Veteran Benefits

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Veteran education benefits are administered through the Financial Aid Office.

To Apply for Veteran Education Benefits You must:

* Complete an admissions application to TSJC
* Be seeking a degree or certificate program approved for education benefits.
* Register for courses which are required for completion of your degree/certificate
* Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress
* Report any enrollment changes, course drops, withdrawals or any date you stop attending classes.

Children of Soldiers

The HEOA (Higher Education Opportunity Act) provides maximum Federal Pell Grant eligibility for a student whose parent or guardian was a member of the Armed Forces and died as a result of performing military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after 9/11/2001, provided that the child was under 24 years old or was enrolled in college at the time of the parent or guardian's death.

These students will be considered to be eligible for the maximum Federal Pell Grant award for the period during which the student is otherwise eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant. ED will work with the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to identify affected students. July 1, 2009

Transfer of Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits to Dependents (TEB)

For the first time in history, service members enrolled in the Post-9/11 GI Bill program will be able to transfer unused educational benefits to their spouses or children starting Aug. 1, 2009. New Department of Defense guidance, issued June 23, 2009, establishes the criteria for eligibility and transfer of those education benefits. The new GI Bill, signed into law June 20, 2008, provides the most comprehensive educational benefit package since the original bill, officially known as the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, was signed into law.

For more information on eligibility and the application procedures, see the Dept. of Veteran's Affairs Web site. www.gibill.va.gov

The VA certifying official for the TSJC Main Campus is Wilma Atencio located in the Berg Building, Room 209 or call 719-846-5553/719-846-5555. On the Alamosa Campus contact Rosalie Ortega. The office is located at VC/FA or call 719-589-7024.