President Obama visited George Mason University yesterday morning to mark the start of a new GI Bill with expanded higher education benefits for post-9/11 veterans. The law’s new programs, expected to provide $78 billion in assistance over the next decade, issued their first payments to colleges on August 1st. In his address to some 350 [...]
We got a great question from one of our readers the other day about financial aid for members of the military. Rather than just responding to her, I wanted to share the information on the blog since I thought there might be more of you out there with a similar question. Here’s what LeeAnn from [...]
Top 4 Military Aid Programs for the College-Bound July 28, 2008 by Mara Strom With the cost of college skyrocketing (the national rate of inflation on tuition is 7.2% a year — and rising), many students are looking for creative ways to pay for school. Did you know that enlisting in the US Armed Forces, [...]
