In Germany, there's the Duale Hochschulreife, where students apply to companies and colleges. The company will then pay for your degree in exchange of your work

In Germany, there's the Duale Hochschulreife, where students apply to companies and colleges. The company will then pay for your degree in exchange of your working for them during the breaks and some additional periods fully sanctioned by the University in question. They also pay you a wage for the time and usually offer you a full time job after you've graduated. The benefit for the companies which do this is that they've essentially trained engineers allready familar with their company culture, technology stack and working procedures, which require no additional time to train. Also it's beneficial for the image of the company. The benefit for the students is that they graduate debt free and with solid job prospects (since they allready have one).