Army Tuition Assistance
Army Tuition Assistance (TA) helps soldiers complete their education by offering them up to $4,500 annually for classes. Tuition assistance covers off-duty education, so long as you agree to an active duty service obligation of two years. If you are elegible, VAJoe.com can help you find schools where you can use Army Tuition Assistance.
Highlights
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Most soldiers qualify for Tuition Assistance.
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Tuition Assistance covers most courses that lead to your educational goal.
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You can receive $250 per credit hour, up to $4,500 annually.
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Also available to complete a high school diploma or certificate program.
Drawbacks
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Tuition Assistance doesn’t cover courses taken that are at a level lower than your degree map indicates you should be taking.
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TA is not authorized for programs beyond a master’s degree.
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If you fail a course, Tuition Assistance will not be provided for that course.
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Tuition assistance helps, but because you can only receive $4,500 annually, you will probably have to find other assistance to help pay for some courses or foot that part of the bill yourself.
For Example
You will reach the $4,500 annual limit if you take 9 credit hours during the fall semester and 9 credit hours during the spring semester and receive $250 of Tuition Assistance for each of those 18 credit hours. However, if you want to graduate in four years, usually you’ll need to take 30 credit hours a year, and Tuition Assistance won’t cover 12 of those 30 credit hours, only 18 of them.
Find out how to apply for Army Tuition Assistance.
