### Question
Can you define what cost of advanced education means?


### Answer
**Cost of advanced education** is defined as the following in *10 U.S.C. § 2005*:

> those costs which are, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, directly attributable to the education of the person to whom a course of advanced education is provided, including the cost of tuition and other fees (or, if none is charged, an amount determined by the Secretary concerned to be a reasonable charge for the education provided), the cost of books, supplies, transportation, and miscellaneous expenses, and the cost of room and board, but such term does not include pay or allowances under title 37 or a stipend under section 2121 of this title

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 2005*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART III-TRAINING AND EDUCATION > CHAPTER 101-TRAINING GENERALLY**

