Northampton County Area Community College G.I. Bill® Benefits

How much of the cost at Northampton Community College will the G.I. Bill® cover? The answer depends on the school — benefits are capped and the details vary, so it pays to do your research.

$10,980 Veteran Tuition & Fees

$10,980 Guaranteed Post-9/11 Benefit

$0 Tuition Out of Pocket

Your Estimated Out-of-Pocket Cost
Tuition Coverage
Yellow Ribbon Program
Per-Credit Fees & the Active-Duty Cap
Living Expense Coverage
Books & Supplies Coverage
GI Bill & Tuition Assistance Dollars
References

Attend Northampton County Area Community College as a Veteran With Little to No Tuition Out of Pocket

Here is how the Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefit stacks up against the published cost of attending Northampton Community College. Housing and book benefits are covered separately below.

Item	Amount
Veteran tuition & fees	$10,980
Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit	$10,980
Tuition out of pocket	$0

Private Tuition Fully Covered for Veterans

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

Yellow Ribbon Participation Could Not Be Determined

Federal data does not indicate that Northampton Community College currently participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program. 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 Northampton Community College falls under that cap.

Residency	Per-credit charge	Below $250 cap?
In-state	$119
Out-of-state	$119

Monthly Housing Allowance for Veterans

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 Northampton Community College.

Item	Amount
Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year)	$10,622
Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA)	$2,400/mo
Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months)	$19,200
Estimated surplus in your pocket	$8,578

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; Northampton Community College estimates these costs at about $1,800, leaving about $800 out of pocket.

Veteran Education Benefit Dollars at Northampton County Area Community College

These figures show the GI Bill® and DoD Tuition Assistance dollars veterans and service members actually used at Northampton Community College.

Roughly 113 veterans received Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition payments of $330,563.

Benefit	Recipients	Total disbursed	Average / recipient
GI Bill® (all students)	103	$321,842	$3,125
GI Bill® — undergraduate	103	$321,842	—
DoD Tuition Assistance (all)	5	$6,049	$1,210
DoD TA — undergraduate	5	$6,049	—

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.