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Tuition Assistance

Columbia State allows for active duty service members to use TA (Tuition Assistance) as a source of financial aid for funding college tuition. The Career, Veteran, and Success staff are available to help guide you through the process for applying for TA. Our office is open from 7:45 am-4:15 pm Monday through Friday and we are located on the ground floor of Finney Library. Please stop by or call our office at 931 540-2862 if you have questions or need assistance.

  • Must be currently serving and eligible once student is enlisted.
  • TN Strong Act requires use of Army TA. Air Force not required to use TA.
  • You can request TA 60 days in advance, but no later than 7 days prior to the start of the course.

Applying for TA

To apply, Military Personnel must first submit their Tuition Assistance through the appropriate portal (links are below). Once the application is approved, the TA Authorization needs to be submitted to the Business Office via businessoffice@columbiastate.edu.

Military Personnel who utilize ArmyIgnitED will not have an authorization form to submit to the Business Office since all processes are handled via ArmyIgnitED.

The Business Office will place a TA Contract Credit on the account for the authorization total. The Business Office will bill for payment through ArmyIgnitED or the branch TA portal once the course charges are at 100%.

Forms and/or questions should be sent businessoffice@columbiastate.edu

Tuition Assistance Portals