Info for spouses and dependents of those affiliated with the military.
The tuition rate is $210 per unit. The Military Spouses Program is available to dependent spouses and dependent family members of active duty service members, veterans, and reservists. To qualify students must be 18 years old or have earned a GED or High School Diploma.
Please visit the MyCAA Official Home Page for:
To secure a document to submit to MyCAA Financial Assistance to fulfill eligibility requirements, please email ELDCounseling@Coastline.edu.
Please review the MyCAA FAQs provided by the DOD, for more program information.
Students that live in the following states and districts cannot take Coastline courses: Arkansas, Delaware, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Washington DC.
Creating a MyCAA account for first-time MyCAA participants
Students paying tuition out-of-pocket or who are authorized for less than 100% of tuition must submit the remaining balance by the registration/payment deadline.
Credit/Debit card payments are accepted online in your MyCoast account.
If payment is preferred by check or money order, make payment payable to Coastline College.
Mail payment to:
Coastline College
Military & Contract Education Department
11460 Warner Avenue
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
NOTE: Upon submission of any form of payment, please allow three business days for the payment to be posted to your MyCoast account.
In order to be certified to use GI Bill® Benefits, please contact Coastline's Veteran Certifying Official. Student Veterans are required to contact the Certifying Official each time they add or drop a course.
If you plan to use Military Tuition Assistance (TA) to pay for your course, please complete the Intent to Use Tuition Assistance Form in order to be excluded from the drop for non-payment process. You have until the week prior to the start of your course to submit the TA Authorization to ELDEnrollment@coastline.edu.
(add the Personal payment, GI Bill Benefits, Drop for Non-payment drop-downs that we include on the other population pages)
Apply for Financial Assistance through MyCAA each session. FA Approvals are course-specific and session-specific.
Students are not able to apply for Financial Assistance until 60 days prior to the start of your courses.
Obtain a copy of your Financial Assistance Approval by selecting the "Print FA" button next to the courses for which you have registered.
Forward a copy to Coastline prior to the close of registration. This is the spouse's responsibility each term. FA is paid directly to Coastline.
Email: ELDEnrollment@Coastline.edu
Fax: (714) 241-6270
Federal Financial Aid is available to qualified students, and qualification is determined when an individual completes the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Financial Aid programs include Pell Grants, Supplemental Equal Opportunity Grant (SEOG), Stafford Loans (Subsidized and Unsubsidized), and the Plus Loan.
Military and Contract Education (MCE) students are eligible to receive scholarships even if they receive TA through a government or corporate-sponsored program.
MCE students are exempt from the requirement to attend the scholarship awards ceremony.
Please refer to Coastline Scholarships for more information and due dates.
Service members originally from or currently stationed in California may be eligible for a discounted tuition rate when enrolling in Coastline's Military Distance Learning Program. Please review Residency Requirements for eligibility and required documentation.
Check the Textbooks page for information about where to find, how to borrow, where to purchase, and how to find classes with free textbooks.
Start signing up for classes and planning your school-life-work balanced semester! Search the Fall 2023 Class Schedule and see when your required and elective courses are offered.
Note: The schedule search is unavailable from 2-4:30 am for nightly maintenance.
Coastline requires all students to have an Official Education Plan upon completion of 6 units/credits at Coastline or 9 semester hours paid by Government-issued Tuition Assistance. Details can be found on the Official Education Plan webpage.
Have you racked up enough units during your semesters at Coastline to graduate with a degree or certificate? Congratulations! This is a major milestone. Do not forget: you must petition to graduate. Once you've arranged for the paperwork to be completed, you can focus on celebrating and taking part in Coastline's Commencement Ceremony (held in spring).
All the details you need can be found on the Graduation page.
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