NOTE: YOUR BASE OR UNIT EDUCATION OFFICE AND THE UNO STUDENT ACCOUNTS OFFICE HANDLES TUITION ASSISTANCE. THE UNO VETERANS AFFAIRS OFFICE DOES NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE WITH TUITION ASSISTANCE MATTERS.

Each of the Armed Services establishes tuition assistance rates. A Tuition Assistance (TA) document from the appropriate service may be submitted for payment of enrollment at UNO. The student is responsible for paying the portion of the tuition not covered by the TA, and submission of the TA document signifies that the student accepts liability for payment of the tuition not covered. UNO processes the TA document to pay for the covered amount. Even 100% tuition assistance might not pay all of UNO fees some are not covered. The Veterans Office at UNO will grant you an extension to pay your remaining tuition if you visit in person and show us your military ID card. Phone calls, emails, and faxes will not be accepted.

The Air Force Tuition Assistance (TA) program is an important quality of life program that provides 100% tuition and fees for college courses taken by active duty personnel during off-duty hours. The program is one of the most frequent reasons given for enlisting and re-enlisting in the Air Force. The maximum amount paid for tuition assistance: 100% Tuition and Fees

Not to Exceed:

• $250 @ Semester Credit Hour, or
• $166 @ Quarter Credit Hour, and
• $4500 @ Fiscal Year

Application Process:

• You must have enrolled in the courses you desire to take at least 30 days prior to school start date
• Fill out a Tuition Assistance Request Form, AF Form 1227 and turned it into the Base Education Office at Offutt AFB more than 30 days prior to class start date.
• This must be done every semester and each of the summer sessions you chose to attend during the summer.

The Fine Print:

• TA is not authorized for courses leading to a lateral or lower level degree than you already possess (i.e. Second Associate or Bachelors degree).
• CCAF Exception:
  • TA will be provided for a Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) degree regardless of your current education level.
  • TA will be provided for a civilian college associate degree even if you have a CCAF associate degree provided you do not possess a civilian associate or higher degree.
• You are no longer required to obtain your supervisor's signature on your TA form; however, you are expected to discuss your schedule with your supervisor to ensure that participation has his/her support.

Additional Information:

• After you have completed your tuition assistance form and registered for class, you may still drop/change courses without penalty as long as you notify both the base education center and the school. If you drop a course after the drop/ add period, you must still notify the base education center and the school but you are liable for the cost of tuition, unless you qualify for waiver of tuition assistance reimbursement.
• If you receive a grade of incomplete from a school, you have as much time as the school allows you to clear the incomplete or 12 months from the end of the term, whichever comes first, to clear the incomplete. If you fail to provide a grade that clears the incomplete by that time, we are obligated to recover the tuition assistance.
• No Tuition Assistance for post-master's degree course work or degree

The Army Tuition Assistance (TA) Program provides financial assistance for voluntary off-duty education programs in support of a soldier's professional and personal self-development goals. The program is open to all soldiers (officers, warrant officers, enlisted) on active duty, and Army National Guard and Army Reserve on active duty. The maximum amount paid for tuition assistance: 100% Tuition and Fees
Not to Exceed:

• $250 @ Semester Credit Hour, or
• $166 @ Quarter Credit Hour, and
• $4500 @ Fiscal Year

Application Process: There are just a few steps to follow when using Army tuition assistance.

1. Talk with a counselor, at the nearest Education Center, to declare an educational goal and create an educational plan.
2. The counselor will provide the soldier with a DA Form 2171 , Request for Tuition Assistance - Army Continuing Education System, for a specific course or courses.
3. The counselor will explain TA procedures, requirement for TA reimbursements, and, if necessary, officer/commissioned warrant officer active duty service obligation.
4. Then the counselor will have the soldier sign a Statement of Understanding for Army Tuition, which verifies the soldier understands his/her TA benefits and obligations.
5. In accordance with AR 621-5, the soldier obtains the unit commander's or authorized representative's signature on the DA Form 2171.
6. The soldier will return the DA Form 2171 to the Education Center prior to course enrollment for the education services officer's signature.
7. The soldier will take the DA Form 2171 to the appropriate college representative for course enrollment.

Marine Corps Tuition Assistance (TA) offers financial assistance to service members who elect to pursue Off-Duty or Voluntary Education.
The Marine Corps maximum amount paid for tuition assistance: 100% Tuition and Fees
Not to Exceed:

• $250 @ Semester Credit Hour, or
• $166 @ Quarter Credit Hour, and
• $4500 @ Fiscal Year

Application Process:

• First-time students must complete a TA Orientation Class PRIOR to using TA.
• Marines at remote sites (non-Marine Corps installations) may access the course by clicking on the TA Orientation link above. All others please proceed to your local base Lifelong Learning or Education Office.
• Marines must apply for and receive written authorization for TA through the appropriate education office, PRIOR to enrollment. Use form NAVMC Form 10883, Application for Tuition Assistance.
• TA for remote Marines and those assigned to other service sites is processed at Camp LeJeune for those east of the Mississippi and Camp Pendleton for those west of the Mississippi. I-I duty Marines apply through MARFORRES, New Orleans. Recruiters apply via their recruiting district or region headquarters.

The Fine Print:

• Effective 01 Oct 2002, postsecondary education, from vocational certification through graduate study, TA will fund up to 100% of institution charges for tuition, instructional fees, laboratory fees, computer fees and mandatory enrollment fees combined.
• TA is not authorized for books.
• TA is not authorized for courses leading to a lateral or lower level degree than you already possess (i.e. Second Associate or Bachelors degree).
• Officers using TA agree to remain on active duty for two (2) years following the completion of the TA funded course.

The Navy Tuition Assistance program pays 100% of tuition and required fees charged by educational institutions for course enrollments.
The maximum amount paid for tuition assistance: 100% Tuition and Fees
Not to Exceed:

• $250 @ Semester Credit Hour, or
• $166 @ Quarter Credit Hour, and
• 12 Semester Hours (18 Quarter Hours)@ Fiscal Year

Application Process:

• Receive educational counseling from your Navy College Office in person, by phone or email. Determine which courses will be requested for TA funding.
• Complete a TA Application Form NAVMC Form 10883, Application for Tuition Assistance, listing course(s) and fee(s). Receive command approval signature to enroll in the course(s).

The Fine Print:

• TA funds will not be used to purchase books.
• TA is authorized for courses leading to a lateral or lower level degree than you already possess (i.e. Second Associate or Bachelors degree).
• TA is available to both Naval Officer and Enlisted active duty personnel.
• TA is available to Naval Reservists on continuous active duty. It is also available to enlisted Naval Reservists ordered to active duty 120 days and to Naval Reservist Officers ordered to active duty for 2 years or more.
• To qualify, service members must be on active duty for the whole length of the course.
• Attend an institution accredited by a regional, national, or professional accrediting agency recognized by the Department of Education.
• You must receive counseling from a Navy College Office.
• Provide all grades from previously funded TA courses and reimburse all W and F grades. (Withdrawals for involuntary reasons may be forgiven with command verification.)
• Officers must agree to remain on active duty for at least two years upon completion of courses funded by TA.

Additional Information:

• Now distance-learning courses longer than 24 weeks will be funded up front.
• Fees directly required for course enrollment may be combined with tuition. Navy will pay fees that are published, mandatory, and charged for course enrollment. Examples of fees that may be combined with tuition and included in the fee caps are:
  • Mandatory application or enrollment fee
  • Mandatory surcharge or consolidated fee
  • Computer usage fee for computer courses
  • Consumable supply fee
  • Distance Learning (DL) fee for DL course
  • Equipment use fee
  • Internet fee for DL course
  • Lab fees such as: science, aviation, computer, network user, studio & shop fees
  • P.E. fee for P.E. course
  • Science or health science fee
• TA cannot be used to pay for flight training.
• TA cannot be used by Naval Reservists if not on continuous active duty, by enlisted Naval Reservists if ordered to active duty less than 120 days, or by Naval Reservist Officers if ordered to active duty for less than 2 years or more.
• TA cannot be used by those in a duty-under-instruction status or in an officer accession program involving full time instruction at a civilian institution.
• TA will only be approved for courses scheduled for one academic term at a time.
• TA will not be authorized for the same course previously funded by TA.
• Up-front TA funding is not provided for courses if the institution's drop-add period or late registration date has passed.
• Reimbursement of TA funds is required for all failing (F) grades, incomplete (I) grades in effect longer than six months, and voluntary withdrawal (W) grades. Reimbursement by money order or cashier's check payable to U.S. TREASURER must be mailed to:
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