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Academic and Military Outreach

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Who We Are

The Office of Academic and Military Outreach serves as a liaison to provide support for our military-affiliated students and community college partners. UNCP has been a longtime provider of higher education pathways for military-affiliated and community college transfer students through our main campus programs, online learning, and offsite course offerings at partner institutions.


Fort Liberty Campus

As a further demonstration of the university's commitment to supporting military-affiliated students, UNCP has a convenient location at the installation Education Center for the thousands of service members and civilians with access to Fort Liberty and Pope Army Airfield.

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VA Education Benefits

VA education benefit recipients must first apply online or contact the UNCP School Certifying Official for assistance with determining the appropriate VA application form to submit. Click below to see the steps to if you plan to use  GI Bill® benefits at UNCP. 

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Military-Affiliated Student Resources

UNCP salutes those individuals who are serving honorably around the globe. We are here to assist you in the application process and provide instructions for applying and receiving education benefits. Let us be part of your next mission as you start earning your degree now!

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Department of Defense Tuition Assistance

The process for requesting Tuition Assistance (TA) is generally the same for all branches. While each service has control over their budgets and rules, the programs must fall within the Department of Defense (DoD) standards.

GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government Web site at http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.

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