{"id":6,"date":"2016-03-11T15:32:10","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T20:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/veterans.utdev2.wpengine.com\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-06-03T15:54:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T19:54:27","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1144 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/veterans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/Veterans-Home-Header-Image-2025-Update-1024x402.jpg\" alt=\"Veterans collage\" width=\"1024\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/veterans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/Veterans-Home-Header-Image-2025-Update-1024x402.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/veterans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/Veterans-Home-Header-Image-2025-Update-300x118.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/veterans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/Veterans-Home-Header-Image-2025-Update-768x301.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/veterans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/Veterans-Home-Header-Image-2025-Update.jpg 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1135 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/veterans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/Skinny-Orange-Line.png\" alt=\"Long dash\" width=\"560\" height=\"40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/veterans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/Skinny-Orange-Line.png 560w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/veterans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/Skinny-Orange-Line-300x21.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Proudly serving our veteran scholars, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, offers two offices dedicated to supporting a rapidly growing population.<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1135 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/veterans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/Skinny-Orange-Line.png\" alt=\"Long dash\" width=\"560\" height=\"40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/veterans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/Skinny-Orange-Line.png 560w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/veterans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/Skinny-Orange-Line-300x21.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1143 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/veterans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/VSC-Homepage-Picture-1.jpg\" alt=\"Two pictures. Picture on left has group of people. Picture on right has panel discussion.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/veterans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/VSC-Homepage-Picture-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/veterans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/VSC-Homepage-Picture-1-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/veterans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/VSC-Homepage-Picture-1-768x235.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<table class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: solid;border-color: #ff8200\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Veterans Success Center<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Veterans Success Center (VSC) offers assistance and guidance to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Active duty service members<\/li>\n<li>Veterans<\/li>\n<li>Reservists<\/li>\n<li>Guardsmen and family members using their VA educational benefits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The VSC works collaboratively with multiple campus partners to provide programs and opportunities to bridge the gap from military service to higher education to job obtainment, and ensure veteran success both in and out of the classroom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/veterans\/veterans-success-center\/\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-default\">Learn More about the VSC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Veterans Benefits Administration<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) manages and oversees all aspects of benefit management for our veteran scholars in order to ensure:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>State and federal compliance<\/li>\n<li>Coordination of financial matters with campus and external partners<\/li>\n<li>The oversight of all documentation and record keeping related to certification of VA benefits and the Tennessee Strong Act<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/veterans\/veterans-benefits-administration\/\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-default\">Learn More About the VBA<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/veterans\/enrollment-certification-form\/\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-default\">Enrollment Certification<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/veterans\/training-time\/\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-default\">Full &amp; Part Time Enrollment<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/veterans\/fee-deferment\/\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-default\">Deferment Information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: solid;border-color: #ff8200\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Out-of-State Tuition Waivers for All Military Service Members<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>(Effective August 1, 2022)<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All military service members receive in-state tuition rates at any UT system school, regardless of residency.<\/li>\n<li>Military service members include veterans, active-duty service members, National Guard members, and reservists.<\/li>\n<li>ROTC students and students utilizing the TN Strong Act may also receive in-state tuition.<\/li>\n<li>Students who are dependents and spouses of veterans qualify for the out-of-state tuition waiver if they meet all of the following criteria:\n<ul>\n<li>The student must be using VA benefits and will need to provide a copy of the letter of eligibility to the veterans office or residency<\/li>\n<li>The student must be living in Tennessee while using the benefits.* Online students living out of state will not qualify for this waiver<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Eligibility for VA Education Benefits is Determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">*Please be aware that changing your residency status from out-of-state to in-state may affect your scholarship amount. Please visit One Stop Student Services for more information on scholarships.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Proudly serving our veteran scholars, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, offers two offices dedicated to supporting a rapidly growing population. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-wide.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Home - Veterans At UT<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The transition from soldier to student, from combat to campus, is often a difficult one. 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