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Understanding Tuition Assistance
If you are currently on active duty in the military, you may be eligible for one of the Armed Forces Tuition Assistance programs. Although it is possible to use GI Bill benefits for which you are eligible while you are on active duty, it is generally a good idea to wait until after your military service to draw from them. This is because Tuition Assitance will pay for some or all of the tuition costs of college courses that you take while on active duty. Tuition Assistance benefits are separate from your GI Bill benefits and do not count against them.
What Does Tuition Assistance Do?
Through the Tuition Assistance program, your parent service pays the tuition cost of your courses directly to the school that you are attending. The amount paid to the school is equal to 100 percent of the tuition, up to an annual maximum set each year. This means that if your tuition is above that amount, which is not uncommon, then you have to pay some amount of the tuition out of your own pocket. However, if you are eligible for either the Montgomery GI Bill or the new Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits, you may be able to draw from your GI Bill in order to make up the difference so that you can pay the full cost. See your education center for more information.
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How Do You Get Tuition Assistance?
The procedure to apply for Tuition Assistance varies according to your service and even your unit. However, your education office should have the latest information and forms you need to take advantage of this program. The forms have to be signed by your commander and supervisor, who determine whether college courses will interfere with your duties. In most cases, tuition assistance is granted.
This list does not include all schools that accept GI Bill funding. For a full list of schools by state, click here.
Campus Schools
As the largest private university in North America, University of Phoenix has more than 200 locations, and is available online in most countries around the world. Whether you're seeking a college degree at an associate's, bachelor's, master's, or doctoral level, we can help you reach your academic goal—and sooner than you might think.
We work closely with industry leaders to build market-driven degree programs. This ensures DeVry University graduates from our five distinguished colleges of study, as well as DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management, are prepared to meet the challenges of today’s global marketplace.
Your passion for fashion and design comes to life at The Art Institutes. Real-world experience and career services will prepare you for entry-level employment in the creative arts.
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Bring Your Fire to the Plate. Le Cordon Bleu. Learn the Way.
Located just outside of Orlando, Florida, Full Sail University is an educational leader for those pursuing careers in the entertainment industry. The school's on-campus programs provide students with an innovative and accelerated style of education geared toward career opportunities in media, entertainment and the arts.
Full Sail's unique curriculum emphasizes intensive, real-world education, using the latest industry equipment and production processes. Students develop their skills in world-class recording studios, spacious film soundstages, motion capture studio, and a professional performing arts hall, all housed in a 110+ studio, 190-acre multimedia complex.
Full Sail's unique curriculum emphasizes intensive, real-world education, using the latest industry equipment and production processes. Students develop their skills in world-class recording studios, spacious film soundstages, motion capture studio, and a professional performing arts hall, all housed in a 110+ studio, 190-acre multimedia complex.
Carrington College has helped over 45,000 graduates realize their dream of a career in healthcare. Now it's your turn. Choose from eleven conveniently located campuses.
The above schools represent only a portion of the schools that accept the GI Bill. Download a PDF of the full list of schools here: GI Bill Schools
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