San Jacinto Community College G.I. Bill® Tuition Assistance

Wondering what the G.I. Bill® actually covers at San Jacinto College? Coverage is not unlimited and varies school to school, so the fine print is worth checking.

$3,456 Veteran Tuition & Fees

$3,456 Guaranteed Post-9/11 Benefit

$0 Tuition Out of Pocket

Veteran Cost Summary
GI Bill Tuition Coverage
Yellow Ribbon Program
Per-Credit Charges and Tuition Assistance
Living Expense Coverage
Books & Supplies Coverage
GI Bill & Tuition Assistance Dollars
References

Attend San Jacinto Community College as a Veteran With Little to No Tuition Out of Pocket

Here is how the Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefit stacks up against the published cost of attending San Jacinto College. Housing and book benefits are covered separately below.

Item	Amount
Veteran tuition & fees	$3,456
Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit	$3,456
Tuition out of pocket	$0

Private College Tuition Covered in Full by the Post-9/11 GI Bill®

The Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefit is enough to cover the full tuition and fees at San Jacinto College.

Yellow Ribbon Participation Unconfirmed

Federal data does not indicate that San Jacinto College currently participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program. If you need benefits beyond the Post-9/11 cap, ask the schools veteran services office whether any programs participate.

Active-Duty Tuition Assistance and Per-Credit Cost

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 San Jacinto College falls under that cap.

Residency	Per-credit charge	Below $250 cap?
In-state	$0
Out-of-state	$0

Living Costs Exceed the Housing Allowance

Beyond tuition, the Post-9/11 GI Bill® pays a Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) while you are enrolled. Below, the academic-year housing benefit is set against the estimated living costs at San Jacinto College.

Item	Amount
Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year)	$18,971
Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA)	$2,259/mo
Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months)	$18,072
Estimated shortfall to cover yourself	$899

The housing benefit does not fully cover estimated living costs at this school — budget for the gap. The MHA is based on the school’s ZIP code and is paid at the full-time rate for resident students.

Your Books and Supplies Are Likely Covered

Eligible veterans receive up to $1,000 a year for books and supplies; San Jacinto College estimates these costs at about $1,460, leaving about $460 out of pocket.

GI Bill® & DoD Benefits Used at San Jacinto Community College

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

Benefit	Recipients	Total disbursed	Average / recipient
GI Bill® (all students)	724	$824,781	$1,139
GI Bill® — undergraduate	724	$824,781	—
DoD Tuition Assistance (all)	26	$31,788	$1,223
DoD TA — undergraduate	26	$31,788	—

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.