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CERTIFICATION REQUEST FORM
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Submitted to the Santa Ana College VA Office EVERY TERM for certification.
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| GUEST CERTIFICATION REQUEST FORM
| Are you a Guest student? If so, that means you are pursuing a program at another college (your parent/primary school), but are taking courses here at Santa Ana College. The courses at SAC are applicable to fulfill your program requirements at your Primary/Parent School. The Primary/Parent School needs to approve the courses being taken at SAC in the form of a Primary/Parent Letter. This applies to Chapter 33 Post 9/11, Chapter 30 MGIB, Chapter 35 DEA, Chapters 1606 Reservist, and Chapter 31 VR&E. TIPS: On Question 5, make sure to answer that this is the first time you're filling out the form. And on Question 11, answer that you're a GUEST Student so that questions specifically for you are initiated.
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| ADD/DROP FORM | If you're going to drop or add a course or courses that was certified so they can be reported to the VA, fill this form you submit. This form is the main Certification Request form but if you answer Yes on Question 5, it will take you to the Add/Drop form.
To Officially Drop or Add a course, please contact Admissions and Records.
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| PRIORITY REGISTRATION REQUEST FORM
| Priority registration is available for active members of the Armed Forces of the United States or former members who have been discharged within the last 15 years of the day before classes begin, and veterans who will be using their education benefits.
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 Check List for VA Ed Benefits.pdf |
A quick checklist on how to start the process of your VA educational benefits at Santa Ana College. |
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| VRC Book Loan
| This zero-interest loan is intended to help eligible students obtain needed books for certified courses due to the payment gap of education benefits from the VA. The student must have a COE or proof of current benefits & VSSSP/VUB application (if a veteran). |
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Submitted through vets.gov Make sure place of training is ALWAYS at Santa Ana College, even if you're attending Santiago Canyon College if the program you're pursuing is offered at SAC.
You will also need to relinquish another benefit you are eligible for.
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Initial Application for Veterans & Reservists.
Make sure you click: Apply for a new benefit and answer the prompted questions correctly.
Ensure you print a screen shot of the confirmation page at the end for our office's records. |
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Submitted through vets.gov Make sure place of training is ALWAYS at Santa Ana College, even if you're attending Santiago Canyon College if the program you're pursuing is offered at SAC. |
Application for Change of Program or Place of Training for Veterans & Reservists and Chapter 33TOE dependents & Spouses.
This application is used when transferring to or from Santa Ana College. Make sure you click: Updating my current education benefits and answer the prompted questions correctly.
 
Ensure you print a screen shot of the confirmation page at the end for our office's records.
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Submitted through vets.gov Make sure place of training is ALWAYS at Santa Ana College, even if you're attending Santiago Canyon College if the program you're pursuing is offered at SAC. |
Initial Application for VA benefits for Veteran Dependents and/or Spouse, using Chapter 35 benefits & Fry Scholarship. 
Ensure you print a screen shot of the confirmation page at the end for our office's records. |
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Submitted through vets.gov
Make sure place of training is ALWAYS at Santa Ana College, even if you're attending Santiago Canyon College if the program you're pursuing is offered at SAC. |
Application for Change of Program or Place of Training for Veteran's Dependents (DEA) and Fry Scholarship.
This application is used when transferring to or from Santa Ana College. Make sure you click: Updating my current education benefits and answer the prompted questions correctly.  Ensure you print a screen shot of the confirmation page at the end for our office's records. |
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Submitted through vets.gov Make sure place of training is ALWAYS at Santa Ana College, even if you're attending Santiago Canyon College if the program you're pursuing is offered at SAC. |
Upon approval of Transferability of Education Benefits, family members may apply to use transferred benefits with VA by completing this form. VA Form 22-1990e should only be completed and submitted to VA by the family member after DoD has approved the request for TEB. Do not use VA Form 22-1990e to apply for TEB. 
Ensure you print a screen shot of the confirmation page at the end for our office's records. |
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Apply for TEB on this link. For specific questions on your eligibility for TEB, please call your Service career counselor or personnel center.
The VA does not determine eligibility for TEB. The DOD does.
This is for those who plan on Transferring their Post 9/11 benefits over to their dependents. Please check eligibility before proceeding.
This is done before you apply for Form 22-1990e. |
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Parent School Letter Approval
(Available in the VRC) |
For students requesting certification for payment at another institution while concurrently at SAC. SAC will be the parent school. Bring this form to your SAC counselor along with a copy of your most current educational plan (for the counselor's reference). The Educational plan must be the same one in your VA file at the VAO. Return the form to the VRC (accompanied by the Purple form, if no courses at SAC will be certified).
We will submit the form to the secondary school/s to be certified as a guest school. |
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$46/per unit fee may be waived for eligible California residents who meet the income criteria per household.
If you aren't eligible based on this simple form, please fill out the FAFSA application. It has a higher income ceiling which could make you be eligible.
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CalVet Award Letters are obtained from the local County Veterans Offices |
Submitted to your local County Veterans Service Office.
Please click here for more Information.
Once the letter of approval is obtained by the student, submit the letter to the Financial Aid Office at SAC for processing.
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For Federal Pell Grants, Federal SEOG, Workstudy, Student Loans, Etc. |
Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
SAC's School code is: 001284.
Submitted online, but follow up with the Financial Aid Office for processing.
You may check with SAC's Certifying Official for the status 2 weeks after submission. |
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Form DD-214 |
Through this link, you can submit a request online or download form SF-180 to mail or fax your request:
http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/ |
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Educational Plans
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Obtained from an Academic Counselor in the VRC. Call for an appointment: (714) 564-6050
Educational plans are required to be in your VRC VA file when using Education benefits at SAC. |
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| Certificate of Eligibility | Requests for copies of student eligibility documentation, i.e. Certificates of Eligibility, Award Letters, etc. must be made in writing by using the "Submit A Question" feature on the VA website, through postal mail, or facsimile. The VA regional office fax number is (918) 781-7863. No verbal requests for documentation can be accepted for security reasons. |
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| 19 | Veterans Retraining and Employment (Formerly Vocational Rehabiliation)
| VR&E Approvals through the Chapter 31 program are obtained through your VR&E Counselor. Please contact your assigned VR&E Counselor and ensure that they send the approvals to the Santa Ana College Vendor Code: 95269679901
Click here for Tungsten Information. Otherwise, it may be sent incorrectly to our sister college.
Approvals are submitted online directly through on online portal called Tungsten from the VR&E Counselor for the SAC school officials to access. |
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