Education Benefits for Veterans in Georgia

Veterans Education Career Transition Resource (VECTR) Center & GI Bill Support

Georgia's VECTR Center provides educational coaching, GI Bill assistance, career counseling, and accelerated training for veterans across the state's public technical colleges and universities.

Eligibility: Georgia veterans and eligible dependents pursuing education or career transition; services span all of Georgia's public technical colleges and University System institutions.

How to apply: Contact the VECTR Center or a campus veterans/financial aid office; coordinate GI Bill certification through your institution's School Certifying Official.

Technical College System of Georgia Military & Veteran Tuition Programs

The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) offers veteran support programs including an out-of-state tuition waiver for active duty, spouses, and dependents stationed in Georgia, and tuition/fee coverage for Purple Heart and higher combat-award recipients and their dependents.

Eligibility: Active duty military, veterans, and their spouses/dependents attending a TCSG technical college; Purple Heart (or higher combat award) recipients and their legal dependents (spouse and children up to age 26) for the combat-award tuition program.

Estimated value: Out-of-state tuition waiver; up to 36 months of tuition and fees for Purple Heart recipients/dependents after other aid is exhausted

How to apply: Apply through the veterans or financial aid office at your TCSG technical college.