Paying for College

The combination of your service branch's tuition benefits and Strayer's Active Duty Military Scholarship can pay for up to 100% of your tuition for an undergraduate degree and a majority of your tuition for a graduate degree. You’re also eligible for the Grad Fund, our one-of-a-kind way to help cover up to $14,200 of your bachelor's degree tuition.

Strayer is a Go Army Ed, Navy College Program Distance Learning Partnership (NCPDLP), and Air University Associate-to-Baccalaureate Cooperative (AU-ABC) school. It's our goal to make it as easy as possible for our service members, veterans and military family members to reach their educational goals. We make your degree affordable and flexible through:

•           Special military scholarships for active-duty service members and their spouses

•           Our membership in Service members Opportunity Colleges (SOC), which allows you to complete an undergraduate degree at participating institutions regardless of where you're stationed

•           Credit for your applicable military training and education

To find out about Certification Preparation Exam Vouchers, click here.

Learn more about your specific military tuition assistance benefits at our branch-specific micro sites:

Strayer University understands the many challenges faced by military families, and we realize how difficult it can be to pursue your educational and professional goals while supporting your spouse’s military career. So we do all we can to make it as easy as possible for military spouses to pursue their own educational dreams.

First, spouses of active duty military service members are eligible for the same scholarships as the service member, regardless of whether or not the service member is a student at Strayer University.

Second, we participate in the Department of Defense's Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts (MyCAA) program. The MyCAA program provides up to $4,000 of financial assistance to eligible military spouses who are pursuing a license, certification or associate degree necessary for gainful employment in a portable career field or occupation.

Spouses of active duty military personnel, including activated members of the National Guard and the Reserve Components, are eligible to receive MyCAA funding. Eligibility begins on the date of the Alert or Warning Order for Military Recall or Mobilization, through activation and deployment, and up to 180 days following demobilization.

Spouses of active duty military personnel, including spouses married to members of the National Guard and the Reserve Components, in pay grades E-1 to E-5, W-1 to W-2 and O-1 to O-2 who can start and complete their coursework while their military sponsor is on Title 10 military orders are eligible to receive MyCAA funding. To determine your eligibility,

The program offers a lifelong benefit that can be used to cover certain post-secondary education and training, tuition, licensing and credentialing fees. This includes many associate degree programs. MyCAA funds cannot be used to pay for computers, application fees, graduation fees, student activities, child care, parking, transportation, medical services or testing fees. For complete details, see the MyCAA Fact Sheet.

About Portable Careers for Military Spouses

One of the primary goals of the MyCAA program is to help military spouses earn the degree or credentials they need to find a "portable" career, meaning a job they can take with them when a military spouse is relocated from one duty station to another. These careers are typically in high-demand fields, and can often be found in growing industries.

As an accredited educational institution dedicated to working adult students, many of Strayer University's associate degrees and certificates may be considered suitable preparation for portable careers.