Extra Tuition Assistance for Veterans Columbia SC

Extra Tuition Assistance for Veterans

Beyond GI Bill assistance, there are additional benefits available for veterans of active military service. You may or may not be able to combine these with your other VA benefits, but they’re worth a gander if there’s a chance that they can help reduce the overall cost of your education.

Requirements and eligibility for these programs vary, so be sure to check with the Veterans’ Administration at www.gibill.va.gov for additional information.

Accelerated payment for MGIB-AD
If you’re pursuing studies in a technical field, you may be able to receive a large portion of your overall benefit up front, in the form of a lump-sum payment. This benefit aims to help you pay for a high-tech education, which is often more costly than a non-technical program.

If you’re eligible, you will receive 60 percent of your tuition and fees up front. Accelerated payments are made for one term, quarter, or semester at a time. In the event that your benefit isn’t enough to cover 60 percent, then you’ll be paid a lump sum, based on your remaining benefits. 

Eligibility requirements
To be considered for this program, you have to be enrolled in a VA-approved high tech program and you must certify that you intend to seek employment in a high-tech industry (as defined by the VA). You also need to be eligible for Montgomery GI Bill - Active Duty education benefits; however, the accelerated payments will replace the GI Bill payments that you...

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