by our College Data Analytics TeamWill you go to North Carolina Central University 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.
Here is how the Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefit stacks up against the published cost of attending North Carolina Central University. Housing and book benefits are covered separately below.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Veteran tuition & fees | $6,542 |
| Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit | $6,542 |
| Tuition out of pocket | $0 |
The Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefit is enough to cover the full tuition and fees at North Carolina Central University.
There is no record that North Carolina Central University 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 service members using DoD Tuition Assistance are capped at $250 per credit hour. The chart below shows whether the per-credit charge at North Carolina Central University falls under that cap.
| Residency | Per-credit charge | Below $250 cap? |
|---|---|---|
| In-state | $1,849 |  |
| Out-of-state | $1,849 | |
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 North Carolina Central University.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year) | $13,267 |
| Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA) | $2,214/mo |
| Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months) | $17,712 |
| Estimated surplus in your pocket | $4,445 |
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.
Eligible veterans receive up to $1,000 a year for books and supplies; North Carolina Central University estimates these costs at about $1,500, leaving about $500 out of pocket.
Beyond the coverage math above, this is how much veteran education-benefit money actually flows to North Carolina Central University.
In the latest reporting year, about 153 Post-9/11 recipients used tuition benefits worth $908,303.
| Benefit | Recipients | Total disbursed | Average / recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GI Bill® (all students) | 297 | $813,958 | $2,741 |
| GI Bill® — undergraduate | 204 | $538,037 | — |
| GI Bill® — graduate | 93 | $275,921 | — |
| DoD Tuition Assistance (all) | 26 | $51,220 | $1,970 |
| DoD TA — undergraduate | 17 | $30,970 | — |
| DoD TA — graduate | 9 | $20,250 | — |
GI Bill® benefits follow the veteran; DoD Tuition Assistance is an active-duty benefit paid while serving.
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.