As my education is winding down (sort of) I began crunching the numbers to see where I stand financially. Provided I do not continue my education further, which is unlikely, my out of pocket is very minimal considering I graduated from one of the top community colleges in the country, and I transferred to a private university at $490 per credit/unit. Community College Tuition= $2,800 GI Bill paid out around = $4,500 ------------------------------------ Associates Degree cost me = $-1,700 ------------------------------------ Private College Tuition = $12,500 GI Bill Paid out around = $8,900 ------------------------------------ Bachelors Degree cost me $3,600 ------------------------------------ Minus $1,700 My total education has run me $2,100 thus far. (Gawd love the GI Bill)
I used previous version of the GI Bill (ACF and VEAP) to pay for my undergraduate degree. I obtaind a teaching assistantship for graduate school that waived all tuition and provided a small but adequate stipend. I recognize my field was chemistry and not all fields of study have this option, but it might be worth looking into. I finished up with an MS in chemistry and no debt. No savings either (smile), but not a bad place to start.
That's great, people who are in the Armed Forces should get extras like that. With great risks should be great rewards.
