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COMDTINST 1500.24
MAR 9 2000
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 1500.24
Subj: COAST GUARD TUITION ASSISTANCE (TA) PROGRAM
Ref:
(a) Training and Education Manual, COMDTINST M1500.10B
(b) Coast Guard Institute Publication 10460/1560B
1.
PURPOSE. This Instruction establishes policy and procedures for the management and
execution of the Coast Guard Tuition Assistance Program.
2.
ACTION. Area and district commanders, commanders of maintenance and logistics
commands, commanding officers of headquarters units, assistant commandants for
directorates, Chief Counsel, and chiefs of special staff offices at Headquarters shall ensure
compliance with this Instruction.
3.
DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. Any policy and guidelines concerning TA in references (a) and
(b) are hereby superceded.
4.
DISCUSSION. The Coast Guard TA program is designed to assist eligible personnel in their
professional development by providing funding for off-duty voluntary education courses to
broaden their academic or technical background. Tuition assistance is not intended to be used
to meet unit specific operational training requirements. The management of the TA program
was centralized at the USCG Institute in December 1997. It is supported by a consolidated
tuition assistance processing system managed by the Naval Education and Training
Professional Development and Technology Center (NETPDTC). The USCG Institute
approves the TA and issues a TA Authorization Form (CGI Form 1560, enclosure (1)). The
applicant provides the TA Authorization Form to the academic institution during registration
and the institution, in turn, invoices (NETPDTC) for payment. (NETPDTC) also manages the