Tuition & Fees
Military Tuition Assistance
Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB)
Tuition Assistance Top-up
Tuition & Fees
Active duty, reserve, national guard military personnel and spouses are eligible for a 20% discount on tuition. Contact a University of Phoenix representative for more information. Military tuition rates and fees are as follows:
Associate of Arts Degree through Credit Recognition (AACR) - $750 per course
All other Associates of Arts Degrees - $250 per credit
Nursing Undergraduate - $360 per credit
Nursing Graduate - $412 per credit
Undergraduate BSEd/E - $266.40 per credit
MAEd - $412 per credit
All other Undergraduate/Certificate Courses - $412 per credit
All other Graduate - $500 per credit
Doctoral - $576 per credit
| Axcess Fee: | $65 | Associate's. (Due two weeks prior to the start of each course) |
| rEsource Fee: | $75 | Bachelor's |
| | $95 | Master's |
| | $110 | Doctoral |
Department of Defense/Department of Homeland Security Civilian Employees and Veterans
| Axia College of University of Phoenix | $325 per credit |
| Nursing Undergraduate | $450 per credit |
| Nursing Graduate | $515 per credit |
| Undergraduate BSEd/E | $333 per credit |
| MAEd | $515 per credit |
| All other Undergraduate | $515 per credit |
| All other Graduate | $625 per credit |
| Doctoral | $692 per credit |
Military Tuition Assistance
Currently, the military services pay tuition assistance (TA) at the rate of 100% with a $250 cap per semester hour, and a $4,500 annual limit. For those students electing to use military tuition assistance, the completed authorization form must be submitted to your military university representative at least two weeks prior to your class start date. Normally, to obtain military tuition assistance, the student must first receive counseling at the installation's education office and develop an education plan before they are authorized to submit a military tuition assistance request. Therefore, it is recommended that you visit your local installation's education office as soon as possible.
Montgomery GI Bill - Active Duty
The Montgomery GI Bill - Active Duty, called "MGIB" for short, provides up to 36 months of education benefits to eligible veterans for:
- College
- Technical or Vocational Courses
- Correspondence Courses
- Apprenticeship/Job Training
- Flight Training
- High-tech Training
- Licensing & Certification Tests
- Entrepreneurship Training
- Certain Entrance Examinations
The monthly benefit paid to you is based on the type of training you take, length of your service, your category, and if DOD put extra money in your MGIB Fund (called "kickers"). You usually have 10 years to use your MGIB benefits, but the time limit can be less, in some cases, and longer under certain circumstances.
You can apply by filling out VA Form 22-1990, Application for Education Benefits.
Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve
The Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve program may be available to you if you are a member of the Selected Reserve. The Selected Reserve includes the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Air Force Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve and Coast Guard Reserve, and the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard.
You may use this education assistance program for degree programs, certificate or correspondence courses, cooperative training, independent study programs, apprenticeship/on-the-job training, and vocational flight training programs. Remedial, refresher and deficiency training are available under certain circumstances.
Eligibility for this program is determined by the Selected Reserve components. VA makes the payments for this program.
You may be entitled to receive up to 36 months of education benefits.
If your eligibility to this program began on or after October 1, 1992, your period of eligibility ends 14 years from your beginning date of eligibility, or on the day you leave the Selected Reserve.
If your eligibility to this program began prior to October 1, 1992, your period of eligibility ends 10 years from your beginning date of eligibility, or on the day you leave the Selected Reserve.
You may be entitled to receive up to 36 months of education benefits. Your benefit entitlement ends 14 years from the date of your eligibility for the program, or on the day you leave the Selected Reserve.
Your unit will give you DD Form 2384-1, Notice of Basic Eligibility, when you become eligible for the program. Your unit will also code your eligibility into the Department of Defense personnel system so that VA may verify your eligibility.
You should then make sure that your selected program is approved for VA training. If you are not clear on this point, VA will inform you and the school or company about the requirements.
Obtain and complete VA Form 22-1990, Application for Education Benefits. Send it to the VA regional office with jurisdiction over the State where you will train.
If you have started training, take your application and your Notice of Basic Eligibility to your school or employer. Ask them to complete VA Form 22-1999, Enrollment Certification, and send all the forms to VA.
For more information Click Here or call toll free 1-888-GI-BILL-1
Tuition Assistance Top-up
On October 30, 2000, the President signed into law an amendment to the Montgomery GI Bill - Active Duty education program that permits VA to pay a Tuition Assistance Top-up benefit. The amount of the benefit can be equal to the difference between the total cost of a college course and the amount of Tuition Assistance that is paid by the military for the course.
To be eligible for the Top-up benefit, you must be approved for federal Tuition Assistance by a military department and be eligible for MGIB Active Duty benefits. To be eligible for MGIB benefits, the person must be an MGIB Active Duty participant and must have served at least two full years on Active Duty.
The amount of the benefit is limited to the amount that the person would receive for the same course if regular MGIB benefits were being paid. In no case can the amount paid by the military combined with the amount paid by VA be more than the total cost of the course.
If a person receives the Top-up benefit, his or her regular MGIB benefits will be reduced. The amount of entitlement charged for Top-up payments is determined by dividing the amount of the payment by the claimant's full-time monthly rate.
The benefit is available for all courses that began on or after October 30, 2000. A copy of the Tuition Assistance Authorization form for the course that has been signed by an authorized military official will be required. People who have not requested MGIB benefits before should submit a VA Form 22-1990 to establish eligibility.
The application and other evidence should be sent to one of VA's four education processing offices in Atlanta, Buffalo, Muskogee (OK), or St. Louis. See here for addresses of the processing offices. The application form is available here. Claims should specify that Tuition Assistance Top-up is being claimed.
For more information on tuition assistance in your specific branch of service:
For more information on tuition assistance for the National Guard and Reservist:
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