El Camino Community College District GI Bill® Coverage

Will you go to El Camino College for free thanks to the G.I. Bill®? GI Bill® benefits are limited and differ by school, so the specifics matter.

$1,144 Veteran Tuition & Fees

$1,144 Guaranteed Post-9/11 Benefit

$0 Tuition Out of Pocket

Veteran Cost Summary
Tuition Coverage
Yellow Ribbon Participation
Per-Credit Charges and Tuition Assistance
Living Expense Coverage
Book Stipend Coverage
Veteran Benefit Dollars
References

Attend El Camino Community College District as a Veteran With Little to No Tuition Out of Pocket

Below is the gap between the Post-9/11 tuition benefit and the cost at El Camino College. Housing and book benefits are covered separately below.

Item	Amount
Veteran tuition & fees	$1,144
Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit	$1,144
Tuition out of pocket	$0

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

At public institutions the Post-9/11 GI Bill® pays in-state tuition and fees in full, meaning most eligible veterans pay no tuition at El Camino College.

Yellow Ribbon Participation Unconfirmed

El Camino College is not listed as a Yellow Ribbon participant in current federal reporting. If you need benefits beyond the Post-9/11 cap, ask the schools veteran services office whether any programs participate.

Active-Duty Tuition Assistance and Per-Credit Cost

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 El Camino College falls under that cap.

Residency	Per-credit charge	Below $250 cap?
In-state	$40
Out-of-state	$40

Your Living Expenses Are Likely Covered

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 El Camino College.

Item	Amount
Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year)	$19,431
Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA)	$3,864/mo
Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months)	$30,912
Estimated surplus in your pocket	$11,481

For most full-time students the housing allowance covers the cost of living off campus, with money left over. The MHA is based on the school’s ZIP code and is paid at the full-time rate for resident students.

Your Books and Supplies Are Likely Covered

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 El Camino College run about $2,136, leaving about $1,136 out of pocket.

GI Bill® and Tuition Assistance Paid at El Camino Community College District

Beyond the coverage math above, this is how much veteran education-benefit money actually flows to El Camino College.

Roughly 132 veterans received Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition payments of $40,321.

Benefit	Total disbursed	Average / recipient
GI Bill® (all students)	$0	—
GI Bill® — undergraduate	$0	—
DoD Tuition Assistance (all)	$0	—
DoD TA — undergraduate	$0	—

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

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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.