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Tuition Assistance
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While you’re on active duty, 100% of your tuition is covered at accredited institutions, up to $250 per college credit and/or $4500 per year. The Tuition Assistance Program is available at any duty station and participating can even help you earn bonus points toward promotion. To continue receiving these benefits, Marines must maintain a "C" average while enrolled.
** NOTICE**
END OF FY24 MARINE CORPS TUITION ASSISTANCE:
COURSE WORK WITH A START DATE BETWEEN 14 AND 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 MUST BE COMMAND APPROVED AND AUTHORIZED BY THE MCCS EDUCATION CENTER BY COB ON FRIDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2024.
TA cannot be authorized between 14-30 September 2024 due to the end of the fiscal year processing. Although TA requests can be submitted 60 days prior to the course start date, TA for courses starting on or after 1 October cannot be authorized by the MCCS Education Center until 1 October 2024 (CST). For more information, please contact your nearest MCCS Education Center.
Overview
For current Tuition Assistance policy and procedures, click here.
Tuition Assistance is a program offered by the Department of Defense intended to encourage service members to volunteer to attend courses delivered by accredited civilian educational institutions on campus, at military installations, or through distance learning during off-duty times. To aid with this, $4,500 is available for active duty Marines every fiscal year (1 October - 30 September) to help pay for the cost of tuition. Current rates are $250 per semester hour or $166.67 per quarter hour.
Are you a Sailor interested in Tuition Assistance? Click here for Navy specific guidelines and contact information.
Eligibility
First-time tuition assistance applicants must complete the eligibility requirements to access this funding.
- Personal Readiness Seminar (PRS)
- Completed in-person on any Marine Corps installation or via Joint Knowledge Online (JKO).
- The course is J3OP- US1395-Personal Readiness Seminar (PRS) Survival Skills (2 hrs).
- Upload the completion certificate to your Web TA Portal.
- Complete both the Skills Survey and Interests Survey in Career Path Decide and upload a screenshot showing completion to their Tuition Assistance portal.
- Attend a Marine Corps Tuition Assistance Overview (TA) Brief (no registration required).
- In-Person Schedule:
- Schwab - Tuesday & Thursday 10 a.m.
- Hansen - Monday & Wednesday 10 a.m.
- Courtney - Monday & Wednesday 10 a.m.
- Foster - Tuesday & Thursday 10 a.m.
- Futenma - Monday & Wednesday 10 a.m.
- Kinser - Tuesday & Thursday 10 a.m.
- In-Person Schedule:
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Meet at least one of the following criteria
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completed at least 10 academic semester credits at the post-secondary level, with no grade lower than a C.
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earned a score of at least 50 on the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT).
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earned a score of at least 100 on the General Technical portion of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery;
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completed the Academic Skills Program in the classroom;
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completed the Online Academic Skills Program (OASC).
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score 11 at minimum on the Test of Adult Basic Education (contact your local Education Center to schedule).
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Applying for Tuition Assistance
Once the eligibility requirements are met, the next steps are enrolling in school and applying for TA to help cover the cost of tuition.
- Enroll in the school of your choice and request a degree plan (the list of classes required to earn your degree)
- First time TA users MUST attend their first TA funded class at an on-island school. Contact your local education center for possible exceptions to this requirement.
- Once received, upload a copy of your degree plan to your Web TA Portal.
- Choose a class that you wish to attend and apply for Tuition Assistance through your Web TA Portal.
- For guidance, please follow the instructions on our Step-by-Step Guide.
Command Approvers
- Has By-Direction authority to approve TA requests (appointment letter maintained by the Unit Education Officer)
- Approves/ Denies TA applications based on Command eligibility requirements
- Provides Marines with education services information and referral
- Appointment Letter Fillable PDF (copies kept by CO, UEO and Education Center)
- Appointment Letter Sample
*Download the documents, complete all fields and sign. Submit copies to the CO, UEO and Education Center for records.