For generations, the military has been an outstanding way to help pay the cost of college. Today's National Guard has plenty of ways to help pay for college, besides just your monthly drill pay.

Call 1 (800) 492-2526 for more information, e-mail us, or check out this info:

The Montgomery GI Bill

For full-time students, the Montgomery GI Bill will pay $208.93 each month for the first three years of college. That's over $7,500 total! If you are a part-time student, those payments will be spread out over a longer period of time, but the total is still $7,521.48.

The Army Continuing Education System (ACES)

If you have already used up your GI Bill money, or are ineligible for some reason, the ACES program will reimburse up to $510 per semester toward your tuition, or 75% of what you pay, whichever is less. Unlike the Montgomery GI Bill, this program will even help pay for graduate courses. You must get at least a "C" in each course in order to receive this assistance ("B" in graduate courses.)

State Tuition Assistance

Maryland National Guard members who are also Maryland residents are eligible for additional money from the state. The state will reimburse up to $500 a semester, or 50% of your tuition, whichever is less. This program has a maximum payment of $4000 over your career in the Guard.

State Tuition Waiver

The newest college assistance program from the state of Maryland. If you are enrolled in a state-supported college or university, you can receive a 25% to 50% discount on your tuition. This discount applies only to classes with sufficient space. Some community colleges, as well as Bowie State University, have volunteered to provide additional help to guard members under this program.

DANTES Educational Assistance Programs

• Examination Programs:
  • FREE High School Equivalency (GED)
  • FREE College Entrance Examinations (ACT, SAT, GRE, GMAT, NTE, LSAT)
  • FREE Certification Examinations (Professional Certifications, ex. ASE, CSP and others.
  • FREE Interest and Assessment Inventories.
  • FREE College Credit Examinations (CLEP, ACT-PEP, DSST).
• FREE Test Preparation Videos Available
  
• External Degree Programs - DANTES
  
• Distance Learning (Correspondence Courses)
  
• Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges
  

On-Site College Courses

Several colleges and universities now offer undergraduate and graduate classes right at National Guard locations, with special discounts or considerations for guard members. For instance, these courses all qualify for the State Tuition Waiver program, regardless of available space. These courses are taught at Camp Fretterd, Laurel Armory, Olney Military Reservation, and Warfield Air Base. Colleges which offer courses at our sites are:

• Bowie State University
• University of Baltimore
• Prince George's Community College
• Montgomery College
• Catonsville Community College
• Carroll Community College
• Essex Community College

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Last Update: 01 DEC 99 13:56:42 EST