Veteran's Education

Residency for Military and Veteran Students

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Active Duty Military Members, Spouses and Dependents

To be eligible to pay resident tuition via a waiver under this provision, active-duty military members must be currently stationed in Washington. To apply for in-state tuition waiver and fees as an active duty military member or as a member’s spouse/dependent, students must email a copy of their military ID and orders to residency@skagit.edu.

Veterans

If you are a veteran or a dependent of a veteran you may also qualify as a resident for tuition purposes if you meet the requirements as a “covered individual” as defined in the Veterans Access Choice and Accountability Act of 2014 (Choice Act) that went into effect on July 1, 2015. The Choice Act requires states to charge in-state tuition and fees to “covered individuals”.

A Veteran, spouse or dependent child who lives in state in which the institution of their learning is located (regardless of their formal state of residency) and enrolls in the school within three years from the date of discharge located on the Veterans DD-214 from active duty from the armed forces. This includes benefits and entitlements that were transferred to the spouse and dependent child.

A spouse or dependent child using educational entitlements under the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship who lives in a state which the institution of higher learning is located (regardless of their formal state of residency) and enrolls in the school within three years of the service member’s death in the line of duty.

Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020: Removes the requirement for covered individuals to enroll in a course at a public institution of higher learning within three years of being discharged to receive in-state tuition. Also, VA will make publicly available on the VA website a database explaining any public institution’s requirements for beneficiaries to be charged in-state tuition. Effective: August 1, 2021.

Be eligible for VA educational benefits or VA worker retraining entitlements as a Veteran, spouse or dependent child by the US Department of Veterans Affairs.

You maintain resident student status as long as you stay continuously enrolled at the school.