Coker University G.I. Bill® Tuition Assistance

How much of the cost at Coker will the G.I. Bill® cover? The answer depends on the school — benefits are capped and the details vary, so it pays to do your research.

$31,854 Veteran Tuition & Fees

$20,235 Guaranteed Post-9/11 Benefit

$11,619 Tuition Out of Pocket

Veteran Cost Summary
How Tuition Is Covered
Yellow Ribbon Participation
Per-Credit Fees & the Active-Duty Cap
Housing Allowance Coverage
Book Stipend Coverage
GI Bill & DoD Benefits Used Here
References

Expect Roughly $11,619 in Tuition Out of Pocket at Coker University

Here is how the Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefit stacks up against the published cost of attending Coker. See the living-expense and book sections below for those benefits.

Item	Amount
Veteran tuition & fees	$31,854
Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit	$20,235
Tuition out of pocket	$11,619

Private Tuition Above the Post-9/11 Benefit Cap

The Post-9/11 GI Bill® limits the annual tuition benefit to roughly $20,235, so tuition beyond that is out of pocket (or covered by Yellow Ribbon) at Coker.

Yellow Ribbon Program Participant

Coker University is a Yellow Ribbon school: the institution and the VA jointly fund tuition that exceeds the GI Bill® cap. About 5 Yellow Ribbon recipients were reported at this school.

Available Yellow Ribbon seats and maximum contributions differ by program and degree level — check with the veteran services office for current limits.

Per-Credit Fees and the Active-Duty Tuition Assistance Cap

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 Coker falls under that cap.

Residency	Per-credit charge	Below $250 cap?
In-state	$588
Out-of-state	$588

Your Living Expenses Are Likely Covered

The Post-9/11 GI Bill® also covers housing through a Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA). The table compares the housing benefit to estimated living expenses at Coker.

Item	Amount
Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year)	$6,470
Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA)	$1,596/mo
Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months)	$12,768
Estimated surplus in your pocket	$6,298

The benefit generally more than covers off-campus living costs here. MHA amounts reflect the local housing rate for the school’s area.

Books & Supplies Coverage

With a Post-9/11 book stipend of up to $1,000 per year, the estimated $3,000 in supply costs at Coker, leaving about $2,000 out of pocket.

GI Bill® and Tuition Assistance Paid at Coker University

These figures show the GI Bill® and DoD Tuition Assistance dollars veterans and service members actually used at Coker.

Approximately 24 Post-9/11 recipients used tuition benefits worth $398,784.

Benefit	Recipients	Total disbursed	Average / recipient
GI Bill® (all students)	14	$253,592	$18,114
GI Bill® — undergraduate	12	$228,890	—
GI Bill® — graduate	2	$24,702	—

GI Bill® benefits follow the veteran; DoD Tuition Assistance is an active-duty benefit paid while serving.

Helpful Veteran Links

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.