Transcript Veterans!

At
Your Institution
of
Higher Learning
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Montgomery GI Bill – Active Duty (MGIB-AD;
Chap. 30)
Vocational/Rehabilitation (Chap. 31)
Montgomery GI Bill – Selected Reserve (MGIBSR; Chap. 1606)
Reserve Educational Assistance Program
(REAP; Chap. 1607)
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The veteran must pay into most of the
programs previously listed
In order to qualify for Voc-Rehab, the veteran
must be declared at least 20% disabled by the
Veterans Administration
All of the benefits on the previous page pay
student veterans based on their enrollment
status
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Utilizing the benefits is not an automatic
process
Veterans must apply to the VA in order to
utilize their education benefits—this can be a
be a time-consuming process
Once they receive written approval from the
VA, then they are free to use the benefits at an
approved institution
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Most generous version of the GI Bill since the
original 1944 GI Bill
Is the first GI Bill since the original in which the
VA pays tuition and fees directly to colleges or
training institutions
For veterans completely vested in the Post9/11 GI Bill, 100% of their tuition and fees--up
to those of the highest in-state public
institution—will be paid on their behalf
Housing and book stipends may be provided
FALL DATA
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Chap 30
71
71
33
27
15
Chap 33
N/A
N/A
118
232
254
Chap 35
10
11
13
16
15
Chap 1606
8
10
11
16
16
Chap 1607
4
5
1
0
0
Voc-Rehab
10
12
10
12
8
TOTALS
103
109
186
303
308
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Pro-rating of the housing stipend (as of 1
August 2011): prior to that date, students using
this benefit needed to be enrolled greater than
half-time with at least one class in residence in
order to receive the full housing stipend
Currently, student must be enrolled full-time
with at least one course in-residence; if the
student is enrolled less than full-time but
greater than half-time, the housing stipend will
be pro-rated
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VA calculates rate of pursuit by dividing the
credit hours (or credit hour equivalents) being
pursued by the number of credits considered to
be full-time by the school. The resulting
percentage is the student’s rate of pursuit.
9 credits/12 = .75; student receives 75% of
housing benefit
7 credits/12=.58; student receives approx. 60%
of housing benefit
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Tuition and fees paid to colleges/universities
are topped off at the highest in-state tuition
rate at the institution; prior to 1 August 2011,
tuition was topped off at the highest in-state
public school tuition and fee rate
YELLOW RIBBON topped off at $17,500 per
academic year;
FALL 2010
FALL 2011
Full-time
115
38%
175
57%
Part-time
188
62%
133
43%
TOTALS
303
100%
308
100%
1-6 credits
37
12%
37
12%
7-9 credits
122
40%
66
21%
10-11 credits
29
10%
30
10%
12-15 credits
103
34%
162
53%
16+ credits
12
4%
13
4%
TOTALS
303
100%
308
100%
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Certify students using benefits: report dates of
enrollment, credits, and tuition and fees
Verify that student is enrolled in eligible
courses that apply to approved degree
programs or certificate programs
Update certifications when necessary (schedule
changes, fee changes, unsatisfactory
attendance, etc.)
Maintain hard files for each student using VA
education benefits
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Monitor students’ grades and academic
progress…or lack thereof
Report students who have been placed on
academic probation, academically dismissed, or
dismissed for any other reason
Report students who graduate or complete their
program of study
Add more info to student files: drop slips,
registration slips, schedule of tuition and fee
charges, transcripts from previous schools,
student’s school application, records of
disciplinary action, program outline, a curriculum
guide or graduation evaluation, etc.
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All of the aforementioned items will be
reviewed periodically by the VA and State
Approving Agency to determine if said school
is compliance with both VA and state
regulations!
As part of this review, the VA will also want to
review ALL financial transactions of VA
students (i.e., Financial Aid, scholarships,
tuition and fee waivers, etc.)!
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Communication among all Student Service
areas is crucial: Admissions & Advising;
Financial Aid; Retention; and Records &
Registration; and Student Finance
Academic Affairs will also need to be involved
(implementation or refinement of attendance
policies)
Designating SCOs in other areas (Student
Finance, for example)
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Different functions are handled by different
administrative area which may be housed in
different physical locations under heads of
different senior administrators (vice-presidents
and/or deans)
Access to shared databases is useful
One-Stop Shop is ideal: a central location
staffed by people from appropriate student
service areas
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Tuition Assistance is an umbrella term for a
federal benefit available to active duty military
personnel, some reservists, and members of the
National Guard (aka “TA”)
State benefits may include tuition discounts (as
in Maryland) or whatever policy a given state
wishes to implement.
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The new instruction states all institutions
providing high school completion and post
secondary education programs through the DoD
Tuition Assistance (TA) Program must agree to the
new DoD MOU and have a signed copy on-file
with DoD prior to Service members receiving TA
approval to attend their institution.
http://www.dodmou.com/
All schools that intend to utilize DoD TA most
complete Memorandum of Understanding prior to
the end of this calendar year!
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Available as PDF document at the following
Web site:
http://www.gibill.va.gov/documents/job_aid
s/SCO_Handbook_v1.pdf
The MyCAA (My Career Advancement Account)
was created by the Department of Defense as
an education benefit for spouses of active-duty
military during spring/summer 2009, and it
initially provided a benefit of up $6,000 in
tuition lifetime for the spouse.
The program was temporarily suspended
during the winter of 2010. It was resumed a
short while later.
MyCAA was revamped prior to the start of the
current academic year. The revamp reduced
the lifetime tuition benefit to $4,000. Rather
than being available to all spouses, the benefit
is available to the spouses of junior level
enlisted personnel (E-1 through E-5), officers
(O1 and 02), and warrant officers (W1 andW2).
New participants were able to enroll in the
program as of late October 2010
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There are resources for student veterans who
demonstrate the need for counseling services:
refer them to our counseling services
Vet Center: www.vetcenter.va.gov
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GI Bill Website: www.gibill.va.gov
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National Center for PTSD: www.ncptsd.va.gov
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Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs:
http://www.mdva.state.md.us/
Columbia Workforce:
http://www.dllr.state.md.us/employment/ve
teranservices.shtml
Olayta Rigsby – Assistant Registrar, Veterans
Affairs and Scheduling
Howard Community College
[email protected]
443-518-4514