Fortis College-Orange Park GI Bill® Coverage

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

$14,386 Veteran Tuition & Fees

$14,386 Guaranteed Post-9/11 Benefit

$0 Tuition Out of Pocket

Veteran Cost Summary
GI Bill Tuition Coverage
Yellow Ribbon Program
Per-Credit Fees & the Active-Duty Cap
Living Expense Coverage
Book Stipend Coverage
GI Bill & DoD Benefits Used Here
References

At Fortis College-Orange Park, the GI Bill Covers Veteran Tuition in Full

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

Item	Amount
Veteran tuition & fees	$14,386
Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit	$14,386
Tuition out of pocket	$0

Private College Tuition Fully Covered by GI Bill® Benefits

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

Yellow Ribbon Participation Could Not Be Determined

There is no record that Fortis College - Orange Park participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program in the latest federal data. Contact the veteran services office to confirm whether any programs offer Yellow Ribbon matching.

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 Fortis College - Orange Park falls under that cap.

Residency	Per-credit charge	Below $250 cap?
In-state	$265
Out-of-state	$265

Monthly Housing Allowance for Veterans

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 Fortis College - Orange Park.

Item	Amount
Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year)	$15,300
Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA)	$2,349/mo
Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months)	$18,792
Estimated surplus in your pocket	$3,492

The benefit generally more than covers off-campus living costs here. Your actual MHA depends on your rate of pursuit and the school’s location.

Book and Supply Stipend

With a Post-9/11 book stipend of up to $1,000 per year, the estimated $1,101 in supply costs at Fortis College - Orange Park, leaving about $101 out of pocket.

GI Bill® & DoD Benefits Used at Fortis College-Orange Park

This is the real volume of GI Bill® and military tuition benefits paid out at Fortis College - Orange Park.

In the latest reporting year, about 37 veterans received Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition payments of $449,931.

Benefit	Recipients	Total disbursed	Average / recipient
GI Bill® (all students)	39	$475,427	$12,190
GI Bill® — undergraduate	39	$475,427	—

GI Bill® dollars are paid on the veterans behalf, while DoD Tuition Assistance supports active-duty service members.

Helpful Veteran Links

[Fortis College - Orange Park Veteran & Military Services](https://www.fortis.edu/content/dam/fortis/compliance/catalogs/Fortis_Orange Park_Catalog.pdf)
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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.