| ELIGIBILITY
Veterans who qualify to receive benefits under the Veterans’
Educational Assistance Program (VEAP) Montgomery Bill-Active Duty
(Chapter 30), Montgomery Bill-Selected Active Reserve (Chapter 1606), and
eligibles under the Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance
Program (Chapter 35) are encouraged to take advantage of their educational
entitlement.
Veterans with a service-connected disability may be eligible for
vocational rehabilitation. This program provides eligible veterans
with a monthly allowance as well as payment for tuition, most fees, and
necessary books and supplies. War orphans, dependents, and survivors
of veterans considered 100% disabled as the result of a service-connected
disability, who died from those conditions, or who died while on active
duty, may be eligible for benefits. These applicants should seek
information regarding eligibility from the VA Regional Office, Los
Angeles, phone 1-800-827-1000 or 1-888-442-4551 or contact the local
Orange County Service Center, Santa Ana, phone (714) 567-7450.
ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS
The Veterans Administration will only pay educational benefits for the
period of time that each course is active as shown by the beginning and
ending dates in the semester class schedule. You must be enrolled in
at least half time, (6.0 units-regular sessions and 3.0 units-mini and
summer sessions) to be eligible for regular payment. A veteran or
eligible student attending less than ½ time can be reimbursed tuition and
fees, not to exceed the normal monthly rate for a full-time, ¾ time or ½
time student. Veterans and eligibles who wish to receive benefits
must notify the VAO at the beginning of each semester by completing a VA
class schedule form. Satisfactory progress must be maintained by all
VA applicants. A veteran or eligible may enroll in open circuit
television classes. All those collecting VA educational benefits are
required to report immediately any changes of classes, both adds and
drops, to the Veteran Affairs Office.
Veterans and eligible dependents/spouse who are on academic probation,
below 2.00 grade point average (GPA), must show a continued improvement in
GPA with each semester after the below 2.00 GPA deficiency. A
student who is on academic probation shall have VA education benefits
payments suspended after showing two semesters without satisfactory
progress towards graduation requirement of 2.00 GPA. In such
instances, a student must petition for recertification and must show a
counselor approved program indicating what course of action must be
completed to maintain satisfactory progress towards graduation
requirements.
APPLYING FOR BENEFITS
Each veteran and eligible who wishes to enter Rancho Santiago Community
College District must follow the admissions procedures. A copy of
discharge paper – DD214, is required of new Chapter 30 veterans and a
copy of DD2384 of new Chapter 1606 reservists who are using their
educational benefits for the first time. A birth certificate is
usually required of new dependents. All applicants are encouraged to
apply for Advance Payment by checking with the Veterans Affairs Office (VAO)
at Santa Ana College at least 30 days before the beginning of each
semester. VA forms and Advance Payments requests can be mailed or
are available in the VAO, phone (714) 564-6050.
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