Lake Michigan College GI Bill® Coverage

Wondering what the G.I. Bill® actually covers at LMC? Coverage is not unlimited and varies school to school, so the fine print is worth checking.

$7,500 Veteran Tuition & Fees

$7,500 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 Charges and Tuition Assistance
Housing Allowance Coverage
Books & Supplies Coverage
GI Bill & DoD Benefits Used Here
References

Veterans Can Attend Lake Michigan College With Tuition Fully Covered

Below is the gap between the Post-9/11 tuition benefit and the cost at LMC. See the living-expense and book sections below for those benefits.

Item	Amount
Veteran tuition & fees	$7,500
Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit	$7,500
Tuition out of pocket	$0

Private Tuition Fully Covered for Veterans

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

Yellow Ribbon Program Status Not Reported

Federal data does not indicate that LMC currently participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program. Check directly with the school, since participation can change year to year.

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 LMC falls under that cap.

Residency	Per-credit charge	Below $250 cap?
In-state	$0
Out-of-state	$0

Housing Allowance Coverage

Beyond tuition, the Post-9/11 GI Bill® pays a Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) while you are enrolled. Here is how that benefit compares to the estimated cost of living at LMC.

Item	Amount
Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year)	$9,184
Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA)	$1,728/mo
Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months)	$13,824
Estimated surplus in your pocket	$4,640

The benefit generally more than covers off-campus living costs here. 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

With a Post-9/11 book stipend of up to $1,000 per year, the estimated $1,934 in supply costs at LMC, leaving about $934 out of pocket.

GI Bill® & DoD Benefits Used at Lake Michigan College

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

In the latest reporting year, about 14 veterans received Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition payments of $45,532.

Benefit	Recipients	Total disbursed	Average / recipient
GI Bill® (all students)	23	$34,871	$1,516
GI Bill® — undergraduate	23	$34,871	—

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

More Veteran Resources

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.