by our College Data Analytics TeamWill you go to American College of Healthcare Sciences for free thanks to the G.I. Bill®? Coverage is not unlimited and varies school to school, so the fine print is worth checking.
The table below compares the guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit to the cost of attending American College of Healthcare Sciences. Living-expense and book benefits are addressed in their own sections below.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Veteran tuition & fees | $12,656 |
| Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit | $12,656 |
| Tuition out of pocket | $0 |
Tuition and fees here fall within the annual Post-9/11 GI Bill® benefit, so eligible veterans typically owe nothing toward tuition at American College of Healthcare Sciences.
American College of Healthcare Sciences is a Yellow Ribbon school: the institution and the VA jointly fund tuition that exceeds the GI Bill® cap.
Seat counts and matching amounts change by program each year; verify the details with the schools military and veteran services team.
Active-duty service members using DoD Tuition Assistance are capped at $250 per credit hour. The chart below shows whether the per-credit charge at American College of Healthcare Sciences falls under that cap.
| Residency | Per-credit charge | Below $250 cap? |
|---|---|---|
| In-state | $1,700 |  |
| Out-of-state | $1,700 | |
Beyond tuition, the Post-9/11 GI Bill® pays a Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) while you are enrolled. The table compares the housing benefit to estimated living expenses at American College of Healthcare Sciences.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year) | $9,915 |
| Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA) | $2,460/mo |
| Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months) | $19,680 |
| Estimated surplus in your pocket | $9,765 |
At this school the academic-year housing benefit exceeds typical living costs, so most full-time students come out ahead. The MHA is based on the school’s ZIP code and is paid at the full-time rate for resident students.
These figures show the GI Bill® and DoD Tuition Assistance dollars veterans and service members actually used at American College of Healthcare Sciences.
Roughly 168 Post-9/11 recipients used tuition benefits worth $1,526,184.
| Benefit | Recipients | Total disbursed | Average / recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GI Bill® (all students) | 137 | $1,061,344 | $7,747 |
| GI Bill® — undergraduate | 96 | $727,252 | — |
| GI Bill® — graduate | 41 | $334,092 | — |
| DoD Tuition Assistance (all) | 13 | $23,114 | $1,778 |
| DoD TA — undergraduate | 5 | $5,364 | — |
| DoD TA — graduate | 8 | $17,750 | — |
GI Bill® benefits follow the veteran; DoD Tuition Assistance is an active-duty benefit paid while serving.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.
GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at benefits.va.gov/gibill.