Financial Assistance

WORK FORCE ALLIANCE

The Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance has made available as funding source to students who meet certain eligibility requirements. For more information, please visit their website: http://www.workforcetampa.com/

(Institute of Technology, Inc. cannot guarantee anyone’s approval, or guarantee the time frame on the approval process.)

 

 

Location:

WorkForce Tampa Career Center
9215 N. Florida Ave., Suite 101
Tampa, FL 33612

Phone: (813) 930-7400

 

Hours:

Mon, Tue, Thu, and Fri: 8:00am - 5:00pm

Wed: 8:00am - 7:00pm

 

 

 

JENA MAE

Jena Mae offers guaranteed financing options to all students. For more information about how to sign up with Jena Mae, please contact the Enrollment Specialist at Institute of Technology for more details.

 

 

MyCAA (Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts Program)

MyCAA Financial Assistance (FA) pays tuition for education and training courses, and licensing/ credentialing fees. This includes state certifications for teachers, medical professionals and other occupations requiring recognized certifications; licensing exams and related prep courses; Continuing Education Unit (CEU) classes including those offered through professional associations; and degree programs leading to employment in Portable Career Fields. MyCAA also pays for High School Completion courses, GED tests and English as a Second Language (ESL) classes.

 

Eligible spouses can establish a MyCAA Account by visiting the MyCAA website https://aiportal.acc.af.mil/mycaa. Once spouse Profile information is provided, MyCAA will verify spouse DEERS benefit eligibility. Eligible spouses will be allowed to create their Career and Training Plan and request FA when they are within 30 days of course start dates. Additionally, spouses are responsible for applying to their selected school or program and enrolling in each course included in their approved MyCAA Career and Training Plan.

 

The MyCAA program is open to all eligible spouses under the new program guidelines below:

 

• Spouse of an active duty Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine service member, or activated Reserve member in pay grades E1-E5, W1-W2, or O1-O2.
• If the spouse of National Guard and/or AGR member, the sponsor must be on federal Title 10 active duty orders as reported in DEERS.
• Spouses of Guard/Reserve members in an Alert, Transition Assistance, or Post Deployment status are not eligible.
• MyCAA accounts will be limited to the new $4,000 maximum benefit with a $2,000 fiscal year cap. Waivers to the fiscal year cap will be available for spouses pursuing licensure or credentials with a cost that exceeds the $2,000 fiscal year cap up to the total maximum assistance of $4,000.
• Spouses must finish their program of study within three years from the start date of the first course.
• Funding is limited to only Associate’s degrees, certifications and licensure programs.

 

Spouses (even if you no longer qualify for the MyCAA program) that have had a MyCAA account can still access their course information by logging in into the MyCAA Web site. If information is needed on other sources of financial assistance please contact a Military OneSource consultant at 800-342-9647.

 

*Note: Unfortunately, Coast Guard spouses are not covered by the MyCAA Spouse Employment congressional mandate: PL 110-417 Sec 582. Coast Guard is a part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), not the Department of Defense.