Northwestern Michigan College GI Bill® Coverage

Will you go to NMC for free thanks to the G.I. Bill®? GI Bill® benefits are limited and differ by school, so the specifics matter.

$10,076 Veteran Tuition & Fees

$10,076 Guaranteed Post-9/11 Benefit

$0 Tuition Out of Pocket

Your Estimated Out-of-Pocket Cost
How Tuition Is Covered
Yellow Ribbon Participation
Per-Credit Fees & the Active-Duty Cap
Living Expense Coverage
Book Stipend Coverage
GI Bill & Tuition Assistance Dollars
References

Veterans Can Attend Northwestern Michigan College With Tuition Fully Covered

Here is how the Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefit stacks up against the published cost of attending NMC. Living-expense and book benefits are addressed in their own sections below.

Item	Amount
Veteran tuition & fees	$10,076
Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit	$10,076
Tuition out of pocket	$0

Private College Tuition Fully Covered by GI Bill® Benefits

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

Yellow Ribbon Participation Unconfirmed

NMC is not listed as a Yellow Ribbon participant in current federal reporting. If you need benefits beyond the Post-9/11 cap, ask the schools veteran services office whether any programs participate.

Per-Credit Charges vs. the $250 Tuition Assistance Cap

DoD Tuition Assistance pays up to $250 per credit hour for active-duty students; here is how the per-credit charge at NMC compares.

Residency	Per-credit charge	Below $250 cap?
In-state	$788
Out-of-state	$788

Your Living Expenses Are Likely Covered

On top of tuition, the Post-9/11 GI Bill® provides a Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) for the months you are in school. Below, the academic-year housing benefit is set against the estimated living costs at NMC.

Item	Amount
Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year)	$11,250
Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA)	$2,007/mo
Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months)	$16,056
Estimated surplus in your pocket	$4,806

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.

Book and Supply Stipend

With a Post-9/11 book stipend of up to $1,000 per year, the estimated $835 in supply costs at NMC, so the stipend covers them in full.

GI Bill® and Tuition Assistance Paid at Northwestern Michigan College

This is the real volume of GI Bill® and military tuition benefits paid out at NMC.

Approximately 52 veterans received Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition payments of $262,477.

Benefit	Recipients	Total disbursed	Average / recipient
GI Bill® (all students)	86	$624,794	$7,265
GI Bill® — undergraduate	86	$624,794	—
DoD Tuition Assistance (all)	5	$6,744	$1,349
DoD TA — undergraduate	5	$6,744	—

GI Bill® dollars are paid on the veterans behalf, while DoD Tuition Assistance supports active-duty service members.

Helpful Veteran 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.