Armed Forces Education Benefits Programs

The Armed Forces offer several programs to support your education goals including the GI Bill, loan repayment, advanced education programs, and tuition assistance.

If you need help in paying for your education the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard, along with their affiliated aid organizations, offer you and your dependents college programs, loans, grants, and college scholarship programs. These education assistance programs were created to ensure motivated individuals like you are given every opportunity to pursue your education goals.

Follow the links for your particular service and start taking advantage of the benefits available to you:

The following table is a quick reference to the programs each service has to offer:

Programs

Army

Navy

Air Force

Marines

Coast Guard

MGIB Kicker

Army College Fund

Navy College Fund

N/A

Marine Corps College Fund

N/A

Tuition Assistance (TA)

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

Student Loan Repayment *

Yes
Up to $65K

Yes
Up to $65K

Yes
Up to $10K

N/A

N/A

Service Member
College Opportunities

SOCAD
eARMYU

SOCNAV
NCPACE

SOC
CCAF

SOCMAR
NCPACE

SOCCOAST
(Afloat)

Loans, Grants
and
Scholarships

AER

NMCRS

AFAS

NMCRS

CGMA

Dependant
Education
Programs

TA - Spouse (EAP)
SOCAD

TA - Spouse
(STAP)
SOCNAV

TA - Spouse
(STAP)
SOC

TA - Spouse
(STAP)
SOCMAR

Exams
SOCCOAST
(SEG)

Enlisted Military
Specialty
related College programs

CASH

ACET

Officer Post-Grad
Programs

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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