Veterans Education Benefits
Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2016
The following individuals shall be charged a rate of tuition not to exceed the in-state rate for tuition and fee purposes:
A Veteran using education assistance under Chapter 30 (Montgomery GI Bill®), Chapter 31 (Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment), or Chapter 33 (Post 9/11 GI Bill®), of title 38. United States Code, who lives in Oregon while attending a school located in Oregon (regardless of their formal State of residence) and enrolls in the school within three years of discharge or release from a period of active-duty service of 90 days or more.
Anyone using transferred Post 9/11 GI Bill® benefits (38 U.S.C. 3319) who lives in Oregon while attending a school located in Oregon (regardless of their formal state of residence) and enrolls in the school within three years of the transferor’s discharge or release from a period of active-duty service of 90 days or more.
Anyone described above while they remain continuously enrolled (other than during regularly scheduled breaks between courses, semesters, or terms) at the same school. The person described must have enrolled in the school prior to the expiration of the three-year period following discharge or release as described above and must be using educational benefits under Chapter 30, Chapter 31, or Chapter 33, of Title 38, United States Code.
Anyone using benefits under the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (38 U.S.C. 3311(b)(9) who lives in Oregon while attending a school located in Oregon (regardless of their formal state of residence).
Anyone using transferred Post 9/11 GI Bill® benefits (38 U.S.C. 3319) who lives in Oregon while attending a school located in Oregon (regardless of their formal state of residence) and the transferor is a member of the uniformed service who is serving on active duty.
The policy shall be read to be amended as necessary to be compliant with the requirements of 38 U.S.C. 3679(c) as amended.
Any covered individual may attend or participate in their course of education during the period beginning on the date on which the individual provides to the school a certificate of eligibility for entitlement to educational assistance under chapter 31 or 33 (a ‘certificate of eligibility’ can also include a ‘statement of benefits’ obtained from the Department of Veterans Affairs(VA) website – Ebenefits, or a VAF 28-1905 form for chapter 31 authorization purposes) and ending on the earlier of the following dates:
- The date on which payment from VA is made to the institution.
- 90 days after the date the institution certified tuition and fees following the receipt of the certificate of eligibility.
CCC will not impose any penalty, including the assessment of late fees, the denial of access to classes, libraries, or other institutional facilities, or the requirement that a covered individual borrow additional funds, on any covered individual because of the individual’s inability to meet his or her financial obligations to CCC due to the delayed disbursement of funding from VA under Chapter 31 or 33.
The policy shall be read to be amended as necessary to be compliant with the requirements of 38 U.S.C. 3679(e) as amended.
Students who are eligible for VA Educational Benefits must meet with the VA School Certifying Official (SCO) located in the Financial Aid Office to submit their VA Certificate of Eligibility and complete other required paperwork in order to begin using benefits. The SCO will provide information about policies, benefits, responsibilities, and other resources. Enrollment information and academic progress will then be reported to the VA and monitored at CCC.
GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government Website at https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.
- Eligibility / VA Application: The VA determines eligibility for benefits and a student may have choices to make to determine under which benefit chapter they wish to receive benefits. Students must submit an application to the VA online through benefits.va.gov. Questions about the application may be directed to the VA at 1-888-442-4551. The CCC SCO is not able to determine a student’s eligibility for VA benefits.
- Program of Study: To be eligible for VA benefits, students must be officially admitted to an approved certificate or degree program offered by CCC before the start of the term they request benefits. Only courses applicable toward the certificate or degree program and their pre-requisites can be certified for benefit payment. Classes that are not a standard quarter term will be certified to the VA for the actual date span of the individual classes – regardless of term dates.
- Transfer of Credit: Students who have received college credits prior to entry either using VA Educational Benefits or not must provide official transcripts to CCC for evaluation. The VA will not pay for a student to repeat any courses they have previously passes successfully.