(AP) -- YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) - Eastern Michigan University says it will start letting military veterans from outside the state pay the lower in-state tuition rates. The tuition break is available to veterans with at least one year of service who receive honorable or medical discharges. The Ypsilanti school says the break applies to 24 credit hours per year.
Last year, Eastern Michigan began offering in-state tuition rates to active duty members of the U.S. military. University veterans services Director Shaftone Dunklin says the program recognizes that members of the armed forces defend the entire country and not just individual states.
The university's trustees approved the EMU Vet Connect Award at their October meeting.
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