroom, and in their future careers. Our #WhatsYourNumber campaign shows just how much money a student has saved by utilizing these benefits.

More than 22,000 students have utilized MC benefits, and over 13k certificates, associate, bachelor, and graduate degrees have been earned.

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Career Pathways

In addition to other Metropolitan College benefits, we've created "Career Pathways." Career Pathways are partnerships we've developed with industry leaders to provide well-defined paths directly from higher education to your chosen career field.

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