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Lisa Bridges
VA Representative
Financial Aid
lbridges@isothermal.edu
(828) 286-3636, Ext. 242
VA FORMS
22-1990 Chapter 30
Montgomery GI Bill
22-5490 Chapter 35
Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance
US Dept of Veterans Affairs/GI Bill Home Page
Career Center
Student Services
Financial Aid |
Isothermal Community College provides information and assistance to
eligible veterans and dependents of disabled or deceased veterans in
applying for educational benefits.
The Department of Veterans
Affairs offers several programs (Chapters):
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Chapter 30
- Montgomery GI Bill (Active Duty)
Chapter 31 - Vocational Rehabilitation
Chapter 33 - Post 9/11 GI Bill
Chapter 35 - Survivors and Dependents Educational
Assistance
Chapter 1606 - Montgomery GI Bill Selective Reserves |
Eligibility, length of eligibility,
number of months you can receive benefits, and the amount of
assistance are determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Rates are determined by your chapter and the number of semester
credit hours registered for during a given semester.
Before you can draw Veterans Benefits, you must complete all
Isothermal admissions and Department of Veterans Affairs requirements
listed below:
- Must complete an
Application for Benefits
- Submit certified copy of DD-214 (discharge papers) or NOBE (Notice
of Basic Eligibility) and/or approval from the DVA depending on
Chapter
- Must complete the Application Process at Isothermal
- Application
- Official High School/GED and College Transcripts
- Placement Test (ASSET or COMPASS)
- Choose a
program of study (all programs are not eligible for DVA
benefits-check with the VA Representative in Financial Aid
- Submit registration information each semester.
Students receiving benefits from the DVA must report any information
or changes to prevent overpayment. If any changes have been made in
your enrollment, entrance, re-entrance, program of study, hours of
credit, address, name, etc., notify the VA Representative in
Financial Aid
immediately.
The Department of Veterans Affairs will only pay for courses
required in your program of study. They will not pay for courses
previously passed, audited courses, credits by exam or dropped
courses. You will receive payment for remedial courses only if you
placed in those courses based on your ASSET or COMPASS scores. A
student must maintain satisfactory progress to continue to receive
benefits. |
