I am 18 years old, live in Virginia, in my Senior year of high school and am getting ready to attend college. My plan is to take my first 2 years of college at New River Community College and then transfer over to Virginia Military Institute. After college I wish to be an officer in the infinitry in a military branch. My question is, if I enlist in the National Guard right now, the guard will pay 100% Tuition assistance at any accredited college or university. I was wondering if this means the guard is going to pay for the tuition at a community college or do I have to start out at a "real" college? Thanks for any help and no, I dont want to go ask this question to a recruiter.
2006-12-09 17:43:46 · 4 answers · asked by Bob W 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Financial Aid
I would see why not, when you get there ask the Veterans rep and they can help you out..
2006-12-09 17:51:40 · answer #1 · answered by back2skewl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the best perks of joining the military as an officer is that they reimburse you for tuition, books, and even student loans!!! It does not make any difference if you attend a community college or a university as long as you are going toward your degree. Be sure to work with a counselor at your CC on an Ed Plan. A lot of CC offer Articulation agreements with universities that tell you exactly what classes you need to take to take care of your lower division work. By the way community college is real college... it is just less expensive and usually has smaller class rooms. The credits all count the same :) Hope this helps!!
2006-12-09 18:19:06 · answer #2 · answered by Annie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Becareful, not every state does assist with National Guard Tuition Assistance. Your best bet is to call a NG recruiter. If they do its not a bad deal. I'm active duty Army. I get TA for college, GI bill if I get out. NG in some states has some great perks. I'm not sure about Virginia.
2006-12-09 20:07:18 · answer #3 · answered by tattle.tale 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the national guard provide tuition assistance for college including 2yr colleges. but you must fill out the fafsa to see if you are eligible...this can vary from state to state. You should ask the recruiter b/c they can be reliable when it comes to education benefits or check out there website
2006-12-10 15:32:12 · answer #4 · answered by sunshine23511 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋