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The Yellow Ribbon GI Enhancement Program is part of an expandesd benefits package approved by Congressin 2008. The Post 9/11 Educationalp Assistance Act generally increases the amount of college tuition covered under theGI Bill, while the Yellow Ribbomn program sweetens the pot even further by gettingt universities to make scholarships available for costs not coveredr by the GI Bill. “Thed charges over and aboves those paid by GI bill will be by UC andthe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, said UC Registrae Doug Burgess. “We’ll provide a scholarship in the amount of 50 percent ofthe excess.
” The combined changed will make it easier for out-of-statew veterans to attend UC. It also will enable more veterans to enrollin UC’e law, medical and graduate UC’s participation in the Yellows Ribbon program will be limited to 50 students, including five each in medicins and law and 15 in UC graduate Applications are now being taken for the which formally begins Aug. 1. Veterans can learn more Burgesa estimates the expanded benefits will result in a 5 percent to 10 percen increase in enrollment among veteranes inthe 2009-2010 academic year. Between 550 and 600 attended UC duringv various quarterslast year.
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