by our College Data Analytics TeamWill you go to Northwest University CAPS for free thanks to the G.I. Bill®? Coverage is not unlimited and varies school to school, so the fine print is worth checking.
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education is a Yellow Ribbon school: the institution and the VA jointly fund tuition that exceeds the GI Bill® cap.
Seat counts and matching amounts change by program each year; verify the details with the schools military and veteran services team.
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 Northwest University CAPS falls under that cap.
| Residency | Per-credit charge | Below $250 cap? |
|---|---|---|
| In-state | $0 |  |
| Out-of-state | $0 | |
With a Post-9/11 book stipend of up to $1,000 per year, the estimated $1,128 in supply costs at Northwest University CAPS, leaving about $128 out of pocket.
Beyond the coverage math above, this is how much veteran education-benefit money actually flows to Northwest University CAPS.
| Benefit | Recipients | Total disbursed | Average / recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GI Bill® (all students) | 34 | $316,939 | $9,322 |
| GI Bill® — undergraduate | 13 | $62,086 | — |
| GI Bill® — graduate | 21 | $254,853 | — |
| DoD Tuition Assistance (all) | 0 | $0 | — |
| DoD TA — undergraduate | 0 | $0 | — |
| DoD TA — graduate | 0 | $0 | — |
GI Bill® benefits follow the veteran; DoD Tuition Assistance is an active-duty benefit paid while serving.
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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.