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Overview

There are two programs available to eligible Servicemembers to fund off-duty education: Tuition Help (TA) and Navy College Program for Afloat College Education (NCPACE). Both programs pay up to 100% (within fiscal year/career caps and limits) of tuition charged past educational institutions for class enrollments. While all eligible Sailors tin participate in the TA program, the objective of NCPACE is to provide personnel assigned to ocean duty type 2 and four Unit Identification Codes (UICs) with educational opportunities comparable to those available to shore duty personnel.

NCPACE offers participating Sailors high quality learning opportunities and experiences through altitude learning courses from post-secondary institutions accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the Section of Pedagogy. NCPACE courses require no ongoing Internet connectivity to complete (some courses require a erstwhile download at the kickoff of the course and an upload at the completion).

The side by side department explains Tuition Assistance/NCPACE.

What is TA/NCPACE?

Tuition Aid (TA) and the Navy Higher Plan for Adrift College Teaching (NCPACE) are the Navy's master financial assistance programs for voluntary education. They provide funding to eligible active-duty Sailors for tuition costs of courses taken in an off-duty status at a college, university, or vocational/technical institution, whose regional or national accreditation is recognized by the U.South. Department of Instruction.

Navy tuition assistance pays for both classroom and contained study/distance learning courses. Associate, bachelor'southward, and main'south level courses must be offered in semester hours or quarter hours (NAVADMIN 105/10). Certificate programs tin exist administered in semester hours, quarter hours or clock hours and must be on the listing of programs approved by the Department of Veterans Diplomacy (NAVADMIN 219/16). Credit earned must be documented on the institution's transcript.

NCPACE provides independent written report/distance learning courses that are stand-alone and do not require ongoing Internet access.

Who is Eligible?

Navy TA/NCPACE is available to eligible active-duty Sailors and to eligible Naval Reservists serving in an active-duty condition.

To qualify for TA/NCPACE, Sailors must meet the following requirements:

• Must have been onboard at least one year at commencement permanent duty station or granted a waiver by the CO or OIC earlier using TA/NCPACE (NAVADMIN 190/14).
• Must exist on active duty for the duration of the course term.
• Attend an establishment accredited past a regional or national accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Prior to submitting first TA/NCPACE request, receive counseling from a Navy College Education Counselor from the Navy College Virtual Education Center (NCVEC).
• Sailors must have also served in the Navy for two years per NAVADMIN 114/19.

UPDATE TO TA/NCPACE POLICY (NAVADMIN 214/21)
• In addition to being recommended for retention and promotion, all enlisted Sailors and Officers must receive individual trait marks of 3.0 or greater on their most recent observed performance evaluation or fitness report.
• The wait fourth dimension following non-judicial penalisation (NJP) or court martial is increased from 6 to 12 months.
• Officers, with the exception of Limited Duty Officers (LDO) and Chief Warrant Officers (CWO), go eligible upon promotion to O-iii.
• The minimum fourth dimension in service requirement increases from two to three years. There is no "grandfather" clause. Sailors who began using TA or NCPACE at two years, just have not yet reached iii years, must expect until the iii year marking to continue.
• Enlisted Sailors with less than sixteen years of service must have at least 12 months remaining from the course starting time date until their End of Agile Obligated Service (EAOS) or as extended. Reservists on active duty (AD) orders must have 12 months remaining from the form start engagement until the cease date of Advertisement orders. Contract extensions for Advertisement Sailors are authorized subject to eligibility criteria in reference (eastward). Sailors selected for LDO or CWO, and Selective Reenlistment Bonus eligible Sailors with approved Career Waypoints In-Rate quotas may request a waiver of the 12-calendar month requirement using Issue Tracker.
• Sailors may only take ii funded courses per fiscal quarter adamant by start date.
• Vouchers for command-approved requests will be funded no more than than thirty days prior to the course outset date.
• Control approval officials must verify all existing and updated policies have been met prior to authorizing TA or NCPACE.

• Submit an didactics plan listing all courses required for program completion and receive didactics program approval from a Navy Higher Education Counselor. The educational activity plan should include
  • School proper name
  • SVM name
  • Program
  • Courses required for degree completion
  • Documented transfer credits from JST and other academic institutions
• Ensure that grades are posted in MyNavy Pedagogy for all previous TA/NCPACE funded courses and reimburse tuition aid funds for all collectable grades.
• Officers must agree to remain on agile duty for at to the lowest degree two years from the completion appointment of their last TA/NCPACE funded grade. This obligation runs concurrently with any remaining obligated service fourth dimension. Officers who do not complete the required service obligation must repay the TA/NCPACE funds expended on their behalf during the last two years of agile duty on a pro-rated footing. (NETCINST 1560.3)

Additionally, to qualify for NCPACE Sailors must:

• Be assigned to a control with a type 2 or 4 Unit Identification Code (UIC) or exist an agile duty IA/OSA/GSA serving OCONUS for the duration of the grade term.

Naval Reservists must also meet the following requirements for TA/NCPACE eligibility:

• Must have completed one year at their Navy Operational Support Centre or equivalent to use TA/NCPACE funds.

UPDATE TO TA/NCPACE POLICY (NAVADMIN 214/21)
• In improver to being recommended for retention and promotion, all enlisted Sailors and Officers must receive individual trait marks of three.0 or greater on their most contempo observed performance evaluation or fitness report.
• The wait fourth dimension following not-judicial penalty (NJP) or court martial is increased from six to 12 months.
• Officers, with the exception of Express Duty Officers (LDO) and Chief Warrant Officers (CWO), become eligible upon promotion to O-3.
• The minimum time in service requirement increases from ii to three years. There is no "grandad" clause. Sailors who began using TA or NCPACE at two years, but have non yet reached three years, must wait until the three yr mark to continue.
• Enlisted Sailors with less than 16 years of service must have at least 12 months remaining from the course starting time engagement until their End of Active Obligated Service (EAOS) or equally extended. Reservists on agile duty (AD) orders must have 12 months remaining from the class start date until the finish engagement of AD orders. Contract extensions for Advertising Sailors are authorized discipline to eligibility criteria in reference (e). Sailors selected for LDO or CWO, and Selective Reenlistment Bonus eligible Sailors with approved Career Waypoints In-Rate quotas may request a waiver of the 12-calendar month requirement using Issue Tracker.
• Sailors may only accept two funded courses per financial quarter determined by start date.
• Vouchers for command-approved requests will be funded no more than 30 days prior to the course start date.
• Command approving officials must verify all existing and updated policies have been met prior to authorizing TA or NCPACE.

What is Covered?

Both TA and NCPACE may be used for the following programs granted by schools who accept signed a Department of Defence force Memorandum of Agreement (DOD MOU).

• High Schoolhouse diploma or
• Acquaintance degree
• Bachelor'south degree
• Main'south caste
• Certificate programs, certification preparation programme or diploma program approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs

NCPACE Bookish Institutions are screened to ensure their courses are stand alone. You should select from the available courses listed in the NCPACE catalog in MyNavy Didactics. Once yous login to MyNavy Education, select the NCPACE icon.

Tuition Aid/NCPACE volition only embrace tuition up to the allotted per credit limit and up to the career/fiscal year cap. TA/NCPACE does Not comprehend books and materials, schools' fees (to include flight training), lateral or lower level degrees (earned on or off agile duty) or retakes of the same course. Please cheque with your schoolhouse regarding any fees or other costs. Additionally, TA/NCPACE will not fund your courses if yous leave the service before the class ends, if you withdraw from the form for reasons other than personal illness, military transfer or mission requirements, or if you lot neglect the form. In the issue one of these situations occurs, you will have to provide reimbursement for any TA/NCPACE funds already paid.

Navy Tuition Assist (TA) or NCPACE will fund one certificate, certification preparation or diploma programme during a Sailor'due south career; however, in order for Navy TA/NCPACE to fund courses leading to one of these programs, all of the following criteria must be met:

1. The academic establishment must be a signatory of the Section of Defense Memorandum of Understanding (DOD MOU)
2. Courses must appear on a higher transcript as Clock Hours, Semester Hours, or Quarter Hours
3. Programme must be listed on the Section of Veterans Affairs website

Refer to NAVADMIN 219/16, Voluntary Education/Navy College Programme Transformation - Sept. 2016 for official guidance or contact the NCVEC to verify if a specific plan is eligible for Navy TA/NCPACE.

What are the TA/NCPACE funding Caps?

Payment for tuition will non exceed the following caps:

• $250.00 per semester hr
• $166.67 per quarter hour
• $xvi.67 per clock hour (for canonical certificate/diploma programs but)

• TA and NCPACE will exist limited to a financial year cap of 18 semester hours, 27 quarter hours, or 270 clock hours (or combination). The financial twelvemonth cap applies to both TA and NCPACE combined. This is a change from the previous caps of 12 SH, 18 QH and 180 CH. See ALNAV 004/21 and NAVADMIN 214/21.
• TA and NCPACE volition exist express to a lifetime cap of 120 semester hours, 180 quarter hours, 1800 clock hours (or combination). The lifetime credit cap applies to both TA and NCPACE combined.

What is MyNavy Education?

MyNavy Education is the central portal for Navy tution assist processing. A Sailor submits a TA/NCPACE application through MyNavy Pedagogy for each class. Sailors tin can access MyNavy Education via the master menu located at the meridian of your screen.

Tuition Assistance (TA)/NCPACE Steps

The following steps focus on how to submit and receive approval of your TA/NCPACE awarding. These steps should be completed in order.

Inform your Command

Inform your chain of command of your interest to start or continue your didactics.

Complete Required Grooming

Sailors are required to complete one online training course prior to using TA/NCPACE for the first time. The Virtual Learning 101 (dtd June 2021) grooming is located in  MyNavy Education under both the Tuition Assistance and NCPACE icons. This course is required one time per active duty career. Withal, we strongly recommend completing the preparation every one to ii years every bit a refresher to stay informed on current TA/NCPACE policy and procedures.

The results postal service to your MyNavy Education tape immediately upon completion. Go along a copy for your records.

Receive Instruction Counseling, Define Didactics Goal

Per NAVADMIN 243/17, for each level of academic pursuit (document, associate, bachelor'south or main's) funded by NCPACE or TA, you lot must receive counseling from a Navy College Education Counselor and upload, at a minimum, an unofficial education plan to MyNavy Education before enrolling in any classes. Your counselor volition help guide you through the process of selecting a pathway to reach your personal and professional goals. Contact a Navy College Education Counselor.

Submit Education Plan, Review with Navy College Counselor

Upload your educational activity/degree plan listing the required courses for your programme in MyNavy Education under "Tuition Assistance/NCPACE" > "Upload File." When uploading, use the school name for "File Proper name" and the degree and major for "Description." An evaluated educational activity/caste plan must be reviewed and approved by a Navy College Advisor by the completion of ix semester hours in gild to keep to receive TA/NCPACE funding. An evaluated didactics programme contains the following:

• name of the institution
• degree level and major
• pupil name
• any transfer credits (to include previous higher, JST, and testing)
• all courses required to complete the degree program

Contact the NCVEC afterward you upload your teaching/caste program for a plan review and record update.

Submit TA/NCPACE Application in MyNavy Education

Once you have completed the required training, counseling, and teaching plan, submit your TA or NCPACE application in MyNavy Didactics. Per NAVADMIN 219/16, all TA/NCPACE applications must be submitted and control approved through MyNavy Education no subsequently than fourteen days preceding your bookish institution'southward published term starting time date. Y'all are allowed to submit your TA/NCPACE request upwardly to 120 days prior to your term start date. Submitting early allows sufficient time to resolve any problems and to review and qualify your TA/NCPACE funding in a timely manner.

NCPACE application guidance: Once your record has been updated with your caste plan and required grooming, go to the NCPACE catalog in MyNavy Education to select a class(s). After form selection, contact the NCPACE bookish institution or go to their website's NCPACE section to obtain information on course delivery methods (CDROM, DVD, MP4 etc.), bachelor term dates, textbook/material purchase, official course registration and proctor information. If you volition exist transferring your NCPACE grade to another institution, be sure to contact your home institution to verify transferability in writing. Side by side, create and submit your NCPACE awarding via MyNavy Instruction. As part of the awarding procedure, you lot are required to list a control approved proctor with their contact data (proper name, charge per unit/rank, electronic mail, work phone, and control mailing address). Check with the bookish institution for any specific proctor requirements. Your Command Approver will certify the proctor that you list in the application. Per NAVADMIN 243/17, all NCPACE applications must be submitted and control approved betwixt 120 and 14 days preceding the academic institution's published term start appointment. Submitting your NCPACE application early allows sufficient time to resolve issues and to review and qualify your NCPACE funding in a timely manner.

Generate TA/NCPACE Voucher and Send to Institution

Later on your command-canonical TA/NCPACE application is authorized by the NCVEC, an authorization voucher is generated. You lot tin impress your authorized TA/NCPACE voucher by going to MyNavy Didactics > Tuition Assistance/NCPACE > Review Applications. Impress/Download, and frontwards the authorized voucher to your schoolhouse for payment.

Reminder: You lot must officially register for classes at your school. The TA/NCPACE voucher provides funding just does not enroll you into the course.

Additionally, if you enroll in a class without submitting an authorized TA or NCPACE voucher to your academic institution, you may be liable to pay the entire cost of the class yourself.

Command Approval Requirements

Active-duty enlisted Sailors and Officers, including Naval Reservists, must take a minimum of 2 years of military service before becoming eligible to use TA or NCPACE funding.

Command Blessing of your TA/NCPACE application is required before your application is forwarded to Navy College Plan for funding authorisation. Your control approver must be your CO or By Direction Authority. When completing your TA/NCPACE application in MyNavy Education, enter the designated command approver'southward e-mail and ensure that your application is command approved electronically no later than fourteen days before the term start date. Additionally, if you are submitting a request for NCPACE funding you will be required to enter the designated command proctor's contact information. Per NAVADMIN 243/17, the TA/NCPACE application must exist command approved electronically between 120 and 14 days preceding the academic establishment's published term first date.

Your command approver will verify that you:

1. have been onboard at least 1 year at your outset permanent duty station or granted a waiver past the CO or OIC before using TA/NCPACE (NAVADMIN 190/14).
2. are serving on agile duty through the final day of the form term.
3. have passed the virtually contempo Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) or received a waiver.
4. have passed the most recent advancement exam, if applicable, and are recommended for advocacy or promotion.
5. have not received a not-judicial punishment (NJP) inside half dozen months or are pending administrative separation.
6. are not under instruction in initial skills training or in a duty under instruction (DUINS) training status.

UPDATE TO TA/NCPACE POLICY (NAVADMIN 214/21)
• In add-on to being recommended for retentivity and promotion, all enlisted Sailors and Officers must receive individual trait marks of 3.0 or greater on their most recent observed operation evaluation or fitness study.
• The wait time following non-judicial penalization (NJP) or courtroom martial is increased from six to 12 months.
• Officers, with the exception of Express Duty Officers (LDO) and Main Warrant Officers (CWO), become eligible upon promotion to O-3.
• The minimum time in service requirement increases from two to three years. There is no "grandad" clause. Sailors who began using TA or NCPACE at two years, but have not withal reached three years, must wait until the three year marking to go on.
• Enlisted Sailors with less than 16 years of service must have at least 12 months remaining from the class start engagement until their Finish of Agile Obligated Service (EAOS) or as extended. Reservists on active duty (AD) orders must take 12 months remaining from the form start appointment until the end date of AD orders. Contract extensions for Advertisement Sailors are authorized subject to eligibility criteria in reference (eastward). Sailors selected for LDO or CWO, and Selective Reenlistment Bonus eligible Sailors with approved Career Waypoints In-Charge per unit quotas may request a waiver of the 12-calendar month requirement using Event Tracker.
• Sailors may merely accept two funded courses per fiscal quarter determined past kickoff date.
• Vouchers for command-approved requests will be funded no more than 30 days prior to the course start date.
• Control approving officials must verify all existing and updated policies have been met prior to authorizing TA or NCPACE.

A TA/NCPACE application is not funded until it is authorized by the NCVEC, at which time an say-so voucher will be generated. An electronic mail notification is sent to Sailors after command approval and again subsequently NCVEC authorization.

Crewman Responsibilities

Sailors using TA or NCPACE funding have specific responsibilities. It is your responsibility to written report all course changes to the NCVEC to ensure your TA/NCPACE voucher is accurate. Additionally, y'all are expected to earn passing grades (C or higher for undergraduate and B or higher for graduate), and you must reimburse tuition assist funds for whatsoever collectable grades. This section will help guide you lot through specific issues that may arise as you complete your courses.

Making Changes to your TA/NCPACE Voucher

TA/NCPACE vouchers are issued for each course, and term. All course changes (course number, course title, term dates, tuition cost, dropped courses, etc.) must be reported immediately to the NCVEC to prevent grading and billing bug. Your funding could be negatively affected if changes are not reported properly.

Additionally, if yous enroll in a course without submitting an authorized TA or NCPACE voucher to your academic institution, y'all may be liable to pay the entire cost of the course yourself.

Dropping a Course

If you receive an authorized TA/NCPACE voucher and then driblet the class before the academic institution'southward add/drop borderline, contact the NCVEC to request counterfoil of the potency voucher.

Withdrawing from a Course

If you withdraw from a course after the academic establishment's drib period ends and receive a "W" grade, a waiver of the TA/NCPACE reimbursement policy may be requested via your Chain of Command. The withdrawal must be for 1 of the post-obit reasons:

• Permanent Change of Station
• Temporary Boosted Duty
• Emergency Leave
• Operational Commitments
• Hospitalization

To request a waiver of TA/NCPACE reimbursement, submit a letter of the alphabet on command letterhead that is endorsed and signed past a fellow member of your control triad to Issue Tracker located in MyNavy Educational activity. You may also submit questions regarding the procedure through Issue Tracker.

Requesting a Course Extension

To request a course extension, submit documentation from the school reflecting a course extension has been granted. Include the original course dates and the new class terminate date in your correspondence. Submit your request via Outcome Tracker located in MyNavy Education. If you have questions, phone call TA Bookkeeping at 1-833-330-MNCC (6622).

Making Changes on Your Tuition Assistance Voucher

To alter an authorized TA/NCPACE voucher (form number, course title, term dates, etc.), call the NCVEC specify the changes that demand to exist fabricated. Notify the NCVEC of any required changes as soon every bit possible to preclude grading/billing problems.

Class Completion Responsibilities

Subsequently completing a class, ostend that your schoolhouse has posted your form through the Academic Institution Module (AIM). Per the DOD MOU, bookish institutions are required to submit TA and NCPACE-funded grades within xxx days of the course finish appointment.

Reporting Your Grades

You can submit grades to TA Accounting by sending a grade report or unofficial transcript to sfly_ta.navy@navy.mil.

For questions, call TA Accounting at 1-833-330-MNCC (6622).

Commanding Officeholder
NETPDC TA Accounting N852
6490 Saufley Field Route
Pensacola, FL 32509-5241
Commercial 1-833-330-MNCC (6622)
Fax  850-473-6401/6402 DSN prefix 753

Course reports tin be obtained through your online educatee account. Note: if you or your school neglect to written report your grades within xxx days of the form completion date, you and your command will receive letters from the Navy requesting either a grade or reimbursement for the TA/NCPACE funding. If you do not respond, the corporeality of your TA/NCPACE volition be withdrawn from your pay.

Wait at least one week afterwards you lot submit your grade, then visit either MyNavy Education or the Articulation Services Transcript website to verify the grade has been posted. Academic courses and grades appear on the Bookish Courses section of your JST.

If you fail or do not complete a course, see theReimbursement and Waivers and Reimbursement department of this page, because you may demand to reimburse TA/NCPACE funding for that course.

Reimbursement and Waivers

Tuition assist is paid directly to the schoolhouse yous are attending. All the same, if you lot receive a declining course (D or lower for undergraduate and C or lower for graduate) you must reimburse your TA/NCPACE funds for that grade.

Reimbursement to the Navy for TA/NCPACE Funding

If you lot receive a "collectable grade," NETPDC TA Accounting will send a letter of the alphabet of indebtedness to y'all via your CO. You lot will receive a follow up electronic mail from DFAS with instructions to provide electronic reimbursement via Pay.gov. You tin choose to resolve your debt utilizing Pay.gov within 45 days from the engagement of the email notification from DFAS. After the 45 days has expired a military payroll deduction will be candy. You will non be eligible for TA/NCPACE until the first payment has posted to your tape. The following are considered "collectable grades" and crave repayment:

• D or lower grades for undergraduate courses
• C or lower grades for graduate level courses
• non-passing (Northward) grades
• incomplete (I) grades in effect longer than six months
• voluntary withdrawal (W) grades without an approved reimbursement waiver

For more data regarding TA/NCPACE reimbursements, submit an research via Issue Tracker plant in MyNavy Teaching and select "Grades/Reimbursements" as the category.

Note: If you have received a non-passing grade and wish to reimburse the government prior to receipt of your official discover, yous may practice so by requesting a manual e-nib.

The eastward-nib will but be expert for 45 days at which fourth dimension those who have not paid via PAY.GOV the e-bill will be cancelled. Once cancelled the only other option for repayment is by payroll starting time.

To place a request for an e-bill, please log into MyNavy Education and submit an inquiry (select "Grades/Reimbursements" as the category) via the Issue Tracker.

TA/NCPACE Waiver Information

There are two types of waivers, Involuntary Withdrawal (Due west) Reimbursement Waivers or TA/NCPACE Policy Waivers. Waivers may be granted for specific situations.

Waivers for Involuntary Withdrawal (W) Grades

If you receive a "W" class, you can asking a waiver of the reimbursement through your chain of command. The withdrawal must be for i of the post-obit reasons:

• Permanent Change of Station (PCS)
• Temporary Boosted Duty (TAD)
• Emergency Exit
• Operational Commitments
• Hospitalization

To asking a waiver of reimbursement, log into MyNavy Instruction and submit an Research through the Issue Tracker. Select "Grades/Reimbursements" as the category.

See the post-obit samples for instructions:

• Sample Control Letter for Reimbursement
• Tuition Assistance (TA) and Navy College for Afloat Higher Education (NCPACE) Waiver Submission Procedures

Note: Only "Due west" grades are eligible for a reimbursement waiver. If you are unable to complete a course for i of the above reasons, follow your bookish institution's procedures to withdraw from the course. Sailors are strongly encouraged to communicate with their chain of control, Navy College Education Counselor, and school advisor when issues arise affecting successful course completion.

Waiver for TA/NCPACE Policy

You lot may also submit a waiver to electric current TA/NCPACE policy. Waivers are determined on a instance-by-instance basis and have into consideration individual circumstances. Subsequently-the-fact TA/NCPACE waiver requests MUST include extenuating circumstances to exist considered for review. Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) has concluding approval/disapproval authorisation for all TA/NCPACE Waiver requests.

To submit a TA/NCPACE Policy Waiver, log into MyNavy Didactics and submit an Inquiry through Outcome Tracker. Select "Policy Waivers" every bit the category.

See the post-obit documents for instructions:

• Control Letter for After the Fact Waiver
• NAVADMIN 214/21 EAOS waiver sample letter

Exceed Financial Yr and Lifetime TA/NCPACE Credit Cap Waivers

Effective 1 October 2021, In accordance with NAVADMIN 214/21 and ALNAV 004/21:

• TA and NCPACE will exist limited to a fiscal year cap of 18 semester hours, 27 quarter hours, or 270 clock hours (or combination). The fiscal year cap applies to both TA and NCPACE combined.

Effective i Oct 2019, In accordance with NAVADMIN 114/19:

• TA and NCPACE will be limited to a lifetime cap of 120 semester hours, 180 quarter hours, 1800 clock hours (or combination). The lifetime credit cap applies to both TA and NCPACE combined.

In that location are no waivers to the following policies:

• TA/NCPACE caps prepare forth in ALNAV 004/21 and NAVADMIN 214/21.
• Time in service (TIS) requirement of iii years based on PEBD.
• Must have reached the rank of LT for Officers, exception only for LDO/CWO.

First Permanent Duty Station Waivers (NAVADMIN 190/14)

COs and OICs may approve a waiver to the requirement that you must be onboard for one year at your first permanent duty station before using TA/NCPACE. This waiver authority cannot exist delegated.

The waiver is granted upon Command approval of the TA/NCPACE awarding by CO/OIC.

NOTE: An approved waiver of the requirement to exist onboard your showtime permanent duty station for ane year does NOT supersede the requirement (effective 1 October 2021) to have served in the war machine for at least three years to obtain eligibility for TA/NCPACE.

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