Northwest Mississippi Community College G.I. Bill® Benefits

How much of the cost at NWCC 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.

$3,660 Veteran Tuition & Fees

$3,660 Guaranteed Post-9/11 Benefit

$0 Tuition Out of Pocket

What Veterans Pay Out of Pocket
How Tuition Is Covered
Yellow Ribbon Participation
Per-Credit Charges and Tuition Assistance
Housing Allowance Coverage
Book Stipend Coverage
GI Bill & Tuition Assistance Dollars
References

At Northwest Mississippi Community College, the GI Bill Covers Veteran Tuition in Full

The table below compares the guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit to the cost of attending NWCC. Living-expense and book benefits are addressed in their own sections below.

Item	Amount
Veteran tuition & fees	$3,660
Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit	$3,660
Tuition out of pocket	$0

Public College Tuition Fully Covered by GI Bill® Benefits

For public schools, the Post-9/11 GI Bill® covers the full in-state tuition and fees, so eligible veterans typically owe nothing toward tuition at NWCC.

Yellow Ribbon Participation Could Not Be Determined

NWCC is not listed as a Yellow Ribbon participant in current federal reporting. 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 NWCC falls under that cap.

Residency	Per-credit charge	Below $250 cap?
In-state	$340
Out-of-state	$340

Your Living Expenses Are Only Partially Covered

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 NWCC.

Item	Amount
Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year)	$14,120
Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA)	$1,665/mo
Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months)	$13,320
Estimated shortfall to cover yourself	$800

Expect to make up the shortfall between the housing benefit and actual living costs. The MHA is based on the school’s ZIP code and is paid at the full-time rate for resident students.

Book and Supply Stipend

Eligible veterans receive up to $1,000 a year for books and supplies; NWCC estimates these costs at about $2,250, leaving about $1,250 out of pocket.

GI Bill® & DoD Benefits Used at Northwest Mississippi Community College

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

Approximately 47 Post-9/11 recipients used tuition benefits worth $101,451.

Benefit	Recipients	Total disbursed	Average / recipient
GI Bill® (all students)	34	$111,686	$3,285
GI Bill® — undergraduate	34	$111,686	—
DoD Tuition Assistance (all)	5	$10,170	$2,034
DoD TA — undergraduate	5	$10,170	—

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.