Westmoreland County Community College GI Bill® Coverage

Will you go to Westmoreland College for free thanks to the G.I. Bill®? GI Bill® benefits are limited and differ by school, so the specifics matter.

$10,224 Veteran Tuition & Fees

$10,224 Guaranteed Post-9/11 Benefit

$0 Tuition Out of Pocket

What Veterans Pay Out of Pocket
Tuition Coverage
Yellow Ribbon Program
Per-Credit Charges and Tuition Assistance
Housing Allowance Coverage
Books & Supplies Coverage
GI Bill & DoD Benefits Used Here
References

Veterans Can Attend Westmoreland County Community College With Tuition Fully Covered

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

Item	Amount
Veteran tuition & fees	$10,224
Guaranteed Post-9/11 tuition benefit	$10,224
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 Westmoreland College.

Yellow Ribbon Participation Unconfirmed

Westmoreland 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.

Per-Credit Fees and the Active-Duty Tuition Assistance Cap

DoD Tuition Assistance pays up to $250 per credit hour for active-duty students; here is how the per-credit charge at Westmoreland College compares.

Residency	Per-credit charge	Below $250 cap?
In-state	$1,064
Out-of-state	$1,064

Housing Allowance Coverage

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 Westmoreland College.

Item	Amount
Estimated living expenses (room & board, academic year)	$7,200
Post-9/11 monthly housing allowance (MHA)	$2,307/mo
Housing benefit (academic year, ~8 months)	$18,456
Estimated surplus in your pocket	$11,256

At this school the academic-year housing benefit exceeds typical living costs, so most full-time students come out ahead. 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

With a Post-9/11 book stipend of up to $1,000 per year, the estimated $1,600 in supply costs at Westmoreland College, leaving about $600 out of pocket.

GI Bill® and Tuition Assistance Paid at Westmoreland County Community College

Beyond the coverage math above, this is how much veteran education-benefit money actually flows to Westmoreland College.

In the latest reporting year, about 41 Post-9/11 recipients used tuition benefits worth $166,046.

Benefit	Recipients	Total disbursed	Average / recipient
GI Bill® (all students)	35	$111,105	$3,174
GI Bill® — undergraduate	35	$111,105	—

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.