DENTON (UNT), Texas —Today, University of North Texas announced they have been selected as an education partner for Amazon’s Career Choice program, providing Amazon’s hourly employees access to a variety of online and in-person programs.

“We’re excited to have been selected as a partner university for the Amazon Career Choice program,” said Adam Fein, Vice President for Digital Strategy and Innovation at UNT. “In our discussions together, we knew immediately we would be a good match. They were looking for a highly ranked, diverse, mature university with a strong presence in the area, and we were thrilled to offer our in-person and online undergraduate programs to the 37,000 Amazon employees in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and 70,000 across Texas.”

More than 50,000 Amazon employees have participated in the program globally since it launched in 2012. Over half of the participants identify as Black, Hispanic or Native American. UNT is designated a Minority Serving and Hispanic Serving Institution, which enables the university to receive additional federal funds to support and expand programs for minority students.