Trinity Valley Community College G.I. Bill® Benefits

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

$4,920 Veteran Tuition & Fees

$4,920 Guaranteed Post-9/11 Benefit

$0 Tuition Out of Pocket

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

Attend Trinity Valley Community College as a Veteran With Little to No Tuition Out of Pocket

Below is the gap between the Post-9/11 tuition benefit and the cost at TVCC. See the living-expense and book sections below for those benefits.

Item	Amount
Veteran tuition & fees	$4,920
Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit	$4,920
Tuition out of pocket	$0

Public College Tuition Fully Covered by GI Bill® Benefits

Public-college veterans generally have their entire in-state tuition paid by the Post-9/11 GI Bill® at TVCC.

Yellow Ribbon Program Status Not Reported

TVCC 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.

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 TVCC falls under that cap.

Residency	Per-credit charge	Below $250 cap?
In-state	$125
Out-of-state	$49

Your Living Expenses Are Likely Covered

Beyond tuition, the Post-9/11 GI Bill® pays a Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) while you are enrolled. Here is how that benefit compares to the estimated cost of living at TVCC.

Item	Amount
Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year)	$7,406
Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA)	$1,596/mo
Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months)	$12,768
Estimated surplus in your pocket	$5,362

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.

Book and Supply Stipend

The Post-9/11 GI Bill® pays a books-and-supplies stipend of up to $1,000 per year. Estimated book and supply costs at TVCC run about $1,775, leaving about $775 out of pocket.

Veteran Education Benefit Dollars at Trinity Valley Community College

These figures show the GI Bill® and DoD Tuition Assistance dollars veterans and service members actually used at TVCC.

Roughly 69 Post-9/11 recipients used tuition benefits worth $139,443.

Benefit	Recipients	Total disbursed	Average / recipient
GI Bill® (all students)	53	$107,012	$2,019
GI Bill® — undergraduate	53	$107,012	—

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

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.