The Army Tuition Assistance program (ATA) is open to nearly all active-duty soldiers including those in the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard. For details about restrictions about eligibility and use, please download the .
ATA will cover 100 percent of tuition and fees up to the maximum amount of:
- $250 per semester credit hour and $330 per credit hour for graduate students
- $4,000 per fiscal year
- 16 semester hours (24 quarter hours) per fiscal year
For assistance applying to Waldorf through the ArmyIgnitED Portal, please contact students@waldorf.edu or call 877-667-2157, Ext. 6536.
- Soldiers will be eligible for Army Tuition Assistance (ATA) upon successfully completing one year of military service following graduation from Advanced Individual Training.
- Soldiers can use ATA for a second, higher-level degree (post-bachelor's) once they have 10 years of service, if any portion of the undergraduate degree was funded with ATA. There is no 10-year requirement if ATA did not fund any portion of your undergraduate work.
- Soldiers can utilize ATA to cover up to 130 semester hours toward a bachelor's degree and 39 semester hours toward a graduate degree.
- Soldiers may complete one degree at the bachelor's and at the master's level.