How are tuition and fees paid under the Post-9/11 GI Bill?
Under the new GI Bill, the VA sends tuition and fee payments directly to your school of choice. As part of GI Bill 2.0, the VA started paying all actual tuition and fees for public institutions at all levels of higher education on August 1, 2011. Previous rate caps that varied by state were eliminated. GI Bill 2.0 also changed the payouts for private school students. Under the new system, the VA pays up to a maximum of $17,500 per year in tuition and fees. Any costs above this amount are your responsibility to pay. If you are eligible for the Yellow Ribbon program, and it is available at your school, you can use it to help pay costs not covered by the Post-9/11 GI Bill. However under the Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act of 2011 (GI Bill 2.1), if you enrolled in a private school on or before January 4, 2011, in Arizona, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina or Texas, you are exempt from the $17,500 annual cap. Your tuition and fee payments will continue at the sa
