College of Charleston GI Bill® Coverage

How much of the cost at C of C will the G.I. Bill® cover? GI Bill® benefits are limited and differ by school, so the specifics matter.

$12,978 Veteran Tuition & Fees

$12,978 Guaranteed Post-9/11 Benefit

$0 Tuition Out of Pocket

Veteran Cost Summary
How Tuition Is Covered
Yellow Ribbon Participation
Per-Credit Charges and Tuition Assistance
Housing Allowance Coverage
Book Stipend Coverage
GI Bill & DoD Benefits Used Here
References

Attend College of Charleston as a Veteran With Little to No Tuition Out of Pocket

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

Item	Amount
Veteran tuition & fees	$12,978
Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit	$12,978
Tuition out of pocket	$0

Private College Tuition Covered in Full by the Post-9/11 GI Bill®

Tuition and fees here fall within the annual Post-9/11 GI Bill® benefit, so eligible veterans typically owe nothing toward tuition at C of C.

College of Charleston Participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program

College of Charleston is a Yellow Ribbon school: the institution and the VA jointly fund tuition that exceeds the GI Bill® cap. Roughly 3 students used Yellow Ribbon benefits here in the latest reporting year.

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

DoD Tuition Assistance pays up to $250 per credit hour for active-duty students; here is how the per-credit charge at C of C compares.

Residency	Per-credit charge	Below $250 cap?
In-state	$19
Out-of-state	$19

Monthly Housing Allowance for Veterans

Beyond tuition, the Post-9/11 GI Bill® pays a Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) while you are enrolled. Here is how that benefit compares to the estimated cost of living at C of C.

Item	Amount
Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year)	$13,779
Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA)	$2,529/mo
Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months)	$20,232
Estimated surplus in your pocket	$6,453

For most full-time students the housing allowance covers the cost of living off campus, with money left over. Your actual MHA depends on your rate of pursuit and the school’s location.

Book and Supply Stipend

The Post-9/11 GI Bill® pays a books-and-supplies stipend of up to $1,000 per year. Estimated book and supply costs at C of C run about $1,454, leaving about $454 out of pocket.

Veteran Education Benefit Dollars at College of Charleston

This is the real volume of GI Bill® and military tuition benefits paid out at C of C.

Roughly 362 Post-9/11 recipients used tuition benefits worth $4,007,244.

Benefit	Recipients	Total disbursed	Average / recipient
GI Bill® (all students)	329	$3,978,061	$12,091
GI Bill® — undergraduate	321	$3,872,319	—
GI Bill® — graduate	8	$105,742	—
DoD Tuition Assistance (all)	10	$28,000	$2,800
DoD TA — undergraduate	10	$28,000	—
DoD TA — graduate	0	$0	—

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.