Veterans

Apply for & Receive VA Education Benefits Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program (DEA) Chapter 35

Step One: Apply to the VA
File the appropriate form below with the VA and allow Normal Processing Timeframe by the VA. The MGI Bill application for education benefits is processed by the VA. You may obtain these forms from the VA web sites or you may pick them up from Southeastern Technical College Veterans Services Office. If you have previously used your VA Education Benefits please complete VA Form 22-5495 (Application for Change of Program or Place of Training for Survivors and Dependents).
• 22-5495 Online Application – You will be asked to print the signature page, sign your name, and mail it to the VA. If you have never used your VA Education Benefits Complete VA Form 22-5490 (Application for Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance).
• 22-5490 Online Application – You will be asked to print the signature page, sign your name, and mail it to the VA.

A copy of your application or change form, along with additional documents, must be provided to the School Certifying Official (SCO) in the college VA Office in order to be certified for any VA Education benefits.

Step Two: Contact the School Certifying Official (SCO) at Southeastern Technical College
Provide the SCO a copy of your “Certificate of Eligibility” to the VA Certifying Official, Vidalia Campus (Main Bldg. Room 169). This is the document that the VA mails to you after they’ve processed your application for benefits (22-5490 or 22-5495).

Step Three: Register for courses
• VA will only pay for course required for the completion of your program.
• Courses that have been previously successfully completed can NOT be re-certified.
• Failed courses may be repeated.
• If you are enrolled in a diploma or a certificate program, VA will not pay for online courses.
It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that all courses from other schools that you may have attended are evaluated for credited. This information must be reported to the SCO to provide to VA. Failure to do so will result in non-payment of benefits.

Step Four: Certification of Enrollment
Certification by the College The SCO will submit the approved/certified courses to the VA. The SCO will submit your courses for certification each semester. Courses will be submitted prior to the beginning of each semester if you have pre-registered for your courses. Adjustments you make to your schedule will also be submitted to the VA by the SCO. (All courses will be verified to ensure that they are within your program of study.)

Certification by the Student Chapter 35 students must call (Verification number 888-442-4551) at the end of each month to verify enrollment, or complete and return the enrollment verification form that you will receive from the VA Office.

Note: if you are in a degree program, you will not be required to call in and certify your enrollment. This will be done through the VA Regional Office automatically.

1. Apply for VA education benefits at www.gibill.va.gov
2. Must be accepted to STC
3. Register for classes
4. Submit certificate of eligibility to VA Certifying Official Vidalia Campus, (Main Bldg, Room 169)

For assistance: Melanie Walker, VA Certifying Official Vidalia Campus Main Bldg, Room 169 (912) 538-3127 mwalker@southeasterntech.edu

Tuition Assistance (TA) Mandatory fees for Service Members using Tuition Assistance will be waived. This change is in effect now. Please remember that Tuition Assistance MUST be approved BEFORE the start date of the class. Accordingly, Service Members must request courses 10 days BEFORE the course start date.
1. Establish GoArmyEd account with installation education center
2. Must be accepted to STC
3. Register for classes
4. Request TA for each class via GoArmyEd account (upload copy of invoice/class schedule)
5. Submit TA authorization form to Registrar’s Office

Montgomery GI Bill – Active Duty (MGIB-AD); Montgomery GI Bill – Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR); Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP) & Veterans Educational Assistance Program (VEAP): Chapters 30; 1606; 1607; & VEAP

Step One: Apply to the VA

File the appropriate form below with the VA and allow Normal Processing Timeframe by the VA. The MGI Bill application for education benefits is processed by the VA. You may obtain these forms from the VA web sites or you may pick them up from the Southeastern Technical College Veterans Services Office.
If you have previously used your MGI Bill benefits please complete VA Form 22-1995 (Request for Change of Program or Place of Training).
• 22-1995 Online Application – You will be asked to print the signature page, sign your name, and mail it to the VA. If you have never used your MGI Bill benefits and you are within your ten-year window please complete VA Form 22-1990 (Application for VA Education Benefits).
• 22-1990 Online Application – You will be asked to print the signature page, sign your name, and mail it to the VA.
A copy of your application or change form, along with additional documents, must be provided to the School Certifying Official (SCO) in the college VA Office in order to be certified for any VA Education benefits.

Step Two: Contact the School Certifying Official (SCO) at Southeastern Technical College

Provide to the SCO a copy of your “Certificate of Eligibility”
This document is mailed to you from the VA Office after your application has been processed for benefits (22-1990 or 22-1995).
Provide to the SCO a copy of your DD-214 member 4 copy (those who have served on active duty) or your NOBE Notice of Basic Eligibility (those who are active in the Reserves). Step Three: Register for courses • VA will only pay benefits for courses that are required for your programs.
• Courses that have been previously successfully completed can NOT be recertified.
• Failed courses may be repeated.
It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that all courses from other schools that you may have attended and military training are evaluated for credited. This information must be reported to the SCO to provide to VA. Failure to do so will result in non-payment of benefits.

Step Four: Certification of Enrollment Certification by the College The SCO will submit the approved/certified courses to the VA. The SCO will submit your courses for certification each quarter. Courses will be submitted prior to the beginning of each quarter if you have pre-registered for your courses. Adjustments you make to your schedule will also be submitted to the VA by the SCO. (All courses will be verified to ensure that they are within your program of study.)
Self-Certification by the Student
Veterans must self-certify at the end of every month. You must verify your enrollment for each month. You cannot be paid for a month until you verify that you were still in attendance for that month. Your enrollment can be verified on the last calendar day of the month or thereafter. There are two ways to self-certify your enrollment: • On-line through W.A.V.E (Web Automated Verification of Enrollment)
• (877) 823-2378 – toll free Interactive Voice Response (IVR) line