Franklin Township Police Department and Columbia Southern University have formed an Academic Partnership which allows employees of the FTPD and their spouses to take advantage of CSU's low tuition rate and receive a 10% tuition discount.

Columbia Southern University, a leader in online learning, offers a variety of online associate, bachelor, graduate and certificate programs. The programs offered and information about these programs can be found at www.columbiasouthern.edu

The Franklin Township Police Department is listed on Columbia Southern's website as an Academic Partner and CSU has created a web page for FTPD employees. To take advantage of the partner discount, employees should submit their Application for Admission and Enrollment at the following site. At this site you will find additional information concerning CSU programs and enrolling at CSU.

http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/partner/FTPDinfo.htm

Columbia Southern University is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). The DETC (www.detc.org) is an accrediting association recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Columbia Southern University is approved for Veterans' Educational Benefits.