Coast Guard Tuition Assistance is standardized service-wide and available for the following personnel:

• Coast Guard active duty
• Appropriated funded civilian employees
• Drilling reserve members (SELRES),
• Public Health Service members working with the Coast Guard

Enlisted member (active duty & select reserve - SELRES)

• Must complete the TA authorized course(s) on or prior to RELAD, discharge, or retirement.
• If member is going to RELAD and provides documentation showing that he/she will be in the SELRES, then TA authorized course(s) may begin in active duty status and be completed in SELRES status.

Officer (active duty, select reserve -SELRES, Public Health Service - PHS)

• Must complete one-year service upon completion of the course.
• Officers who use Coast Guard Tuition Assistance incur obligated service in exchange for their participation in the program. Specifically, Officers agree not to request release, separation, retirement or termination off SELRES status for 12 months following the course completion date of the last course funded by TA. This service obligation is no different than that incurred for Advanced Education, Senior Service School , PCS Orders, Promotion, Aircraft Transition, etc.

The following officers are not eligible for this program:

• Officers in an involuntary/mandatory separation status
• Officers in a retired recall status
• CWOs extended beyond 30 years

If member is going to RELAD and provides documentation showing that he/she will be in the SELRES, then TA authorized course(s) may begin in active duty status and be completed in SELRES status -- as long as the one year service upon completion of course requirement is met.

SELRES

• Must maintain at least "minimum drill attendance" (maintain satisfactory participation).

Civilian Employees "Permanent"

• Must have at least 90 days of Coast Guard service.
• Must agree to retain employment with the CCG for one month for each completed course credit hour upon completion of the course.

Civilian Employees "Temporary"

• Must have 12 months previous Coast Guard service and have remaining contract with the Coast Guard of one month for each completed course credit hour. If member was previously employed by the Coast Guard for over 1 year; had a break in service; then returned to the Coast Guard; member will not be required to complete another 12 months in the Coast Guard to eligible.

Now you are ready to learn about the Coast Guard Tuition Assistance Procedures or visit the links to the left to learn more about other areas of the Coast Guards Tuition Assistance Program