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Fort Jackson, South Carolina, the Army's largest Initial Entry Training Center, sprawls over 52,000 acres. Fort Jackson colleges include the Soldier Support Institute, Chaplain Center, and School and Drill Sergeant School. In fact, 12,000 of Fort Jackson's daily population of 30,000 are students. Fort Jackson strives toward high quality of life for Army families, and is currently building 640 new homes and renovating 210 for Army families.
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Minutes from Fort Jackson is the city of Columbia, South Carolina. Columbia is a thriving city of 116,278 with arts and culture, restaurants, entertainment, and parks. With a yearly average temperature of 65 degrees F, summer outdoor recreation is nearly year round, and golfing, fishing, and hunting is popular. It is also rich in history, with plantation houses, museums, and monuments.
Fort Jackson Colleges and Higher Education Institutions
Fort Jackson education options expand off base. Columbia colleges include:
- University of South Carolina
- Midlands Technical College
- Allen University
Tuition assistance, including the GI Bill, is available to help make Fort Jackson education accessible.
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This list does not include all schools that accept GI Bill funding. For a more complete list of schools by state, click here.
Campus Schools
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The above schools represent only a portion of the schools that accept the GI Bill. A more complete list of schools: GI Bill Schools
