Law Enforcement Officer Tuition and Fees Waiver
North Dakota Office of Attorney General / North Dakota University System
25% off resident tuition and fees at NDUS colleges for full-time, licensed ND law enforcement officers with 2+ years of service.
- How much
- 25% of resident tuition and fees (after grants and scholarships)
- Who qualifies
- Full-time licensed North Dakota law enforcement officer with at least 2 years of employment
- Associate or bachelor's degree program at an NDUS institution; subject to a $500,000 annual statewide cap.
- For undergrads, adults going back to school
- When to apply
- Apply any time Each term; application due to the college one month before classes start.
- How to apply
- Each term, fill out the Attorney General's Law Enforcement Officer Application for Tuition Waiver with your supervisor's certificate of verification, and submit it to your college's student finance or business office at least one month before classes start
- File the FAFSA
- What you'll need
- state application + FAFSA
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (attorneygeneral.nd.gov), page 2 and page 3
The details
Under NDCC 54-12-35, a full-time law enforcement officer in ND who is licensed under chapter 12-63, has at least two years of employment and keeps satisfactory performance gets a waiver of 25% of resident tuition and fees (after federal grants and state scholarships/grants) at any NDUS institution while pursuing an associate or bachelor's degree. Up to five years from the first waiver. Total waivers are capped at $500,000 a year statewide.
More money from North Dakota
- North Dakota State GrantUp to $1,375 per semester or $917 per quarter (2026-27)
- North Dakota Scholarship$6,000 total: $750 per semester, $500 per quarter, clock-hour term or apprenticeship term
- Dual-Credit Tuition Scholarship$250 (one course), $500 (two), $750 (three or more); one-time
- North Dakota Scholars ProgramFull undergraduate tuition (NDUS rate at 15 credits per semester)
- Nursing Education Scholarship (NES) ProgramNot published (one-time award per degree level)
Keep looking
- Answer a few questions to see every program you qualify for
- Nearby states: Minnesota, Montana, South Dakota
- Federal aid and national scholarships (open to students in any state)
- The FAFSA in plain English (2027-28)
- Should I file the FAFSA if I don't think I'll qualify?
- FAFSA deadlines by state (2027-28)
- The FAFSA for parents: what you need to do
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