Veterans Program
Department of Defense Memorandum of Understanding and Tuition Assistance
Benedictine College is a participating institution with the Department of Defense Voluntary Education Partnership Memorandum of Understanding and agrees to the Principles of Excellence. The Principles of Excellence provide guidelines for institutions participating in the federal Tuition Assistance (TA) program.
Benedictine College agrees to ensure that the institution refrains from providing commission, bonus, or other incentive payment based directly or indirectly on securing enrollments or federal financial aid (including Tuition Assistance funds) to any persons or entities engaged in any student recruiting, admission activities, or making decisions regarding the award of student financial assistance. Additionally, Benedictine College agrees to refrain from high-pressure recruitment tactics such as making multiple unsolicited contacts (3 or more), including contacts by phone, email, or in-person, or engage in same-day recruitment and registration for the purpose of securing Service member enrollments.
Please visit College Navigator hosted by the U.S. Department of Education for statistics and information about Benedictine College. This includes information about enrollment, security and safety, net price, and cohort default rates.
Eligible service members are required to speak with their Educational Service Officer (ESO) or military counselor prior to applying and enrolling at Benedictine College. This is to ensure that service members understand their eligibility for TA and their potential financial responsibility toward Benedictine College.
All eligible service members are also entitled to consideration of all institutional and federal financial aid programs. In addition, all service members are encouraged to visit with a member of the Office of Financial Aid to discuss all financial aid options. Candidates must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid to determine eligibility to federal financial aid programs.
Yellow Ribbon
The actual amount the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Benedictine College contributes to an eligible student varies based upon the beneficiary’s enrollment status, length of service and other factors. The Yellow Ribbon Program provides benefits to eligible students who attend a participating institution on or after Aug. 1, 2009. The Yellow Ribbon Program provides additional tuition assistance for eligible students whose tuition costs exceed the established Post-9/11 GI Bill cap for the specified school year. The VA re-evaluates this cap on a year-to-year basis.
| Example (Student with Full Yellow Ribbon Benefits)* | |
| Benedictine College Tuition and Course related fees (2024-2025) | $36,350.00 |
| Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits based on 2023-2024 benefit levels | $27,120.00 |
| – | |
| Remaining | $9,230.00 |
| Yellow Ribbon from BC (school’s share @ 50%) | $4,615.00 |
| Yellow Ribbon from VA (VA match @ 50%) | $4,615.00 |
| – | |
| Tuition & Course related fees cost to student | $0.00 |
*This is an example only, based upon student enrollment of 24 credit hours per year.
For more information, or if you have any questions about the Yellow Ribbon Program, please contact our Financial Aid Office.
Readmission
Any student who has been absent from Benedictine College must contact the Associate Dean to seek readmittance. If the student left Benedictine College in good academic standing and has no outstanding holds on his or her account, the Associate Dean will give the student permission to start the readmission process. If this is the case, the student will need to
- Complete the form to update his or her personal information and academic plans. The fee is not required for readmission applications.
- Submit official transcripts of any coursework completed at another college.
- Students readmitted to the College who have attended other colleges or universities must meet satisfactory academic progress requirements as described under the Transfer Admission section of the General Admission Policies.
If the student is readmitted, he or she will be requested to submit an enrollment and housing deposit as appropriate. This will be necessary only if the applicant’s original deposit was refunded when he or she withdrew.
Students who leave Benedictine College temporarily due to military service requirements, either as active military or as reservists, will be readmitted to their program upon return.
Accreditation
Benedictine College is accredited as a degree-granting institution of higher education by:
Higher Learning Commission
230 South LaSalle Street,
Suite 7-500 Chicago, IL 60604
Certain programs have received specialized accreditation:
- Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)
415 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- American Chemical Society
1155 Sixteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036 - Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
One Dupont Circle, NW
Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 887-6791; Fax: (202) 887-8476 - Kansas State Board of Nursing*
Landon State Office Building
900 SW Jackson Street, Suite 1051
Topeka, KS 66612-1230 - National Association of Schools of Music
11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21
Reston, VA 20190
Phone: (703) 437-0700; Fax: (703) 4347-6312
*Authorized to offer a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Points of Contact
Contact the Financial Aid Office for information on the tuition assistance programs for eligible Service members. Financial Aid personnel can also provide support with FAFSA completion and Title IV funding.
Office of Financial Aid
Cray-Seaberg Hall
913-360-7484
Contact the Student Success Center for academic counseling, disability services, and job search activities.
Student Success Center
Guadalupe Hall
913-360-7545