Tuition assistance cuts will hit military students
Active-military troops who are taking courses through Washington colleges and universities learned recently that they may lose a tuition assistance benefit that helps pay for college. The cut is part of the federal budget sequester.
One of the Washington colleges likely to be most affected is Pierce College, which serves thousands of active-military students, both in person and online. In addition to its two campuses, the college also teaches classes at three locations at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, and teaches many more military students online, even those stationed in other states and countries.