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To give Â鶹ԭ´´ authorization to certify your benefits, you must fill out the Â鶹ԭ´´ Veterans Enrollment Certification Request Form  and return to the Financial Aid Office each semester you are enrolled and want to use benefits. This form must be sent via your Â鶹ԭ´´ email, with a photo ID, when emailed. This is to protect the privacy and benefits of our students using veterans' benefits.

WITH THE VA

Access to United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits and services depends on your eligibility. Eligibility is determined using different factors contingent on the benefit. For complete information, read Getting Started with the VA (Education, Employment, Health Care, and other benefits).

• VA Wave by phone: 1-877-823-2378

Federal Veterans Benefits

GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by the VA is available on the official U.S. government website at .

State Veterans Benefits

Military Tuition Assistance

Tuition assistance is available to qualified individuals through the U.S. Department of Defense. Rules may vary by branch and depend on whether the unit is active, Reserve or National Guard. Service members can use Federal VA benefits in combination with tuition assistance. Contact your Educational Services Officer (ESO) or Education office within your unit for approval before enrolling at Â鶹ԭ´´. For additional information, please visit your branch's benefits page below.

Â鶹ԭ´´ VA Academic Requirements

Students using VA benefits must meet certain academic requirements to continue using their benefits each semester. Please review the above link for more information.

VA Withdrawal Policy

If you do not plan to attend the courses you register for, you must officially withdraw from those courses. To withdraw from your courses, please visit the Student Services Office (C2100) and complete a withdrawal form. Once you have withdrawn, please update your VA Certification Request Form with the Financial Aid Office.

**All withdrawals are reported to the VA for students using Federal VA Benefits. Depending on the time frame of your  withdrawal, you could owe money back to the VA. If you have withdrawn from courses and you feel you have extenuating circumstances, please stop by the Financial Aid Office. The VA will take this into consideration when they adjust your payment and process your withdrawal. This may prevent you from owing an overpayment to the VA for your federal benefits.

VA Pending Payment Compliance Policy

Â鶹ԭ´´ will not take any of the following actions towards any student using U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Post 9/11 G.I. Bill® (Ch33) or Veteran Readiness and Employment Service (Ch. 31) benefits, while the payment from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is pending to the educational institution:

• Prevent their enrollment
• Assess a late penalty fee to
• Require they secure alternative or additional funding
• Deny their access to any resources (classes, libraries or other institutional facilities) available to other students who have satisfied their tuition and fee bills to the institution

In order to qualify for this provision, students must:

• Produce the VA’s Certificate of Eligibility by the first day of class
• Provide written request to be certified
• Provide additional information needed to properly certify the enrollment as described in other institutional policies (see our VA School Certifying Official for all requirements)

Policy for individuals who are called up for Active Duty

If an individual using VA benefits gets called to active duty, they must contact their instructors and the Financial Aid Office before leaving for duty. For more information, see the above link to our handbook.

• Financial Aid Policies and Procedures
• Student Code of Conduct
• Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
• Students Right to Know/Consumer Information

Readmissions Policy

A returning student will be permitted to re-enroll in the next semester scheduled in the same academic program unless the student requests a later date of re-enrollment or agrees to a different program.

A returning student will be readmitted into the same academic program the student was enrolled in prior to the military service or the student requests admission to a different program. If the college determines that a returning student is not prepared to resume the program or is unable to complete the program, the university must make reasonable efforts to enable the student to resume or complete the program at no additional cost to the student. If such efforts are unsuccessful or place an undue hardship on the college, the college is not required to readmit the student.

In accordance with federal regulations, returning students who receive a dishonorable or bad conduct discharge from the Armed Forces (including the National Guard and Reserves) are not eligible to participate in the DoD TA or VA benefits under this policy. However, service members who receive dishonorable or bad conduct discharge may remain eligible for readmission even though they will not be entitled to the benefits outlined in this policy.

Recruiting Policy

Â鶹ԭ´´ prohibits the use of commissions, bonuses or other incentive payment programs to any employees or contractors for the purpose of securing enrollments.

Â鶹ԭ´´ prohibits the practice of high-pressure recruitment tactics for the purpose of securing enrollments. These practices include, but are not limited to, making unsolicited contacts (three or more), including contacts by phone, email or in-person, and engaging in same-day recruitment and registration for purposes of securing enrollments.

VA Resources

General Resources

LOCAL AND STATE RESOURCEs

GI BILL® RESOURCES

• about your eligibility, payments, and more.
• Veteran Hotline 1-888-442-4551

VARIOUS ASSISTANCE RESOURCES

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Resources for College

Career Resources