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.:MCCS Lifelong Learning & Education Center:.

Bldg. 1427 S
760-830-6881
760-830-7243 [Fax]
Mon - Thurs: 7:30am - 5pm
Fri: 7:30am - 4:30pm

Welcome to the 29 Palms Education Center. We provide a variety of education services and programs to Marines, Sailors and their family members.

Department of Defense Voluntary Education Program

.:MCCS Education Center Staff:.

Education counselors are available to help you with your education needs. Call or stop by the Education Center to speak with one of our counselors, or you can e-mail us with your questions.

Lifelong Learning Branch Head - [760] 830-4702
Education Center Admin - [760] 830-6881

.:Tuition Assistance:.

All Marines and Sailors on regular active duty, enlisted reservists on continuous active duty and other reservists ordered to active duty for more than two consecutive years are eligible. TA funds are authorized for vocational-technical, undergraduate, graduate, undergraduate developmental, independent study and distance learning programs.

• Courses must be offered by institutions holding regional or national accreditation.
  
• Before using TA, service members must attend a TA informational brief offered at the Education Center every Wednesday at 1pm and Friday at 11am.

.:Veterans Administration Benefits:.

The GI Bill Brief and Workshops are offered at Lifelong Learning Education Center every Monday and Friday, 1:00-2:00pm.  Learn about your VA Education Benefits and receive assistance in applying for benefits.

.:Top-Up:.

Service members who take classes exceeding their TA benefits can use "Top-Up", or part of their GI Bill to cover the difference. They need to activate their GI Bill by filling out the VA Form 22-1990 and submitting this form to the Veterans' Administration. Also, members using Top-Up need to submit their TA Voucher [printed off at the Education Center] to the VA.

.:Buy-Up:.

Service members can elect to contribute additional education monies into their GI Bill benefit, thus, receive greater monthly benefits. While still on active duty, service members can contribute an additional $600 towards their chapter 30 GI Bill benefits and receive in return $5,400 from the Veterans' Administration. For those who contribute the additional $600, they will receive an additional $150 a month for each month of remaining benefit. The paperwork for the Buy-Up may be picked up at the Education Center.

.:Leadership Scholar Program:.

Click HERE for the website!!

Developed by the Marine Corp, “Leadership Scholar Program” is a great program in which participating colleges and universities offer special admission to highly qualified Marines. Information is released by each school which outlines the process, admissions criteria and admissions timeline for that school. For more up to date information please reference LeadershipScholarProgram.com

A Marine’s first step is to contact the MCCS Lifelong Learning Education Center, Bldg. 1427S to obtain further information,as well as, receive assistance in filing your application.
Go Marines!