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United States Military Benefits

Students who have served, or are currently serving in the United States Military and legal spouses are eligible to receive a Military Affiliation Discount from Aspen University.

 

Tuition Rates After Military Discount

  • Master's Degree: $750 per course
  • Doctoral Degree: $1,050 per course
    •  DNP courses: $1,380 per course
  • BSN (Pre-Licensure): 10% off per course

Fees Waived

  • Undergraduate Technology Fee (BSN Pre-Licensure excluded): $40 per course
  • Graduate Technology Fee: $60 per course
  • RN to BSN Completion Program Technology Fee: $60 per course
  • Graduation Fee (BSN Pre-Licensure excluded): $100 

Who Qualifies

  • United States Military Active Duty
    • Active Duty
    • Reserve and National Guard
    • Veterans
    • Legal spouses

Military Affiliation Discount

The student must supply one of the following documents to apply for the Military Affiliation Discount.

  • Leave and Earnings Statement; must be dated within 90 days of document submission
  • DD-214 (Discharge of Duties); must have general discharge or higher
  • VA Letter Certifying Military Service/Benefits Summary Letter; must have general discharge or higher
  • Honorable Discharge Certificate
  • NGB Form 22 (National Guard Report of Separation and Record of Service); must have general discharge or higher

Military Affiliation Discount- Spouses

The student must supply their Marriage License or Marriage Certificate and one of the spouse's military documents listed below.

  • Leave and Earnings Statement; must be dated within 90 days of document submission
  • DD-214 (Discharge of Duties); must have general discharge or higher
  • VA Letter Certifying Military Service/Benefits Summary Letter; must have general discharge or higher
  • Honorable Discharge Certificate
  • NGB Form 22 (National Guard Report of Separation and Record of Service); must have general discharge or higher
  • DEERs record
 

Military Payment Options

Veterans Affairs and G.I. Benefits®

Aspen University is approved by the Colorado State Approving Agency for Veterans Benefits.  Please contact the Veterans Benefits Administration for more information.

 

Utilizing educational benefits from Veteran Affairs

  • Students may be asked to supply one or more of the following documents to process their Veteran educational benefits:
  • Tuition Assistance Voucher per course from Branch Portal
  • All pages of Certificate of Eligibility dated within 6 months of start date
  • Purchase order received through Tungsten
  • All academic transcripts from prior institutions

 

Record Requirements

VA students’ records must be kept for 3 years following the ending date of the last period certified to VA. Records need to be kept longer than 3 years only if a written request to keep the records longer is received from the Department of Veterans Affairs or the General Accounting Office 30 or more days before the end of the 3-year period. This requirement is in the Code of Federal Regulations (38 CFR 21.4209(f)).

 

Previous Experience of Veterans or Eligible Persons

The University maintains a written record of the previous education and training of the veteran or eligible person and clearly indicates that appropriate credit has been given for previous education and training, with the training period shortened proportionately, and the veteran or eligible person and the Department of Veterans Affairs so notified.

 

Education Programs

  • Chapter 30 - Montgomery G.I. Bill® - Active Duty Educational Assistance Program
  • Chapter 31 - Veteran Readiness and Employment
  • Chapter 32 - Post Vietnam Era Veterans Educational Assistance Program
  • Chapter 33 - Post 9-11 G.I. Bill® 
  • Chapter 35 - Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance Program
  • Chapter 1606 - Montgomery G.I. Bill® - Selected Reserve

 

Allowing Veterans to Attend or Participate in Courses Pending VA Payment

Background:

Section 103 of Public Law (PL) 115-407, ‘Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018,’ amends Title 38 US Code 3679 by adding a new subsection (e) that requires disapproval of courses of education, beginning August 1, 2019, at any educational institution that does not have a policy in place that will allow an individual to attend or participate in a course of education, pending VA payment, providing the individual submits a certificate of eligibility for entitlement to educational assistance under Chapter 31 or 33.

Pending Payment Compliance

For students utilizing Chapter 31 VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment benefits or utilizing Chapter 33 Post 9/11 GI Bill® VA education benefits, Aspen University will not:

  • Charge late fees on the portion of tuition and fees billable to the VA while VA tuition and fee payment is pending.
  • Withdraw students for non-payment of the portion of tuition and fees billable to the VA while VA tuition and fee payment is pending.
  • Restrict student access to university facilities for non-payment on the portion of tuition and fees billable to the VA while VA tuition and fee payment is pending.
  • Require the student to access student loans for the purpose of paying the portion of tuition and fees billable to the VA while VA tuition and fee payment is pending.

To qualify, by or on the first day of the enrollment period a student must:

  • Present to the Enrollment Advisor or the Financial Aid Office a VA Certificate of Eligibility or VA Form 29-1905/Purchase Order issued in the name of the student.
  • Use one of the two VA benefits, Chapter 31 or Chapter 33, as noted.

Costs which are the responsibility of the student, such as tuition and fees not billable to VA, are not covered under the provision established by PL 115-407, Sec. 103. Students using Post 9-11 benefits at less than 100% eligibility are responsible to contact the Financial Aid Office to make payment arrangements on the amount of tuition not anticipated to be paid by the VA.

The provision established by PL 115-407, Sec. 103, ends 90 days after tuition and fees are billed to VA whether or not VA has issued payment to the University. At that time, the University can hold the student liable for the billable tuition and fees unpaid by the VA, place a registration hold for any outstanding amount billed to VA, or withdraw the student for non-payment of the billable tuition and fees not paid by VA. Ultimately, the student does agree to assume and pay all costs associated with said enrollment not paid by the VA directly to the University.