CO NATIONAL IONAL GU GUARD ARD STATE TE TA PROGR OGRAM AM OVER - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

CO NATIONAL IONAL GU GUARD ARD STATE TE TA PROGR OGRAM AM OVER ERVI VIEW EW • Program is designed to assist CO National Guard members (ARMY & AIR) with reaching their higher education goals The State TA Program awards over a million dollars annually in tuition assistance • to CO National Guard members Progra ram Makeup up from om 2016: : • 47% of applicants Air National Guard Members 55% of applicants Army National Guard Members •

WHAT T DOES ES THE E STATE TE TA PROGR GRAM AM COVER ER? The State TA program covers in-state tuition ONLY. Tuition is authorized on the amount after the Colorado Opportunity Fund stipend has been applied. (If the school utilizes the COF Program). See next few slides on getting in-state tuition at CO Institutions and COF Stipend.

APPLYING FOR IN-STATE TUITION To gain in-state tuition at a CO State Approved institution, CO National Guard members must submit documentation to their institution. Please se do not ot advis ise e memb ember ers s to send nd reside idenc ncy y docume mentat ntation ion to the e State e TA Of A Office, ce, this s office ice does es not t process cess reside idenc ncy y paperwork! k! Examples of documentation an institution might ask a member to provide include: LES ’, State of Legal Residence Certificates (Form DD 2058), copies of military ID, military orders, bills, etc.

WHAT IS THE COLORADO OPPORTUNITY FUND STIPEND? The College Opportunity Fund (COF), provides a stipend to eligible undergraduate students that are current residents in the State of CO. The stipend pays a portion of total in-state tuition when members attend a participating college. Eligible undergraduate students must apply, be admitted and enrolled in classes at a participating college to receive this benefit. Both new and continuing students are eligible for the stipend. Qualifying students may use the stipend for eligible undergraduate classes only (graduates not eligible). The stipend is paid on a per credit hour basis directly to the college at which the student is enrolled. The credit-hour amount is set annually by the General Assembly.

APPLYING FOR THE COF STIPEND • Members must apply just once and authorize the use of the COF stipend at their respective institution. This is typically done during the admissions process at the institution while verifying residency status. • Without the COF stipend, a student is responsible for the full amount of tuition which equals in-state tuition plus the stipend amount. • For current COF stipend amounts, eligibility requirements and application requirements, please visit: https ps:// ://co cof. f.co coll llege ege-assis assist.o t.org/

WHAT SCHOOLS PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE TA PROGRAM? Visi sit www.colora rado do.g .gov/ v/dm dmva for comp mplete list st of parti tici cipatin pating schools Some me popu pula lar r institution utions s CO National onal Guard Members s are current ntly ly attending: ng: • Front nt Range e Commu muni nity y Colleg ege e – Camp mpus/ us/On Onli line ne • Met etro State Un Univer ersi sity y – Camp mpus us/On /Onli line ne • Un Univer ersi sity y CO Bould lder er, , Denver er, & Colora rado do Springs ngs – Camp mpus/ us/On Onli line ne • Pikes es Peak Commu muni nity y Colleg ege - Camp mpus us/On /Onli line ne • Arapahoe ahoe Communi unity y Colle lege e – Camp mpus/Onl us/Onlin ine • Auror ora Commu muni nity y College ge – Camp mpus/ us/On Onli line ne • Un Univer ersi sity y of Northern rn CO – Camp mpus/ us/On Onli line ne • CSU & C CSU ONLINE NE PLUS S – Camp mpus/ us/On Onli line ne

ACCESSING THE STATE TA WEBSITE www.colorado.gov/dmva

WHERE SHOULD MEMBERS GO FIRST? Once members reach the State TA Website, they should always access the Studen ent t Resour urces ces section first, to obtain the most up-to-date Guide to Applying Online, FAQ’s and contact information.

APPLICATION DEADLINES All application deadlines are posted on the State TA Website and are regularly updated. Always send members to the State TA Website for details on deadlines as they change periodically.

ACCESSING THE STATE TA WEBSITE CONT.

WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE? Must apply ly ever ery semester r via the Online ne Appl plica cation n with follo lowi wing ng infor ormati ation on:  Must have 6 months nths of service in the CO Nationa onal l Guard prior to start of semester (this s includes IST’s. No Exceptions. Must have appropriate status under United States Code (see slide #15) 5)  Must be meet eting g all perform ormance ance requ quire rement ents s of the CO Nationa onal l Guard satisfact ctor orily ly  Must not have any flags or pending actions on their military records  Must have an ETS Date (estimated d term of service) e) before the end date of the semester (proof oof is requ quire red by member submitting ng a c copy y of their enlist stment ent paperwor ork)  Must be enroll lled in a S State TA approved institut itution ion and provid vide proof oof (class ss schedule ule and cost breakdown wn obtained ned from school) ool)  Must maint ntain n a C CGPA A of 2.5 or bet etter & m must be meet eting ng all school ool continu nuing ng requi quire rement ents s  Must submit onli line ne appli licati ation on by th the deadline ne

ETS/MRD DATES Enlis isted d Members that have ETS da dates before re the la last t day of the semester r do do not qua qualif ify y for r State TA, unless they have all of the suppleme menta tal l do docume umenta tati tion on lis isted d from om the Document t & Su Submis issio ion n Checklis list t for Appli lican ants, ts, avai vailable le on the State TA websit ite. . Office icers s that have an M MRD before ore the last da day of the semester r do do not not qua qualif ify y for r State e TA.

ELIGIBILITY CONTINUED Current CO National Guard Members Only Eligi igible le for State e Tuition ion Assistan istance? ce? STATUS (Und nder er Unit ited ed States es Code) e) YES NO NO Title 10 (Active Duty) X Title 10 (For deployment/call-up) X Title 32 (Traditional) X Title 32 (AGR) X Title 32 (Federal Technician) X Title 32 (MDAY) X Title 38 (Veteran/Retiree) X Reservists X *Additional eligibility information is available at: www.colorado.gov/dmva

HOW MUCH CAN A MEMBER QUALIFY FOR? • Curre rrently ntly prog ogra ram m awar wards ds up to $4250 0 in tuition n ONLY (after er COF) ) per semest ester er with th sti tipulati pulations: ns: • Cannot exceed $4,250/ semester or $475/credit hour • 2017-20 2018 8 School Year: : Awarding at whichever is higher of the two *subject to change at discretion of State TA Office, based on funding availability* • Aggregate Caps: • 132 semester hours or 198 quarter credit hours Or Or • 8 years total use of program • Aggregate caps are based on whichever cap is reached first!

WHICH PROGRAMS ARE ELIGIBLE? One Program m of study udy is permi mitt tted d at each level, so long as it leads towa wards ds a degrees es or certific ficat ate. . • Associ ciates • Bachelors • Post- Graduate (i.e. Master’s, Ph.D) Certi tific ficat ates es of comp mpleti etion n • (in most t cases) s) • Members s must t be i in a d degree e seeki king statu tus s and have not ot exceeded ed the 13 132 aggregat ate credi dit hour r or 8 y year limi mits. s.

CAN MEMBERS UTILIZE THE PROGRAM TO PAY FOR CERTIFICATIONS/BOARDS/ REQUIRED LICENSING EXAMS/COURSE TEST OUTS? Certifications and certain licensures may be authorized if they are 100% administered by the member’s state funded school and must be billed to the member’s student account Boards /Exams, Course Test Outs (such as CLEP) and most licensures are not typically administered and billed through institutions so they would not qualify for payment with State TA. DO A D DOUBLE E CHECK CK: If a member goes outside of their school for example: to take an exam or complete a certification and have to pay a fee to sit for an exam or obtain a license, State TA cannot pay for the exam/license or reimburse the member!

STEPS FOR A MEMBER TO APPLY MEMBER ER INITIA IATES ES THE ONLINE APPLICATION ON: : • Apply online – Every y Semest ster r at: www.colorado rado.g .gov/dm v/dmva - Select t Tuition on Assi sistan tance Link nk at Bot ottom om of Pag Page. Members s should uld have downloade aded d the docume ment nt checkl klist t before beginni nning ng. . 2017-2018 18 School ol Year Deadline nes s for online ne applications ations subject ct to change (paper er & late applica cati tions ns not ot accepted): d): *Dat ates es Subjec ject t to to Change ge and Fundin ding g Subjec ject t to to Ava vailab ilabilit ility – Always Check k The State e TA Websit ite e for Deadline dline Deta tails* ils* State e TA Semest ester er Applica icati tion on Opens Applica icati tion on Closes ses FALL 2017 May 31st, 2017 July 13 th , 2017 3 pm MST