Fortis Institute-Nashville GI Bill® Coverage

Will you go to Fortis Institute - Nashville for free thanks to the G.I. Bill®? The answer depends on the school — benefits are capped and the details vary, so it pays to do your research.

$15,237 Veteran Tuition & Fees

$15,237 Guaranteed Post-9/11 Benefit

$0 Tuition Out of Pocket

Your Estimated Out-of-Pocket Cost
GI Bill Tuition Coverage
Yellow Ribbon Program
Per-Credit Charges and Tuition Assistance
Living Expense Coverage
Books & Supplies Coverage
Veteran Benefit Dollars
References

At Fortis Institute-Nashville, 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 Institute - Nashville. Living-expense and book benefits are addressed in their own sections below.

Item	Amount
Veteran tuition & fees	$15,237
Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit	$15,237
Tuition out of pocket	$0

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

The Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefit is enough to cover the full tuition and fees at Fortis Institute - Nashville.

Yellow Ribbon Participation Unconfirmed

There is no record that Fortis Institute - Nashville 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.

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 Fortis Institute - Nashville falls under that cap.

Residency	Per-credit charge	Below $250 cap?
In-state	$204
Out-of-state	$204

Housing Allowance Coverage

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 Fortis Institute - Nashville.

Item	Amount
Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year)	$15,000
Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA)	$2,388/mo
Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months)	$19,104
Estimated surplus in your pocket	$4,104

At this school the academic-year housing benefit exceeds typical living costs, so most full-time students come out ahead. 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

Eligible veterans receive up to $1,000 a year for books and supplies; Fortis Institute - Nashville estimates these costs at about $1,141, leaving about $141 out of pocket.

GI Bill® & DoD Benefits Used at Fortis Institute-Nashville

This is the real volume of GI Bill® and military tuition benefits paid out at Fortis Institute - Nashville.

Approximately 22 Post-9/11 recipients used tuition benefits worth $321,497.

Benefit	Recipients	Total disbursed	Average / recipient
GI Bill® (all students)	29	$300,741	$10,370
GI Bill® — undergraduate	29	$300,741	—

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

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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.