CT VET EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS:
Veterans may attend Connecticut Public
>> Colleges and Universities tuition free. Connecticut statutes provide
that
>> tuition may be waived for qualified veterans attending the University
of
>> Connecticut, Connecticut State Universities and the 12
>> Community-Technical
>> Colleges. Waivers cover only the cost of tuition for credit-bearing
>> undergraduate and graduate programs. Other charges, such as for books,
>> student activity and course fees, parking, and room and board, are not
>> waived. To qualify for a waiver at the University of Connecticut and
>> Connecticut State Universities, veterans generally must be
matriculated,
>> that is, admitted to a degree program. The Community-Technical Colleges
>> are more flexible. Remember to take a copy of your separation papers
with
>> you when applying for admission and registering for courses. Tuition
>> waivers for veterans cover 100% of tuition for General Fund courses at
>> all
>> public colleges and universities and 50% for Extension Fund and summer
>> courses at Connecticut State Universities. Waivers cover only the cost
of
>> tuition for credit-bearing undergraduate and graduate programs. Other
>> charges, such as for books, student activity and course fees, parking,
>> and
>> room and board, are not waived.
>>
>> To be eligible for veterans' tuition benefits
at any college or
>> university, a veteran must be honorably discharged from the U.S. Armed
>> Forces with 90 days or more active Military duty during war, and must
>> have
>> resided in Connecticut for at least one year upon enrolling in college,
>> and have been accepted to an approved institution. A veteran's
>> dependents
>> can also qualify for tuition waiver if the veteran is declared missing
in
>> action while serving in the armed forces after 1 JAN 06. On 23 May 08
>> Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell signed SB 48 into law. The new law
>> requires state institutions of higher learning to waive tuition for any
>> state resident who is a dependent or surviving spouse of an active duty
>> military member who was a Connecticut resident and killed in action
after
>> September 11, 2001. Also, Local Boards of Education may award high
school
>> diplomas to those World War II veterans who did not receive them when
>> they
>> left high school before graduation for military service. [Source: NMFA
>> eNews & www.ct.gov/ctva/site/default.asp
3 Jun 08 ++]