The American College Waives Fee for New 'Gold Medal' Financial Professionals

BRYN MAWR, Pa., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Just as Olympic medalists are recognized as the pinnacle of excellence in athletic competition, the educational programs at The American College represent the gold medal standard among professionals in the financial services industry.  In an effort to help new financial services champions achieve career success, The College announced today that it is waiving its new student fee of $130 for anyone that registers for their first course by February 26.

"New students have until the last few days of the winter Olympic games in Vancouver to benefit from this fee exemption and enroll in one of our 10 world-class designation programs.  This is the first time we have ever created an incentive of this nature.  Financial practitioners will never have a better opportunity to earn a winning credential and jumpstart their careers," stated Jack C. Hondros, ChFC®, CLU®, CASL®, CFP®, Chief Marketing Officer at The American College.

The new student fee waiver can be applied to any of the following designation programs:

• Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC®)
• Chartered Life Underwriter® (CLU®)
• CFP® Certification Curriculum (CFP®)
• Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow (LUTCF)
• Financial Services Specialist (FSS)
• Registered Employee Benefits Consultant® (REBC®)
• Registered Health Underwriter® (RHU®)
• Chartered Advisor for Senior Living® (CASL®)
• Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® (CAP®)
• Chartered Leadership Fellow® (CLF®)

Financial services industry professionals interested in learning more about how they can "capture the gold" can contact The American College's Professional Education Division by e-mail at [email protected], by telephone toll free at 888-263-7265 or online at TheAmericanCollege.edu/Gold

The American College is the nation's largest non-profit educational institution devoted to financial services.  Holding the highest level of academic accreditation, The College has served as a valued business partner to banks, brokerage firms, insurance companies and others for over 83 years.  The American College's faculty represents some of the financial services industry's foremost thought leaders.  For more information, visit TheAmericanCollege.edu

SOURCE The American College