Our Funding Options are currently only available for Certificate & Diploma Programs, but please contact us for any inquiries regarding other funding options.

 

GI Bill

GI Bill is the Department of Veterans Affair's education benefit - earned by members of Active Duty, Selected Reserve and National Guard Armed Forces and their families. Since 1944, the GI Bill has been helping qualifying individuals receive money to cover costs for further education, schooling, or training. The benefits of GI Bill focus on helping eligible veterans, service members, and their families, pay for education and training programs. Let us know if you may qualify and are interested in learning how to use these benefits to earn a degree, train for a specific trade, or work toward other career goals. If you are approved for GI Bill training funds, your training may be completely supported by the government.
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-You have served on active duty for at least 90 days, whether continuous or interrupted, after September 10, 2001.
-You served at least 2 years on active duty, were honorably discharged, have a high school diploma, GED, or 12 hours of college credit, and meet a few additional requirements.
-You have either a 6-year service obligation in the Selected Service, or, you're an officer in the Selected Reserve who has agreed to serve 6 years in addition to your initial service obligation.
-In some cases, the dependent or surviving spouse and children of a Veteran can get educational assistance through a GI Bill program.
If you think you may be qualified for GI Bill Training, feel free to contact us. We can help you find out.

 

WIOA Grants (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act)

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, or WIOA, improves and educates our public workforce system and helps individuals get into high-quality jobs or career paths. Simultaneously, it also helps employers hire and retain skilled workers for their companies. WIOA ensures that the unemployed have access to high-quality workforce services, as well as helping job seekers acquire industry-recognized credentials for in-demand jobs. WIOA helps drive economic growth and initiate business expansion by ensuring the workforce system is job-driven and can match employers with skilled individuals. The federal government provides significant funding to states for workforce system programs covered by WIOA. Federal funding is also provided through competitive grants. If you've been approved for WIOA training funds, your training may be completely supported by the government.

Show MoreWIOA combines the core programs of Federal investment in skill development:
- Employment services and/or training for adults, dislocated workers, and youth and Wagner-Peyser employment services administered by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) through formula grants to states; and
- Adult education and family literacy programs - as well as State Vocational Rehabilitation Services programs that assist eligible individuals with disabilities in obtaining employment; both core programs are administered by the U.S. Department of Education.
-WIOA can also authorize programs for certain vulnerable populations, including (but not limited to) the Job Corps, YouthBuild, Indian and Native Americans, and Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker programs. WIOA additionally authorizes other programs administered by U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

 

Student Loans and Financing

With the soaring price of traditional university tuition, students are turning to technical schools to further their education and drive their career. Visible Edge Institute offers finance options for all of our career Certification and Diploma programs - such as Cybersecurity, Project Management, Data Analytics & Management, Mechanical Design, Digital Marketing & Animation, System Administration and more. Visible Edge offers both short term and long term financing options to qualified individuals.

To apply for a student loan online, you can follow the link below.
https://www.tciconnection.com/internetApp/app?key=35d6faf47f2a5733e79247e0c9ad5b0f40

 

Workforce Training Fund Express Grants

In order for the Massachusetts economy to prosper, businesses need access to a pipeline of skilled workers in order to stay competitive and continue growing. The Workforce Training Fund Program (WTFP) helps address business productivity and competitiveness by providing resources to Massachusetts businesses to fund training for current and newly hired employees. Workforce Training Funds are for businesses of all sizes, however, their focus is on small to medium-sized businesses. They also offer several types of grants to support the varied training needs of businesses across Massachusetts.
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- Businesses have to pay into the Fund in order to qualify. All for-profit companies automatically pay into this fund. However, if you are a non-profit, you may still qualify.
- Government agencies are not eligible to apply.
- While available to businesses of all sizes, the WTFP focuses on small to medium-sized businesses that would not be able invest in improving employee skills without the assistance of the Fund.
- There are three programs to which businesses may apply: General Program, Express Program, and Small Business Direct Access Program.

 

Trade Act

Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program is a federal program that aids workers who have lost their jobs, received decreased work hours, or experienced wage reduction as a result of increased imports. Trade Act tends to provide assistance to workers who have been adversely affected by foreign trade with the opportunities to obtain the skills, credentials, resources, and support necessary to become re-employed. Benefits include training, job search allowances, job relocation allowances, trade readjustment allowances (TRA), and more. If you qualify for Trade Act training funds, your training may be completely supported by the government. If you think you may qualify for Trade Act training funds, feel free to contact us and we can help you find out.

 

Vocational Rehabilitation Grants

This program is designed to provide VR services to individuals with disabilities, consistent with their strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, capabilities, interests, and informed choice - so that they can prepare for competitive integrated employment and achieve economic self-sufficiency. Eligible individuals are those who have a physical or mental impairment that results in a substantial impediment to employment, who can benefit from VR services for employment, and who require VR services.