The new semester will begin soon. American Express is pushing us to pay our tuitions with their credit cards. American Express is promoting the Back-to-School rewards program through September 31, 2008. Pay your tuitions with any American Express card now through September 30, 2008 and enjoy savings from 15 participating merchants in retail, travel, technology and more, available especially for students and parents during the back-to-school season.

It’s a great opportunity to enjoy some savings when you use your American Express credit card to pay your tuitions.

Here is how to get back-to-school rewards:

1. Visit your school’s website or tuition office and pay tuition using any American Express Card now through September 30, 2008.
2. Go to amexnetwork.com/tuition and click on “I Paid“.
3. Enter your school name, and your payment confirmation number. Instantly receive back-to-school offers and enjoy! (You can see your confirmation number after you submit your payment or you can see it from your credit card statement.)

The 15 offers as listed on American Express’ website are:

Save up to 50% at Sandals Resorts @ AMEX Vacations
Receive a full size 2.5 oz Ultra Facial Moisturizer® @ Kiehls
Save up to 20% off a truck rental @ Budget
Get 20% off your entire full price purchase @ Ann Taylor Loft
Save up to 30% on a Lenovo ThinkPad®
Get $20 off a purchase of $100 or more @ LNT
Get 20% off of single item @ Borders.com
Earn Triple points on JetBlue Airways
30% off on McAfee Internet Security Suite
10% off purchase @ Overstock
15% off on 75$ purchase or more @ Virgin Megastore
Get $25 off a purchase of $50 or more @ Loehmanns
Get $20 off a qualifying purchase of $75 or more @ Officedepot
Get 20% off first online order @ Pizza Hut
Get $100 off ABF U-Pack Moving® Services

Please note that: Tuition may be paid at any college, university, or K-12 school within the United States which accepts American Express Cards. The qualifying tuition must be a single transaction of $200 or more. Tuition includes tuition, room and board.

If you don’t have any American Express card yet, you can try the following easy to get American Express cards: Blue Cash from American Express, Blue from American Express, Starwood Preferred Guest Card from American Express, Gold Delta SkyMiles Card from American Express, Preferred Rewards Gold Card and One from American Express.

Following universities are listed on American Express website but I think if your school accepts American Express card, you’re eligible to receive the back-to-school savings.

Arizona State University
Baylor University
Baruch College
Binghamton University
Columbia University
Dallas Community College
Georgia Washington University
Georgia State University
Houston Community College
Hunter College
James Madison University
La Salle University
Maricopa Community Colleges
Michigan State University
Mississippi State University
New York University
Pennslyvania State University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rutgers University
Saint Mary’s College
San Jacinto College
Santa Clara University
Southern Methodist University
Stanford University
Syracuse University
Temple University
Texas A & M University
Texas Tech University
The College of New Jersey
Tulane University
University of California, Merced
University of Cincinnati
University of Dayton
University of Massachusetts
University of Minnesota
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Richmond
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco
University of Southern California
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Tulsa
University of Utah
University of Vermont
University of Virginia
Vanderbilt University
Vassar College
Xavier University