Free college for Texans

**CAL** · 12-01-2005, 08:25 PM

For you Texans out there that may not know, the state will pay for your college. The program is called the Hazlewood Act and if your home of record as reflected on your DD214 is Texas, you will get your tuition and most of your fees paid for. Here is a link to see the qualifications:

http://www.collegefortexans.com/cfbin/tofa2.cfm?ID=31

If you have any questions, ask me - my HH6 and a good friend both work this program for my University.

**CAL** · 12-01-2005, 08:27 PM

By the way, there is no double dipping. The Hazlewood Act is after you've exhausted your GI Bill, etc. In other words, you could use your GI Bill to pay for your Bachelor's degree, and the Hazlewood funds to pay for your graduate degree.

italyjumper · 12-01-2005, 09:22 PM

Good info bro...This should be sticky

**CAL** · 12-01-2005, 09:41 PM

Originally Posted by italyjumper

Good info bro...This should be sticky

Well then sticky it.

italyjumper · 12-01-2005, 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by CAL

Originally Posted by italyjumper

Good info bro...This should be sticky

Well then sticky it.

ummm how do i do that?? LOL JK

smileytfj · 12-02-2005, 09:52 AM

I currently use the Hazelwood act. Easy to use...it's so nice getting a bill from the registrar saying NOTHING owed!!!

**ShortBusDriver82** · 12-02-2005, 09:58 AM

Originally Posted by smileytfj

I currently use the Hazelwood act. Easy to use...it's so nice getting a bill from the registrar saying NOTHING owed!!!

I will be using that this next semester... looks nice!!! Do you still get 120 hrs paid for or has it been raised? Shit you could get a masters and a Ph.D for free and still have some left over.... Texas definitely takes care of her vets...

smileytfj · 12-02-2005, 10:38 AM

Originally Posted by 82d11b2p

Originally Posted by smileytfj

I currently use the Hazelwood act. Easy to use...it's so nice getting a bill from the registrar saying NOTHING owed!!!

I will be using that this next semester... looks nice!!! Do you still get 120 hrs paid for or has it been raised? Shit you could get a masters and a Ph.D for free and still have some left over.... Texas definitely takes care of her vets...

150 Credit hours. And yes...I plan on having it pay for my Masters.

**ShortBusDriver82** · 12-02-2005, 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by smileytfj

Originally Posted by 82d11b2p

Originally Posted by smileytfj

I currently use the Hazelwood act. Easy to use...it's so nice getting a bill from the registrar saying NOTHING owed!!!

I will be using that this next semester... looks nice!!! Do you still get 120 hrs paid for or has it been raised? Shit you could get a masters and a Ph.D for free and still have some left over.... Texas definitely takes care of her vets...

150 Credit hours. And yes...I plan on having it pay for my Masters.

Are you still doing undergrad? It will pay for my grad degree and either law school or Ph.D. or maybe both.... what are you going to do for grad school and where? Grad school is a biaaach.... not too terribly hard, but when you are doing both work and school full-time... hard to juggle, too many things to handle, I definitely recommend cutting one back to part-time... just my $.02

**Ripcord** · 12-02-2005, 01:18 PM

I Didn't know Texans had Book Learning Down There :shock:
If Ya'll need any Books to start out on I still have some Dick & Jane and The Little Train Who Could left over from my kids

All Kidding aside that is Great to bad Indiana don't do that but there is no Profit in it for them

smileytfj · 12-02-2005, 04:21 PM

Originally Posted by 82d11b2p

Are you still doing undergrad? It will pay for my grad degree and either law school or Ph.D. or maybe both.... what are you going to do for grad school and where? Grad school is a biaaach.... not too terribly hard, but when you are doing both work and school full-time... hard to juggle, too many things to handle, I definitely recommend cutting one back to part-time... just my $.02

I have my associates this semester (WOOHOO!!!) from Houston Community College. I am continuing my on-line studies elsewhere to finish my undergrad (Business Admin emphasis on Accounting). I will have a few thousand in loans (less than 10k) but my GI Bill will kick in once I am commissioned. That should exhaust it.

Then I will do my Masters and get my CPA certification somewhere. Probably through UH Downtown's online program (Yuck...I HATE THEM!). I'm hoping by the time I'm ready for my Masters other State funded schools will have more of an on-line graduate degree program.

I have to do on-line b/c I do full time school (usually 12-15 hours), work full time and have my kiddo (5 years old) and all her activities. I usually find time to do school work here and there during the day, after she goes to bed and during whatever the activity of the day is (swimming, karate, and gymnastics).

**RTO** · 12-02-2005, 08:24 PM

Originally Posted by smileytfj

Originally Posted by 82d11b2p

Are you still doing undergrad? It will pay for my grad degree and either law school or Ph.D. or maybe both.... what are you going to do for grad school and where? Grad school is a biaaach.... not too terribly hard, but when you are doing both work and school full-time... hard to juggle, too many things to handle, I definitely recommend cutting one back to part-time... just my $.02

I have my associates this semester (WOOHOO!!!) from Houston Community College. I am continuing my on-line studies elsewhere to finish my undergrad (Business Admin emphasis on Accounting). I will have a few thousand in loans (less than 10k) but my GI Bill will kick in once I am commissioned. That should exhaust it.

Then I will do my Masters and get my CPA certification somewhere. Probably through UH Downtown's online program (Yuck...I HATE THEM!). I'm hoping by the time I'm ready for my Masters other State funded schools will have more of an on-line graduate degree program.

I have to do on-line b/c I do full time school (usually 12-15 hours), work full time and have my kiddo (5 years old) and all her activities. I usually find time to do school work here and there during the day, after she goes to bed and during whatever the activity of the day is (swimming, karate, and gymnastics).

CONGRATULATIONS SWEETIE !!!

I am SO PROUD OF YOU and all of your hard work and all you have done and will accomplish in the future!

Y & M & U T F!!!

**dogface11b** · 02-25-2008, 10:05 PM

Illinois also pays for college at any state school, and you can use this benefit while still collecting your G.I. Bill money.

**Skyshark** · 02-26-2008, 12:20 PM

Fuck texas and Fuck illinois

**Skyshark** · 02-26-2008, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by CAL

Well, in TX we get to take off $15k off of the value of the house for taxes and then if you have a rating by the VA you get to take off more (based on your rating). The cost of housing in TX is among the lowest in the nation.

I fucking should be, you shouldn't spend that much on a fucking trailer anyway.