by our College Data Analytics TeamWill you go to Saint Joseph’s Maine for free thanks to the G.I. Bill®? Coverage is not unlimited and varies school to school, so the fine print is worth checking.
Below is the gap between the Post-9/11 tuition benefit and the cost at Saint Joseph’s Maine. See the living-expense and book sections below for those benefits.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Veteran tuition & fees | $42,834 |
| Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit | $20,235 |
| Tuition out of pocket | $22,599 |
The Post-9/11 GI Bill® limits the annual tuition benefit to roughly $20,235, so tuition beyond that is out of pocket (or covered by Yellow Ribbon) at Saint Joseph’s Maine.
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine is a Yellow Ribbon school: the institution and the VA jointly fund tuition that exceeds the GI Bill® cap. In the most recent year, about 1 students received Yellow Ribbon awards at this school.
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 Saint Joseph’s Maine falls under that cap.
| Residency | Per-credit charge | Below $250 cap? |
|---|---|---|
| In-state | $0 |  |
| Out-of-state | $0 | |
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 Saint Joseph’s Maine.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year) | $7,200 |
| Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA) | $3,117/mo |
| Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months) | $24,936 |
| Estimated surplus in your pocket | $17,736 |
The benefit generally more than covers off-campus living costs here. Your actual MHA depends on your rate of pursuit and the school’s location.
With a Post-9/11 book stipend of up to $1,000 per year, the estimated $1,200 in supply costs at Saint Joseph’s Maine, leaving about $200 out of pocket.
This is the real volume of GI Bill® and military tuition benefits paid out at Saint Joseph’s Maine.
Approximately 19 students drew Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefits totaling $118,690.
| Benefit | Recipients | Total disbursed | Average / recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GI Bill® (all students) | 27 | $333,071 | $12,336 |
| GI Bill® — undergraduate | 19 | $277,879 | — |
| GI Bill® — graduate | 8 | $55,192 | — |
| DoD Tuition Assistance (all) | 14 | $45,182 | $3,227 |
| DoD TA — undergraduate | 6 | $17,568 | — |
| DoD TA — graduate | 8 | $27,614 | — |
These are federal education benefits — the Post-9/11 GI Bill® for veterans and DoD Tuition Assistance for active-duty members.
References
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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.