Financial Aid with Continuing Education

ODU accepts most credit cards (American Express, Visa, MasterCard & Discover). For non-credit offerings, credit cards can only be accepted online through our registration system, MonarchCE. Once payment is successfully completed, you will receive payment verification and a registration confirmation by email.

Checks are accepted when payment is made by mail through Continuing Education.

The GI Bill may be used for the Career Switcher program, only. ODU systems require that the tuition be paid upfront and reimbursed through the Veterans Administration to the individual. There is also MyCAA. ODU is honored to offer MyCAA (Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts) as one of its many programs. MyCAA is a workforce development program that provides up to $4,000 of tuition assistance to eligible military spouses over 2 years to pursue an associates degree program, licenses or credentials. Find MyCAA information.

Many employers offer tuition assistance (TA) in their employee benefits package. If you are not familiar with your company's policies regarding TA, you should talk to your Human Resources Department. To use tuition assistance at ODU, your company should submit a memo on company letterhead stating that the company accepts the financial debt of the tuition. Please make sure the memo lists the course name, tuition amount and the student name. Submit this memo to Continuing Education.

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is a United States public law intended to bring about increased coordination among federal workforce development and related programs.

You may qualify under Title I — Workforce Development Activities, which authorizes job training and related services to unemployed or underemployed individuals, and establishes the governance and performance accountability system for WIOA

1. Hampton Roads Workforce Council: The Hampton Roads Workforce Council (HRWC) is a special purpose unit of local government that oversees workforce development programs and initiatives for the Cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, and the Counties of Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Southampton, and York.
2. Virginia Career Works: Virginia Career Works provides three levels of service:  Career Services Basic, Career Services Individualized and Training Services.  Virginia Career Works services are funded through the US Department of Labor at no cost to the job seeker.

If you would like to investigate the private loan option to assist in funding your education, the process is very easy. See our list of frequently used private loan lenders (please note, you will be taken to another website).