by our College Data Analytics TeamHow much of the cost at Tarrant County College will the G.I. Bill® cover? Coverage is not unlimited and varies school to school, so the fine print is worth checking.
Here is how the Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefit stacks up against the published cost of attending Tarrant County College. Housing and book benefits are covered separately below.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Veteran tuition & fees | $3,402 |
| Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit | $3,402 |
| Tuition out of pocket | $0 |
Because tuition is at or below the annual Post-9/11 benefit, the GI Bill® covers it in full at Tarrant County College.
Tarrant County College is not listed as a Yellow Ribbon participant in current federal reporting. Contact the veteran services office to confirm whether any programs offer Yellow Ribbon matching.
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 Tarrant County College 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. The table compares the housing benefit to estimated living expenses at Tarrant County College.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year) | $10,116 |
| Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA) | $2,238/mo |
| Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months) | $17,904 |
| Estimated surplus in your pocket | $7,788 |
At this school the academic-year housing benefit exceeds typical living costs, so most full-time students come out ahead. Your actual MHA depends on your rate of pursuit and the school’s location.
Eligible veterans receive up to $1,000 a year for books and supplies; Tarrant County College estimates these costs at about $1,719, leaving about $719 out of pocket.
This is the real volume of GI Bill® and military tuition benefits paid out at Tarrant County College.
In the latest reporting year, about 100 students drew Post-9/11 GI Bill® tuition benefits totaling $466,726.
| Benefit | Recipients | Total disbursed | Average / recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GI Bill® (all students) | 978 | $1,777,382 | $1,817 |
| GI Bill® — undergraduate | 978 | $1,777,382 | — |
| DoD Tuition Assistance (all) | 239 | $324,690 | $1,359 |
| DoD TA — undergraduate | 239 | $324,690 | — |
These are federal education benefits — the Post-9/11 GI Bill® for veterans and DoD Tuition Assistance for active-duty members.
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.