Education

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GI Bill

The US VA administers several education benefits programs including The Post-9/11 GI Bill,  Montgomery GI Bill - Active Duty (MGIB-AD), Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR), Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP), Veterans Educational Assistance Program (VEAP), Educational Assistance Test Program (Section 901), Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program (DEA), and the National Call to Service Program. Information on these programs is available in both in English and Spanish on the GI Bill website.

Yellow Ribbon Program

The Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program (Yellow Ribbon Program) is a provision of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008.  This program allows institutions of higher learning (degree granting institutions) in the United States to voluntarily enter into an agreement with VA to fund tuition expenses that exceed the highest public in-state undergraduate tuition rate.  The institution can waive up to 50% of those expenses and VA will match the same amount as the institution. For more information and to learn how to apply, visit the GI Bill website – Yellow Ribbon Program.

Education Programs

The various GI Bills are available for different types of Education Programs including:

  • Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL)
  • Non-College Degree Programs (NCD)
  • On-the-Job & Apprenticeship Training
  • Flight Training
  • Independent Training
  • Distance Learning & Internet Training
  • Correspondence Training
  • National Testing Program
  • Licensing & Certification
  • Entrepreneurship Training
  • Work-Study Program
  • Co-op Training
  • Accelerated Payment
  • Tuition Assistance Top-Up
  • Tutorial Assistance Program

Detailed information on each of these programs is available on the GI Bill website – Education Programs.

How to Apply for GI Benefits, Payments Rates & Education Forms

GI Benefits can be applied for online. Forms are available in both English and Spanish. If you cannot apply online you may have the form mailed to you. Complete information is available at the GI Bill website – How to Apply…

A listing of current payment rates is available on the Education Benefit Payment Rates page.

A complete listing of education forms is also available.