Financial Aid: Veterans - Receiving Benefits  

Once a student has submitted documents to the College VA office, the college will forward them on to the Department of Veterans Affairs to be processed. The department will verify of enrollment after all tuition and fees are paid, unless the student is requesting Advance Pay or attended the previous academic quarter.

If a student is taking at least six (6) credit hours, he or she may be certified on an annual basis. If a student is takes less than six (6) credit hours, is on active duty, or is attending as a transient student, he or she must be certified for benefits each academic quarter after all tuition and fees are paid.

If a student withdraws during any academic quarter, the student benefits will be terminated and he/she must contact the College VA office to restart benefits. If a student elects to change their program of study, the student must change the program of student with the Registrar office, as well as the VA office to prevent interruption of educational benefits.

Payment

Once an application and enrollment certification is submitted to the DVA, it may take 6 – 8 weeks to start receiving a monthly VA payment. Payment is mailed or direct deposited into the students’ banking account for the prior months training.

Direct Deposit is not available to Chapter #35 recipients.

Monthly VA payments will be based on the number of credit hours the student enrolls each quarter:

12 + credit hours = full time payment
9-11 credit hours = ¾ time payment
6-8 credit hours = ½ time payment
1-5 credit hours = ¼ time payment

Advance Payment

To request Advance Payment, the student must be planning to take at least six (6) credit hours and sign an Advance Payment Request 30 days before the tuition & fees deadline.

Accelerated Sessions/Flex Term Classes

Columbus State offers several classes each quarter that meet less than the regular 10 weeks (i.e. 1st term, 2nd term, * week term). These classes are called Accelerated or Flex term classes. If you choose to enroll in an accelerated term or flexibly scheduled class, your VA benefits may be adversely affected. The DVA will only pay benefits for the time you are actually enrolled in classes.

Break Pay

The VA will pay for the break between academic quarters as long as the student is enrolled for the preceding academic quarter.

Tuition and Fee Payment

Students receiving VA education benefits are expected to pay fees by the deadline dates established by the College each quarter. If you have not paid your tuition by the deadline your VA benefits will be terminated. If benefits are suspended, the student must contact the VA Coordinator to reapply for benefits after tuition is paid-in-full.

Restrictions

The VA will not pay education assistance to persons on active duty with the Armed Forces or the Public Health Services whose education or training cost are being paid by the Federal Government. This restriction also applies to persons receiving education or training under the Government Employees Training Act and being paid their full salary.

 

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