Aid for Veterans
CCBC is committed to assisting veterans, guard members and reservist in receiving their military benefits; transitioning into college life; and in supporting their academic success.
How To Apply for Benefits
Students who believe they are eligible for benefits should apply on line at www.gibill.va.gov . Once you have been approved for benefits you should receive a certificate of eligibility indicating your months of eligibility as well as your benefit amount. Veterans should bring this certificate to the Student Financial Services Office
General Guidelines
1. To ensure that we are only certifying benefits for students who wish to receive benefits for a particular semester the Student Financial Services Office requires veterans to complete the Veterans Enrollment Form every semester that they wish to receive benefits.
2. All courses must apply to a student’s major and be necessary for graduation in order to be certified.
3. Veterans must notify the Student Financial Services Office of any changes to their schedule and the veteran will be responsible to repay any overpayment that may occur as a result of that schedule change.
4. Veterans may not receive payment for any course repeated that they received a “D” or better for the first time. They may not repeat any course more than twice.
5. Whenever a veteran changes their program of study they must apply for a change of program before receiving any further benefits.
Academic Progress for Veterans
Veterans must maintain academic progress in all of their academic work. The school is required to report to the VA all veterans who do not maintain standards of academic progress. Any veteran on academic probation for two consecutive semesters will be reported to the VA. Any student who receives all F’s or W’s for any single semester will be reported to the VA.
The following QPA’s will be used to determine whether a veteran is in good academic standing:
- End of first semester or 16 credits -1.5 QPA minimum
- End of second semester or 30 credits- 1.7 QPA minimum
- End of third semester or 47 credits- 1.9 QPA minimum
- End of fourth semester or 60 credits-2.0 QPA minimum
Questions Fegarding Veteran Benefits
Students who have questions regarding their benefits should contact the VA at 1-888-GIBILL-1 or online at www.gibill.va.gov.
All questions regarding school certifications should be directed to the Director of Student Financial Services at 724-480-3395 or janet.davidson@ccbc.edu.