by our College Data Analytics TeamWondering what the G.I. Bill® actually covers at CBC? 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 CBC. Housing and book benefits are covered separately below.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Veteran tuition & fees | $6,194 |
| Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit | $6,194 |
| 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 CBC.
Through the Yellow Ribbon Program, Columbia Basin College and the VA share the cost of tuition above the Post-9/11 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 CBC falls under that cap.
| Residency | Per-credit charge | Below $250 cap? |
|---|---|---|
| In-state | $225 |  |
| Out-of-state | $242 | |
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 CBC.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year) | $11,202 |
| Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA) | $2,244/mo |
| Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months) | $17,952 |
| Estimated surplus in your pocket | $6,750 |
At this school the academic-year housing benefit exceeds typical living costs, so most full-time students come out ahead. 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; CBC estimates these costs at about $702, so the stipend covers them in full.
This is the real volume of GI Bill® and military tuition benefits paid out at CBC.
Roughly 103 Post-9/11 recipients used tuition benefits worth $439,753.
| Benefit | Recipients | Total disbursed | Average / recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GI Bill® (all students) | 112 | $550,638 | $4,916 |
| GI Bill® — undergraduate | 112 | $550,638 | — |
| DoD Tuition Assistance (all) | 13 | $25,130 | $1,933 |
| DoD TA — undergraduate | 13 | $25,130 | — |
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.