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Coordinator:
Phone: (714) 564-6242
Location: Administration Building; U-221
Santa Ana College
1530 West 17th Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706-3398 U.S.A.
Rancho Santiago Community College District is approved by
the California Office of Private Postsecondary Education for the training
of veterans and eligible's. Educational and vocational opportunities
are available for both college credit and Continuing Education Courses.
Opportunities include associate degree, certificate, and the high school
diploma. Counseling is available for day and evening students to
assist in achieving your educational goals, as well as personal and family
guidance.
Eligibility
Veterans who qualify for receive benefits under the Veteran's Educational
Assistance Program (VEAP), Montgomery Bill-Active Duty (Chapter 30),
Montgomery Bill-Selected Active Reserve (Chapter 1606/1607), and
eligible persons under the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance
Program (Chapter 35) are encourage 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
1-714-5677450 Applying for Benefits
Each veteran and eligible person who wishes o enter a college in the Rancho
Santiago Community College District must follow the admissions procedures.
See index for details on enrolling. A copy of discharge paper-DD214,
is required of new Chapter 30 veterans and a copy of DD2384of new Chapter
1606/1607 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
request can be mailed or are available in the VAO phone 1-714-564-6242.
Veterans and eligible persons must have each course approved prior to
registering for each semester. VA requires that the VAO monitor
progress towards a specific degree plan. Therefore, for payment
purposes, students must select a major and take only those courses on the
approval list specifically required for that major. College counselors
are available to provide comprehensive counseling services for day and
evening students, phone 1-714-564-6100 for Santa Ana College or
1-714-628-4800 at Santiago Canyon College for an appointment. If you
have attended previous schools, official transcripts must be on file before
a college program can approved by the counselor.
Military Credit
Three units for health education and one unit
for exercise science may be granted on the basis of military service.
When a veteran petitions for graduation and needs these units for
graduation purposes. VAO will verify a request for credit from the
DD214. The credit granted can be used in area F under Plan A.
Under Plan B, three units of credit are granted in area E.
Military credit is not accepted under Plan C.
General Information
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. Students 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 1/2 time can be reimbursed tuition and fees, not to
exceed that normal monthly rate for rate for a full-time, 3/4 time or
1/2 time student. Veterans and persons who sish to received
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
student may enroll in open circuit television classes. All those
collecting VA educational benefits are required to immediately report
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
VA educational benefits payments suspended after showing two semesters
without satisfactory progress toward graduation requirement of 2.00 GPA.
In such instances, a student must petition for recertification and must
show counselor-approved program indicating what course of action must be
completed to maintain satisfactory progress towards graduation
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