ArmyIgnitEd
Soldiers of Active Duty, Army Reserve, and National Guard can obtain federal tuition assistance monies to help fund their college educations through an active ArmyIgnitEd account. ArmyIgnitED is the online portal whereby a soldier requests their tuition assistance benefit
The Army tuition assistance program will provide up to 16 credits per Army fiscal year to assist a soldier in pursuing a certificate, an associate’s degree, a bachelor’s degree, or master’s degree. Soldiers must maintain satisfactory military performance on the job and a 2.00 or better grade point average in tuition assistance funded courses.
How to enroll in ArmyIgnitEd
Click on the “Get Started” link on the armyignited.army.mil website to create an account.
After your application is submitted to Jefferson Community College, we will notify
ArmyIgnitED of your application.
How to apply to Jefferson Community College
- Contact our office at the Fort Drum Education Center 315-786-6566 for application and registration assistance
- Complete the online application https://apply.sunyjefferson.edu/apply/
- Have your high school or GED transcript sent to the admissions office
- Have official transcripts sent to the admissions office from EVERY college previously attended
- Have official military transcripts sent to the admissions office go to https://jst.doded.mil/jst/ request an official transcript be sent to Jefferson Community College
- Complete skill assessment in reading skills, sentence skills, and mathematics if deemed necessary by the admissions office or a Jefferson advisor based upon review of previously completed college level reading, English, and math courses
Additional financial aid
Many soldiers receiving Army tuition assistance funding may also be eligible to receive non-duplicating funding from the Federal Pell Grant program to cover textbooks and other colleges costs. Applications for Pell Grant funding must be submitted through the studentaid.gov website on an annual basis using federal income tax information.
Visit the JCC office in the Fort Drum Education Center
4300 Camp Hale Road, Fort Drum, NY 13602
ftdrum@sunyjefferson.edu
(315) 786-6566
Betsi Bentz
Jefferson Director of Community Services
bbentz@sunyjefferson.edu
(315) 786-2425