Kirkwood Community College G.I. Bill® Benefits

Will you go to Kirkwood Community College for free thanks to the G.I. Bill®? Coverage is not unlimited and varies school to school, so the fine print is worth checking.

$5,980 Veteran Tuition & Fees

$5,980 Guaranteed Post-9/11 Benefit

$0 Tuition Out of Pocket

Your Estimated Out-of-Pocket Cost
How Tuition Is Covered
Yellow Ribbon Program
Per-Credit Fees & the Active-Duty Cap
Living Expense Coverage
Book Stipend Coverage
GI Bill & DoD Benefits Used Here
References

Veterans Can Attend Kirkwood Community College With Tuition Fully Covered

Here is how the Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefit stacks up against the published cost of attending Kirkwood Community College. Living-expense and book benefits are addressed in their own sections below.

Item	Amount
Veteran tuition & fees	$5,980
Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit	$5,980
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 Kirkwood Community College.

Yellow Ribbon Participation Unconfirmed

There is no record that Kirkwood Community College 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

For active-duty students, Tuition Assistance covers up to $250 per credit hour — the indicators below show whether Kirkwood Community College is below that cap.

Residency	Per-credit charge	Below $250 cap?
In-state	$100
Out-of-state	$100

Your Living Expenses Are Likely Covered

The Post-9/11 GI Bill® also covers housing through a Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA). Below, the academic-year housing benefit is set against the estimated living costs at Kirkwood Community College.

Item	Amount
Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year)	$7,362
Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA)	$1,665/mo
Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months)	$13,320
Estimated surplus in your pocket	$5,958

At this school the academic-year housing benefit exceeds typical living costs, so most full-time students come out ahead. Your actual MHA depends on your rate of pursuit and the school’s location.

Books & Supplies Coverage

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 Kirkwood Community College run about $1,000, so the stipend covers them in full.

Veteran Education Benefit Dollars at Kirkwood Community College

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

In the latest reporting year, about 106 Post-9/11 recipients used tuition benefits worth $396,306.

Benefit	Recipients	Total disbursed	Average / recipient
GI Bill® (all students)	99	$391,892	$3,959
GI Bill® — undergraduate	99	$391,892	—
DoD Tuition Assistance (all)	37	$109,277	$2,953
DoD TA — undergraduate	37	$109,277	—

These are federal education benefits — the Post-9/11 GI Bill® for veterans and DoD Tuition Assistance for active-duty members.

Veteran Services & 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.