Will you go to Arkansas Baptist College for free thanks to the G.I. Bill®? Coverage is not unlimited and varies school to school, so the fine print is worth checking.
Here is how the Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefit stacks up against the published cost of attending Arkansas Baptist College. See the living-expense and book sections below for those benefits.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Veteran tuition & fees | $8,760 |
| Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit | $8,760 |
| Tuition out of pocket | $0 |
The Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefit is enough to cover the full tuition and fees at Arkansas Baptist College.
Arkansas Baptist College is not listed as a Yellow Ribbon participant in current federal reporting. Contact the veteran services office to confirm whether any programs offer Yellow Ribbon matching.
DoD Tuition Assistance pays up to $250 per credit hour for active-duty students; here is how the per-credit charge at Arkansas Baptist College compares.
| Residency | Per-credit charge | Below $250 cap? |
|---|---|---|
| In-state | $0 | |
| Out-of-state | $0 |
On top of tuition, the Post-9/11 GI Bill® provides a Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) for the months you are in school. Here is how that benefit compares to the estimated cost of living at Arkansas Baptist College.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year) | $7,780 |
| Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA) | $1,845/mo |
| Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months) | $14,760 |
| Estimated surplus in your pocket | $6,980 |
For most full-time students the housing allowance covers the cost of living off campus, with money left over. MHA amounts reflect the local housing rate for the school’s area.
Eligible veterans receive up to $1,000 a year for books and supplies; Arkansas Baptist College estimates these costs at about $1,000, so the stipend covers them in full.
This is the real volume of GI Bill® and military tuition benefits paid out at Arkansas Baptist College.
Approximately 3 veterans received Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition payments of $9,592.
| Benefit | Recipients | Total disbursed | Average / recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GI Bill® (all students) | 8 | $37,460 | $4,683 |
| GI Bill® — undergraduate | 8 | $37,460 | — |
These are federal education benefits — the Post-9/11 GI Bill® for veterans and DoD Tuition Assistance for active-duty members.
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.