Up to 150 credit hours of tuition exemption and most fees at Texas public higher-education institutions for qualifying veterans or qualifying family branches. Living expenses, books and supply fees are excluded; the college makes the final eligibility decision.
Veteran branch: meet the Texas-at-entry/home-of-record requirements, have at least 181 days of active duty excluding initial entry training, an Honorable or General–Under Honorable Conditions discharge, and current Texas residence. Supply evidence if the DD214 does not show the Texas connection.
Legacy transfer does not create another 150 hours for each child: only one eligible child can use transferred hours at a time, and total transferred use cannot exceed the veteran’s 150 hours. The separate qualifying disability/death branch can provide a dependent’s own entitlement; have the college identify the branch.
State law waives eligible tuition/activity fees when space remains after tuition-paying students, with course charges still payable. Audits have no administration fee; credit study can. At UMN Twin Cities, the current implementation is free auditing or $20 per credit, plus required course fees.
Meet Minnesota student-residency criteria and be 62+ before the term starts, or 60+ with a railroad retirement annuity. The institution determines eligibility and requests forms/proof.
Materials, personal-property/service charges remain payable. The statute excludes closed-enrollment contract training and specified courses designed exclusively for seniors; it does not promise free housing, supplies or every noncredit class.
Choose the application for your attendance year and confirm the college’s processing timeline; Los Rios lists the 2026–27 form for summer 2026 through spring 2027.
CCM’s 2026–27 catalog lists a maximum $600 per academic year tuition benefit for volunteer fire/rescue personnel and eligible dependent children or spouses.
State law waives eligible tuition/activity fees when space remains after tuition-paying students, with course charges still payable. Audits have no administration fee; credit study can. At UMN Twin Cities, the current implementation is free auditing or $20 per credit, plus required course fees.
Register under the actual institution’s term and senior-benefit timetable after confirming space/eligibility. No statewide year-specific final date is established.
New Jersey lists tuition-free undergraduate and graduate study at its public colleges, up to 16 credits per semester. Rutgers explicitly excludes fees and other non-tuition charges.
Follow the receiving college’s term process. The Rutgers page’s January 15, 2026 FAFSA banner is not treated here as a universal Guard-waiver deadline.
THEC’s FAQ lists up to four undergraduate or graduate courses per year at Tennessee state-supported institutions, with space-available registration and excluded charges.
The THECB guidelines cover tuition and laboratory fees for eligible fire-science courses at Texas public institutions. This is not unrestricted free study in any major.
Up to 150 credit hours of tuition exemption and most fees at Texas public higher-education institutions for qualifying veterans or qualifying family branches. Living expenses, books and supply fees are excluded; the college makes the final eligibility decision.