MCO 1560.33 - Marine Corps Tuition Assistance Program (Mctap)

Scope

MCO 1560.33 sets the requirements and regulations for administration of the Marine Corps Tuition Assistance Program (MCTAP). The order was signed 2000-05-04, and the source PDF is on file from the 2026-04-28 archive snapshot. The opening section states the purpose.

To set forth the requirements and regulations as required in the references for the administration of the Marine Corps Tuition Assistance Program (MCTAP).

Audience

• Marines using tuition assistance for off-duty college courses.
• Education Center and Voluntary Education staff counseling applicants.
• S-1 and I&I admin sections processing tuition assistance for reservists on qualifying active duty orders.
• Leaders coaching Marines through education planning and service obligations.

Content scope

Repo evidence names no chapters or enclosures. The order covers MCTAP administration per its stated purpose. Portal tuition assistance content covers eligibility, application through MarineNet, fiscal year caps, and coordination with GI Bill benefits.

Operative content

• The marine basic pay page lists this order among its references as the Marine Corps Tuition Assistance Program authority.
• Tuition assistance carries a continued service obligation. The pay problems page lists educational benefits with continued service obligation among recoupment-linked items, and the voluntary separations page lists Marine Corps Tuition Assistance Program commitments resulting in early separation.
• Current tuition assistance rates and application mechanics on the portal resolve through MCO 1560.25 and DoDI 1322.25. Those pages state tuition assistance pays up to 4500 dollars per fiscal year for approved college courses.

Connection to higher policy

DoDI 1322.25, Voluntary Education Programs, governs the portal's tuition assistance guidance and sits beside MCO 1560.25 in the reservist tuition assistance page.

Connection to Marine Corps doctrine and lower policy

MCO 1560.25, the Marine Corps Lifelong Learning Program, is the portal's primary voluntary education authority and the source policy for the education overview and tuition assistance pages. Applications route through the MarineNet Tuition Assistance module. Education Centers under Marine Corps Community Services counsel applicants.

Status

Signed 2000-05-04. MCPEL lists the order with status New, article 898858. The external link opens the official landing page for the current version. The 2000 sign date predates the portal's operative tuition assistance authorities. Verify whether MCO 1560.25 and DoDI 1322.25 supersede this order's rate and eligibility detail before citing it.