Tuition Assistance for Those Currently Serving

You may be eligible for PELL Grant to help pay for books and fees. Free FAFSA assistance for soldiers and their families is available through the TRIO EOC office in the Fort Carson Education Center, Bldg. 1117, room 108. 

Contact Robin Young at 719-526-6819 / robin.young@csupueblo.edu for more information or to schedule an appointment.

What you need: Your CAC card, Your PPSC Student ID # (ex. S01234567) and The Degree or Program you selected at PPSC.

• Go to https://www.armyignited.army.mil/, insert your CAC card, then follow the instructions to log in. 

Setting up your Educational Goal (*unless you are taking classes for AMED programs):

• Click on "Educational Goal"
• Select your goal type. PPSC students will select Associates Degree unless enrolled in a PPSC Bachelor's Program.
• Select Pikes Peak State College.
• Select a Degree Program. This should match what you selected on your PPSC application.
• Check the box that says "No Degree Plan File" and Next (you will upload an Evaluated Degree plan later)
• Select Semester Hours and Next
• Review and Submit. Once approved or disapproved, you will receive a message in your student message section of this portal.  Contact the Education Center at 719-526-2124 if you have questions.

• You must complete the Virtual Briefing and accept the TA user agreement annually. This briefing covers TA regulations and should be read carefully.
• Face to Face TA Briefings and open lab hours to assist with ArmyIgnitED are offered by the Fort Carson Education Center. Call 719-526-2124 for details.

• You will need your Detailed Student Schedule with start and end dates (print out or screen shot).
• From your dashboard select "Apply for Funding".
• Verify contact information and update as needed.
• Read the User Agreement and select "I Agree” Continue
• Confirm that Pikes Peak State College is showing and Main Campus is displayed (you do not need to change if taking classes on other campuses)
• Enter your Student Number (S#) and then Next.
• Look at your class schedule and identify the start and end dates Select the matching term by dates and Next.
• Select your course by subject and course number (i.e. ENG 1021).  You can search by subject.  PPSC has all courses loaded--do not manually add a class.  Call 719-502-4200 if you cannot find your class.
• Verify: Code = ENG 1021 (ex), Title - English Composition I, Level - Undergraduate, Location = either DL/Online or Campus, Credit Hours - (see your schedule) and Credit Type = SH.
• Cost per class--Resident rate with COF either campus or DL/Online Active Duty Military (CCC online and PPCC online charge the same).
• You will see a confirmation page "Tuition Assistance Request Application: Application Submitted.  Print a copy for your own record.  Your Army Education Counselors can assist if an approved TAR needs to be edited (section cancelled so you enroll in a new part of term, etc.).
• Do not submit multiple classes on the same TAR.  Repeat steps above for each class.
• Tuition Assistance will be posted to your student account after the drop date for each course. 

*Army AMED Programs: If you are enrolling to PPSC to complete prerequisite coursework for Army medical programs such as their RN, IPAP, etc.  Select an Associate of General Studies degree when applying to ensure all coursework is eligible for TA and other potential grants and scholarships (Classes must satisfy a degree area requirement).  You will work with an Army Counselor to manually create an Evaluated Degree Plan under Special Programs in ArmyIgnitED.  Contact the Fort Carson Education Center at 719-526-2124.

• Log into your student portal and select DegreeCheck.
• Open Degree Check and select print.  Print to .pdf and save file.
• Log into your ArmyIgnitED account, click on the message icon (envelope) and attach your Evaluated Degree Plan. It will route to the Army Education Counselors for approval and uploading. 

• PPSC will order official copies of your JST transcripts once you are enrolled in two classes, after the drop date.
• Student ordered JSTs are not evaluated.
• PPSC does not evaluate and award PLA college credit to non-students. 
• ACE recommended credits that equal a class required to complete your degree will be brought in as Military Prior Learning credits prior to the end date of your classes.
• An Associate of General Studies has 30 open electives that can be satisfied by Military PLA.  Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees rarely receive credit from JSTs as training an MOS skills are usually career and technical rather than academic. 
• Questions regarding Active Duty JSTs?   Email mvp@pikespeak.edu or call our Fort Carson office at 719-502-4200.