Education
Armed Forces Tuition Assistance (TA) is a benefit paid to eligible members of the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard. Congress has given each service the ability to pay up to 100% for the tuition expenses of its members. Each service has its own criteria for eligibility, obligated service, application process' and restrictions. This money is usually paid directly to the institution by the individual services. Additionally active duty members may elect to use the MGIB "top-up" in addition to their service provided TA to cover high cost courses. TA is not a loan; it should be viewed as money you have earned just like your base pay.
Columbia College, Guantanamo Bay Campus
For more than 30 years, Columbia College has been helping military personnel, their family members and Department of Defense civilians earn college degrees while serving the country. Columbia College offers students the flexibility of eight week sessions, five times per year. There are 18 online degree programs and 500 online classes, including graduate level courses. Special refund policies are in effect of military students deployed during an academic session.Navy College Program
The Navy College Program, NCP, provides opportunities to service members to earn college degrees by providing academic credit for service-related training, work experience, and off-duty education. The NCP mission is to enable service members to obtain a college degree while on active duty. In support of the four R's- Recruiting, Readiness, Retention, and Respect, the NCP signals Navy's commitment to education by improving enlistment appeal, demonstrating that service and achieving a college degree are compatible, helping service members to apply themselves to new situations and challenges and better preparing them for advancement, building up self-image, and producing higher quality service members. The Navy College Program integrates all components of Voluntary Education. While the NCP is primarily geared toward enlisted, some NCP components are also available to officers.Tuition Policies
GoArmyEd is the virtual gateway for Soldiers on active duty to request Tuition Assistance (TA) online, anytime for classroom, distance learning, and eArmyU online college courses.Tuition Assistance (TA) is the Navy's educational financial assistance program. It provides active duty personnel funding for tuition costs for courses taken in an off-duty status at a college, university or vocational/technical institution, whose regional or national accreditation is recognized by the Department of Education.
Navy/Marine Corps/U.S. Coast Guard Tuition Assistance Form
The Air Force has introduced a new online process for airmen to request Tuition Assistance.
The advantages of this new system are that there are no lines, the forms are simple and intuitive, and you can complete the entire process without having to drive to your local education center. In addition, it increases efficiency by allowing you to track and manage your TA requests and account directly through your AFVEC logon.
Before you can access the online TA request process, you must create a user name and password on the AFVEC. This can be done through the Air Force Portal.