Veteran’s Benefits

Eligibility for Certain Veterans, their spouses, and dependent relatives

Certain veterans and other individuals entitled to federal education benefits under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 30 or 38 U.S.C. Chapter 33 may be eligible to be charged the in-state tuition rate and applicable mandatory fees for enrollment without satisfying the 12-month residency requirement under G.S. 116-143.1.

A veteran is a person who served active duty for not less than 90 days in the Armed Forces, the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service, or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and who was discharged or released from such service under conditions other than dishonorable.
For a veteran to qualify all of the following criteria must be met:

1. The veteran applies for admission to the institution of higher education and enrolls within three years of the veteran’s discharge or release from the Armed Forces, the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service, or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
2. The veteran qualifies for and uses educational benefits pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 31 Chapter 30 (Montgomery G.I. Bill Active Duty Education Assistance Program) or 38 U.S.C. Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 Educational Assistance).
3. The veteran’s abode is in North Carolina.
4. The veteran provides the institution of higher education at which the veteran intends to enroll a letter of intent to establish residence in North Carolina.

Choice Act Tuition Benefits

https://ncresidency.cfnc.org/residencyInfo/tuition

Eligibility of Veteran’s Spouse and Dependent Relatives Who Are Recipients of Transferred Federal Educational Benefits

Any person who is the spouse or a dependent relative of a veteran is also eligible to be charged the in-State tuition rate and applicable mandatory fees for enrollment without satisfying the 12-month residency requirement under 6 G.S. 116-143.1, if the person meets all of the following criteria:

1. The person qualifies for admission to the institution of higher education as defined in G.S. 116-143.1(a)(3) and enrolls in the institution of higher education within three years of the veteran’s discharge or release from the Armed Forces, the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service, or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
2. The person is the recipient of transferred federal educational benefits pursuant to 38 U.S.C. Chapter 30 (Montgomery G.I. Bill Active Duty 14 Education Assistance Program) or 38 U.S.C. Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 Educational Assistance).
3. The person’s abode is in North Carolina.
4. The person provides the institution of higher education at which the person intends to enroll a letter of intent to establish residence in North Carolina.

Veteran’s Choice Act Application

• Application for the Veteran’s Choice Act