Briar Cliff Partners with VA for Free Tuition Program Offers Tuition-free College Education for Qualifying Veterans

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Briar Cliff University is partnering with the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) by providing a 50 percent tuition match for established charges under the Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program (Yellow Ribbon Program), allowing qualifying Post-9/11 veterans to attend college tuition free.

The Yellow Ribbon Program is for veterans who have served 36 months of active duty. The program will begin with the 2009-2010 academic year.

“Briar Cliff University wholeheartedly supports the Yellow Ribbon Program and is excited to assist veterans who have given so much to their country,” said Beverly A. Wharton, BCU president. “We look forward to working with qualifying veterans who plan to pursue their career goals through the Yellow Ribbon Program.”

The Yellow Ribbon Program is a provision of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008. For information about the program and state residency requirements, visit www.gibill.va.gov, select “Information for Education Professionals,” and then “Yellow Ribbon Program Information.” To speak to a Briar Cliff University admissions representative, please call 712-279-5200.

Briar Cliff University is a Catholic institution with an enrollment of more than 1,100 students from 24 states and four countries.  Students are educated in the Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and career preparation in an environment of care and compassion. For more information, please visit briarcliff.edu.

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