Pacific College of Health and Science G.I. Bill® Tuition Assistance

How much of the cost at Pacific College San Diego will the G.I. Bill® cover? Coverage is not unlimited and varies school to school, so the fine print is worth checking.

$10,732 Veteran Tuition & Fees

$10,732 Guaranteed Post-9/11 Benefit

$0 Tuition Out of Pocket

What Veterans Pay Out of Pocket
Tuition Coverage
Yellow Ribbon Participation
Per-Credit Fees & the Active-Duty Cap
Living Expense Coverage
Books & Supplies Coverage
GI Bill & DoD Benefits Used Here
References

Attend Pacific College of Health and Science as a Veteran With Little to No Tuition Out of Pocket

The table below compares the guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit to the cost of attending Pacific College San Diego. See the living-expense and book sections below for those benefits.

Item	Amount
Veteran tuition & fees	$10,732
Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit	$10,732
Tuition out of pocket	$0

Private Tuition Fully Covered for Veterans

Because tuition is at or below the annual Post-9/11 benefit, the GI Bill® covers it in full at Pacific College San Diego.

Yellow Ribbon Participation Could Not Be Determined

Pacific College San Diego 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 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 Pacific College San Diego falls under that cap.

Residency	Per-credit charge	Below $250 cap?
In-state	$240
Out-of-state	$240

Your Living Expenses Are Likely Covered

Beyond tuition, the Post-9/11 GI Bill® pays a Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) while you are enrolled. The table compares the housing benefit to estimated living expenses at Pacific College San Diego.

Item	Amount
Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year)	$22,302
Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA)	$4,110/mo
Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months)	$32,880
Estimated surplus in your pocket	$10,578

For most full-time students the housing allowance covers the cost of living off campus, with money left over. MHA amounts reflect the local housing rate for the school’s area.

Books & Supplies Coverage

With a Post-9/11 book stipend of up to $1,000 per year, the estimated $910 in supply costs at Pacific College San Diego, so the stipend covers them in full.

GI Bill® and Tuition Assistance Paid at Pacific College of Health and Science

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

Roughly 49 students drew Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefits totaling $512,002.

Benefit	Recipients	Total disbursed	Average / recipient
GI Bill® (all students)	49	$507,796	$10,363
GI Bill® — undergraduate	12	$90,324	—
GI Bill® — graduate	37	$417,472	—

GI Bill® benefits follow the veteran; DoD Tuition Assistance is an active-duty benefit paid while serving.

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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.