Pennsylvania 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
Only a small need-based gratuity for children of 100%/deceased veterans.
Checked Oct 7, 2026. State benefits change often. Confirm the details with the state agency before you apply.
Verify on the official page means we could not fully confirm that detail on the agency's own page.
For veterans
No state education benefit for veterans was found beyond federal GI Bill benefits. Check with the agency below.
For spouses and children
Educational Gratuity Program
- What it covers
- Up to $500 per term, max 8 payments ($4,000), at approved PA schools
- Who qualifies and limits
- Child aged 16-23, PA resident for 5 years before applying, financial need. Parent died in wartime service, or is an honorably discharged wartime veteran with a 100% P&T service-connected disability. Apply through the County Director of Veterans Affairs.
If you left the service 15 to 20 years ago
Nothing for veterans themselves found.
Who to contact
- State veterans agency
- PA Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA)
- State Approving Agency (approves schools and programs for the GI Bill)
- Pennsylvania Department of Education, Division of Veterans and Military Education (SAA)
Sources we checked
- pa.gov/agencies/dmva/pennsylvania-veterans/programs-and-services/f
- pa.gov/agencies/education/programs-and-services/instruction/vetera
Federal benefits such as the GI Bill and VR&E are separate. See the FAQ and the GI Bill programs.