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For Veterans & Active Duty

Use Your GI Bill® to Break Into AI.

Get a university certificate in Applied AI Mastery, online, in 19 weeks. Your GI Bill® covers it. Build AI systems and get paid like it.

  • ✓ $0 out of pocket, plus Monthly Housing Allowance while enrolled
  • ✓ No degree or tech background required
  • ✓ Monthly start dates, no semester waiting

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Learn more about the program, how your GI Bill® covers it, and whether it's the right fit for you.

How Your GI Bill® Covers This

Post-9/11 GI Bill® (Ch. 33)

Covers your full tuition. Our VA certifying official handles the paperwork so you focus on the work.

VOC Rehab (Ch. 31)

Service-connected? VOC Rehab covers tuition, supplies, and extra support on top.

Monthly Housing Allowance

Enroll full-time and your Post-9/11 GI Bill® pays a monthly housing allowance while you study.

What You'll Be Able to Do

Get hands-on training in applied artificial intelligence: AI foundations, workflow automation, AI agents, software development, security, and business consulting. Build AI systems, deploy them, and prove the value for the businesses you work with.

Build & Deploy With AI

Build apps and software using AI through the entire development process, from first idea to launch.

Automate & Create AI Agents

Design automations and AI agent workflows that replace manual, repetitive business processes.

Analyze Business Systems

Spot inefficiencies and bottlenecks, and find where AI delivers measurable impact.

Set Up an AI Workspace

Create a customized AI environment with integrated tools, agents, and automated workflows.

Prove the ROI

Provide valuable solutions to a business: money saved, time back, and revenue gained.

Present a Case Study

Graduate with a capstone documenting a business problem, the solution you built, and measured outcomes.

Online, With Clear Structure

Format

Online, on your schedule

One weekly check-in call with your group early in the program. Everything else you do on your own time, with mentors when you need them.

Pace

Mastery-based

You advance when you show you've mastered the material.

Time

Weekly Commitment

Plan for about 25 hours a week.

Support

Unlimited Mentorship

Get one-on-one guidance, small group sessions, and personalized feedback from industry professionals. You'll never be stuck waiting for answers or figuring things out alone.

A Peek Into the Curriculum

Six levels that take you from the fundamentals to a new career. Want the full breakdown of every course? Download the veteran curriculum guide.

Download the Curriculum Guide
  • 01 Problem Solving & AI Fundamentals
  • 02 How Technology Works + AI Tools
  • 03 Automations, Agents & Agentic Workflows
  • 04 AI-Assisted Development, Security & Deployment
  • 05 Business Systems Analysis & ROI
  • 06 Case Study Development & Presentation

What Veterans Earn in AI

$90K
Entry Level
$140K
Median
$188K+
ML Engineer Avg

Military background plus AI skills is a high-leverage combo for federal contracting, defense work, and the private sector. National figures, pay varies by market and experience.

Sources: BLS OEWS (May 2025), Coursera AI Engineer Salary Guide, Indeed (June 2026). BLS does not yet maintain dedicated codes for AI titles.

AI Training for Veterans, Backed by a University

This AI course is a certificate program from Millersville University's Lombardo College of Business, built for veterans moving into tech. It's VA approved, so your Post-9/11 GI Bill® or VOC Rehab (VR&E) can cover it.

What the training covers

Over six levels you learn how AI tools work, build automations and AI agents, develop and deploy software with AI, and use it to solve real business problems. You finish with a case study you can show employers.

Who it's for

Veterans and transitioning service members, no tech background required. You study online, about 25 hours a week, and move forward as you master each level.

Student working through the Applied AI program online

Veteran FAQs

Yes. Post-9/11 GI Bill® covers tuition at Millersville in full. You pay nothing out of pocket. VOC Rehab covers even more.

The Post-9/11 GI Bill® and VOC Rehab (VR&E) both cover this program. VET TEC is a separate benefit that does not apply here. Not sure what you have? Admissions can check with you on the call.

Yes. The program is VA approved, so the Post-9/11 GI Bill® and VOC Rehab (VR&E) both cover it. Admissions confirms your benefit with you on the call.

It's an AI certificate from Millersville University, issued through the Lombardo College of Business. It's awarded when you complete all six levels and your case study.

Yes. Full-time enrollment qualifies you for Monthly Housing Allowance at the E-5 with dependents rate based on Millersville's zip code.

This is the modern version of it. Millersville's certificate is in Applied AI: building AI systems and automations for business. Same career door, current skills employers are hiring for right now.

No formal background required. The program is built to take you from the fundamentals to a portfolio. Many veterans start with zero tech experience.

Plan for about 25 hours a week, online.

Yes. Online and self-paced within the cohort. Many students start in transition and finish after separation. Monthly start dates, no cohort delays.

Issued through the Lombardo College of Business at Millersville University. Founded 1855. PASSHE member institution. VA approved for GI Bill® and VOC Rehab.

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