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Selected Reserves Military Education Benefits
Reserve and National Guard personnel have a plethora of education benefit programs at their disposal. However, with so many options and choices for using military education benefits, it can be difficult to know which to choose. From Tuition Assistance to the Reserve GI Bill, there is something for almost everyone.
Tuition Assistance (TA) for Reservists
Tuition Assistance pays you up to $250 per credit hour, with a $4,500 yearly cap, for tuition expenses for courses you take while in the Selected Reserves. Individuals can use Reserve Tuition Assistance to further their professional and personal development while serving their country.
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Voluntary Reserve Education Programs
Each branch of the military offers specific education programs for its members that can help them further their educations while serving abroad, at sea, or at home.
The Navy offers the Navy College Program Distance Learning Partnership, a program that allows members of the Navy to take job-related courses leading to a degree while afloat. The Marines offers SMART (the Sailor-Marine American Council on Education Registry Transcript) which helps members of the Marines get college credit for their military training and experience in the form of an official transcript.
The Air Force offers the Community College of the Air Force, through which members can earn an associate's degree in various technical fields. The Coast Guard allows members of the Coast Guard Reserves to take part in Team Coast Guard, opening active-duty benefits to them.
Finally, the Army offers a range of programs designed to help members of the Army Reserves further their education while enlisted, including:
- GoArmyEd: This online portal allows soldiers to access eArmyU and civilian college courses, reports, and advice from education counselors.
- eArmyU: This distance learning network gives soldiers access to over 100 degree programs from various colleges and universities. Online courses allow servicemembers to work through a program no matter where deployments take them.
- Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOCAD): Credits earned at one of the schools in this network of over 1,800 schools are designed to transfer easily to other SOCAD schools, helping individuals stay on track for earning a degree.
GI Bill Reserve Benefits
In addition to the branch-specific benefits above, members of the Selected Reserve are also eligible for the Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserve. This benefit allows servicemembers up to 36 months of funding for eligible higher-education programs. One must be currently in the Selected Reserves to use these benefits.
The GI Bill Kicker is an enlistment incentive option that can increase GI Bill benefits and is available when signing up for certain critical MOSs or into designated units. With a kicker and the MGIB-SR, servicemembers get paid more to go to school than they would without the kicker.
Another education benefit is the Reserve Education Assistance Program (REAP). REAP allows members of the Reserves who serve on active duty on or after September 11, 2001 to qualify for increased benefits and a more flexible window to use their benefits. Benefits vary with the amount of active-duty service performed.
With so many programs available, it's important for servicemembers to do their research and find out how to take advantage of the opportunities at their disposal for earning a post-secondary education at little to no out-of-pocket cost.
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.
You deserve a better career and a better life. Rasmussen College can help you get both. Earn a career-track degree in Business, Child Care, Criminal Justice, or Healthcare. Our personalized classes focus on your needs.
At Everest University you can get a higher education designed to meet the demands of employers in some of today's hottest fields.
At Argosy University we prepare individuals for careers that make a difference, whether in business, education, or psychology. Learn how you can make a difference in your life, and the lives of others.
Get the right foundation for your future with a degree from Strayer University. Evening, weekend and online classes are all available to meet the needs of busy adults.
Learn the way to prepare for a culinary career with Le Cordon Bleu programs in Culinary Arts, Patisserie and Baking, or Hospitality & Restaurant Management.
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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