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In-county Employer Sponsors If a student’s tuition is paid by an Allegheny County employer, the tuition rate will be the in-county rate regardless of the student’s domicile. In-County Associational Sponsors If a student’s tuition is paid by an association based in Allegheny County, the tuition rate will be the in-county rate regardless of the student’s domicile. Tuition for Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces and Their Dependents Effective July 1, 2015, veterans and other students who qualify as “covered individuals” under the Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014, 38 U.S.C. §3679 (“VACA”), will be eligible to receive the in-state, out-of-county tuition rate and fees established by the Board without regard to the student’s state of legal residence. Veteran students will be required to provide a DD214 to prove veteran status. Dependents of veteran students will be required to provide the veteran sponsor’s DD214 along with proof of dependent status, which may include copy of a current marriage certificate, birth certificate, federal income tax return or other documentation as reasonably required by the College. Veterans, their spouses and dependent children and other individuals who meet the eligibility requirements set forth in 24 P.S. §2509(a.4) shall further be eligible to receive the tuition rate applicable to residents of Allegheny County even if they do not reside in Pennsylvania or Allegheny County. The tuition rate applicable to residents of Allegheny County shall also be available to military personnel, their spouses and dependent children who are assigned to an active duty station in Pennsylvania and who reside in Pennsylvania on the first day of the semester or term in which the student is enrolled. The tuition rate applicable to residents of Allegheny County shall also be available to civilian personnel, their spouses and dependent children employed at a Department of Defense facility who are transferred to Pennsylvania by the Department of Defense and who reside in Pennsylvania on the first day of the semester or term in which the student is enrolled. Veterans and dependents using either Post 9/11 GI Bill® (Chapter 33) or Vocational Rehabilitation (Chapter 31) educational benefits are entitled to a waiver of paying any tuition or fees upfront that will be paid by Department of Veterans Affairs. In cases when students are not 100 percent covered, any balance must be paid (or payment plan enrollment completed) by the semester tuition payment deadline to avoid late fees. To qualify for the waiver, students using Post 9/11 GI Bill® (Chapter 33) must present the following documents before the payment deadline:
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