The mission of The Arkansas Tech University Office of Veteran Services is to assist veterans, guardsmen, reservists and their dependents in taking full advantage of all educational benefits to which they are entitled and to assist in their transition to student life and to persist until they have attained their educational goal.
Tuition Assistance (TA) is a Department of Defense (DOD) program. TA rules vary by branch of service and can even vary between units depending on whether the unit is active, reserve or National Guard. Air Force.
Once a Marine is enrolled with TA he or she must submit a degree plan before exceeding 12 semester hours. TA is not authorized for courses leading to a lateral or lower level degree than you already possess (i.e. second Associate or Bachelor's degree). Navy. Navy Tuition Assistance.
TA will be authorized "up-front" for traditional college coursework for courses less than 18 weeks in length. Courses may be resident or remote. There is no limitation on the use of TA when a member is receiving "financial aid" such as a student loan, Sallie Mae, Stafford loan, etc.
Arkansas Tech University is approved, by the State Approving Agency for Veterans, as a school whereby veterans and eligible dependents may qualify for educational benefits while working toward a degree.