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Military Tuition Assistance

Military Tuition Assistance is a benefit paid to eligible members of the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard. Congress has given each service the ability to pay up to 100% for the tuition expenses of its members. Each service has its own criteria for eligibility, obligated service, application process and restrictions. This money is usually paid directly to the institution by the individual services.

Army

  1. Connect with your local education center to learn about Tuition Assistance (TA), set up your ArmyIgnitEd account, and build your Education Path. For the education center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, please call 253-967-7174.
  2. Thank you for choosing Pierce College! Next, follow the Get Started steps to enroll. Your Army education counselor will approve your Education Path before it comes back to Pierce College.
  3. Go to the Pierce College Registration Page to register for your classes, and use the Simple Pay app to let us know you will be using TA.
  4. Go back into your ArmyIgnitEd account to approve TA for your classes.

Other Services

Each Service has their own process and website/portal, but using TA generally starts with contacting your Service’s education center. We support students from all Services and will gladly assist you! Please contact us at 253-964-6567.

To begin your education at Pierce College, follow the Get Started steps to enroll. Once you have an approved degree plan in your Service’s TA system, you can go to the Pierce College Registration Page to register for your classes. Please use the Simple Pay app to let us know you will be using TA.