Maine veteran education benefits
Stars rate how much each state offers veterans themselves for college, training and exam fees (family-only programs don't count): 5 = free public-college tuition for most resident veterans, no disability rating needed; 3 = partial grants or narrower eligibility; 1 = little or nothing beyond federal benefits. How we rate
Full tuition + fees for families of 100% P&T vets; nothing for veterans themselves.
Checked Oct 7, 2026. State benefits change often. Confirm the details with the state agency before you apply.
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For veterans
Maine National Guard Education Assistance Program
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- What it covers
- Full tuition at Maine colleges, up to 130 credits, for degrees, certificates or licenses.
- Who qualifies and limits
- Current Maine National Guard members only.
For spouses and children
Maine Veterans Dependents Educational Benefits (37-B MRSA 505)
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- What it covers
- 100% waiver of tuition and all mandatory fees at University of Maine System institutions, Maine Community Colleges and Maine Maritime Academy.
- Who qualifies and limits
- Spouse/dependents of a veteran with a 100% total permanent service-connected disability rating, or who died from SC disability, or was 100% P&T SC at death (and certain other categories). Veteran must have entered service from Maine OR been a Maine resident for 5 years immediately before application, and if living, keep residing in Maine. Credit/age caps: not confirmed on the page fetched.
If you left the service 15 to 20 years ago
Nothing for veterans themselves. Dependents' waiver has no discharge deadline but requires 100% P&T SC and Maine residency (5-year path).
Who to contact
- State veterans agency
- Maine Bureau of Veterans' Services
- Education office
- Maine Bureau of Veterans' Services – Education
- State Approving Agency (approves schools and programs for the GI Bill)
- Maine State Approving Agency for Veterans Education Programs
Sources we checked
- maine.gov/veterans/benefits/education/veterans-dependents-educational
- maine.gov/veterans/benefits/education/mesaa
- myarmybenefits.us.army.mil/Benefit-Library/State/Territory-Benefits/Maine
Federal benefits such as the GI Bill and VR&E are separate. See the FAQ and the GI Bill programs.