Discounts

Rensselaer employees have access to a number of great discounts from a variety of companies that are otherwise not available to the public, including discounts on airline tickets, cars, movie tickets, and more!

Employee Discounts

Bring your Faculty/Staff ID card to the Rensselaer Collegiate Store for a discount on items. Discounts vary by items and are subject to change.

Request a Community Rensselaer Advantage Dollars (RAD) account via RPI's Campus Card Office for purchasing food or beverages on campus, at a 5% discount, or a 10% discount at Moe’s Southwest Grill®.

tickets at work

The TicketsatWork® Employee Perks Program offers exclusive discounts on movie tickets, sports, concert events, hotels and theme park nationwide.

To take advantage of these great discounts, Faculty and Staff should visit the TicketsatWork® website and use rpitickets as the company identifier. Once registered, employees can start browsing for shopping discounts, events, travel and variety of services.  

Our current Employee Assistant Program partner, BHS, also has a platform for access to discounts on getaways, things to do and goods: visit: https://bhsonline.accessperks.com/ and enter Registration Code: bhsonline. 

Lenovo

As a current provider of laptops for our student community, Lenovo has kindly extended the partnership to all faculty, staff, students, parents, and alumni to purchase personal Lenovo items at a discount.

Visit: www.lenovo.com/us/en/rpi to shop exclusive discounts on laptops, accessories, fitness trackers and so much more!

Information about discount programs with AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless can be found by reading this DotCIO IT Services and Support Center article.

Faculty and Staff can also take advantage of T-Mobile Work Perks program.

Rensselaer has teamed up with BMW to offer faculty and staff a savings opportunity through BMW's Group Corporate Sales Program.

Please open this link: https://form.jotform.com/83125576463158 for information and to generate the certificate which you need to take to the dealer in order to receive the incentive.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's account number is NEPP2455.

Rensselaer’s GM Supplier Discount gives employees special pricing on eligible Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac vehicles.

Interested employees should register online and use Rensselaer's company code of 897929 to obtain their authorization code.

For more information, please call 1-800-960-3375, or refer to the GM Supplier Discount FAQs (PDF).  Employees may also search for current offers.

For a list of eligible vehicles, to locate a dealer, or for more program information, please visit the GM Supplier website.

Rensselaer employees are eligible for a special incentive on a lease or purchase of most new Mercedes-Benz vehicles through the Fleet Employee Program (FEP). The incentives, which vary by model, act as an additional reduction to the best deal you negotiate.

To get started, visit the Mercedes-Benz Fleet Employee Program, and then choose the "Enroll Now" button. Please reference Rensselaer's Corporate Account Number (CAN) 20331 when completing the Enrollment Form.

National’s Emerald Club provides a discount off the rental rate for any vehicle. Personal reservations may be made through the National Emerald Club. Use Account Number L24H238 for personal rental reservations. Insurance is NOT included and there is no billing option, so the renter must provide a credit card as the method of payment at the time of rental.

Rensselaer employees have access to discounts on air travel that are not otherwise available to the public, such as a program which offers an 8% discount on Business Select and Anytime fares, along with an 8% discount on select Wanna Get Away fares. The reduced rates for Institute travel are available to employees both in Concur and by calling Direct Travel directly. Southwest Airlines will also permit employees to utilize the discount for personal air travel when booking through swabiz.com.

Rensselaer employees must use the Institute’s discount code of 99500402 and have a Rapid Rewards Membership in order to access this discount for their personal use.

Rensselaer has electric vehicle charging stations on campus. The project was funded with support from National Grid and the Charge NY initiative from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).

New York State's Drive Clean Rebate program offers up to $2,000. Buyers can also take advantage of the federal tax credit for electric cars, which provides up to $7,500 for the purchase of new electric cars.

We hope you’ll drive green soon! For general information about electric vehicles visit: Green Energy Consumers, email: drivegreen@greenenergyconsumers.org or call 617-397-5199.

Pets Best Pet Insurance reimburses you for vet bills when your pet is sick or injured, to help take the financial worry out of vet visits. When your pet becomes ill or injured, get treatment from any licensed veterinarian in the US or Canada and use your mobile app or file a claim online. You will also have access to a 24/7 pet helpline powered by whiskerDocs.

Visit www.petsbest.com/rpipet (discount code RPIPET) to enroll, or call 1-888-984-8700.

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