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Office of Veterans Affairs

 

Community College of Denver welcomes veterans and has an Office of Veterans Affairs to serve you. You may contact the Office of Veterans Affairs at 303-556-6200 for assistance or email the Veteran Certifying Official Nahum.Kisner@ccd.edu.

Please click on this link to learn more about the Department of Veteran Affairs

Please click on this link to learn more about your Education Benefit Payment Rates

Please click on this link to fill out your VA Forms http://vabenefits.vba.va.gov/vonapp/about_vonapp.asp
 
 
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Applying for Veterans Benefits

You may apply for your Veterans Educational Benefits online. Once completed, be sure to print out a copy of your application and submit it to the office of Admissions, Registration and Records in South Classroom 133.
In addition to completing an application for admissions, you will need to provide the following documents, depending on which chapter of VA Educational Benefits you qualify for:
 
Chapter 30: Montgomery GI-Bill
New Student:
VA Application Form 22-1990 (never received benefits) and DD-214 (discharge papers)
Transfer Student:
(received benefits at another institution) VA Application Form 22-1995 (Change of Program/Place of Training).
Continuing Student:
(previously certified at CCD-Changing degree program) Changing your major a VA Form 22-1995 (Change of Program and Place of Training) must be submitted.

Chapter 31: Vocational Rehabilitation Program
This chapter is for veterans who are disabled and are receiving benefits through Vocational Rehabilitation, Department of Veterans Affairs. Your Chapter 31 counselor should be able to provide you with VA Form 28-1905 which should be sent to the CCD VA certifying official for processing.
 
Chapter 33: Post 9/11 GI-Bill
New Student:
    1. VA Application Form 22-1990 (never received benefits)
    2. DD-214 (discharge papers)
    3. Certificate of Eligibility
Transfer Student:
 VA Application Form 22-1995 (received benefits at another institution/Change of Program/Place of Training)
Continuing Student:
(previously certified at CCD-Changing degree program) Changing your major a VA Form 22-1995 (Change of Program and Place of Training) must be submitted. 
 
Chapter 35: Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program
New Student:
(never received benefits) VA Application Form
Transfer Student:
(received benefits at another institution) VA Application Form 22-5495 (Change of Program/Place of Training).
Continuing Student:
(previously certified at CCD-Changing degree program) Changing your major a VA Form 22-5495 (Change of Program and Place of Training) must be submitted.
 
Chapter 1606: Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserve Educational Assistance Program
New Student:
(never received benefits) VA application Form 22-1990 and NOBE (Notice of Basic Eligibility)
Transfer Student:
(received benefits at another institution) VA Application Form 22-1995 (Change of Program/Place of Training).
Continuing Student:
(previously certified at CCD-Changing degree program) Changing your major a VA Form 22-1995 (Change of Program and Place of Training) must be submitted.
 
Chapter 1607: Reserve Educational Assistance Program, Reservists or National Guardsmen
called to active duty on or after September 11, 2001.  
New Student:
(never received benefits) VA application Form 22-1990 and NOBE (Notice of Basic Eligibility)
Transfer Student:
(received benefits at another institution) VA Application Form 22-1995 (Change of Program/Place of Training).
Continuing Student:
(previously certified at CCD-Changing degree program) Changing your major a VA Form 22-1995 (Change of Program and Place of Training) must be submitted.
 
Supplemental Students who are currently attending more than one college/university concurrently:
 
CCD is Home School - Notification from the student that they will be attending more than one institution, class schedule from
                                          secondary school;  student must meet with academic advisor to ensure classes taken at secondary
                                          institution will transfer to CCD. CCD will send parent letter to secondary school.

 

CCD is Secondary School - Notification from the student that CCD will be secondary school, student meets with academic
                                                    advisor at home school to ensure classes taken at CCD with transfer back to home school.
                                                    Home/Parent school will submit a parent letter to CCD.

Veterans Benefits

Once you have applied for benefits, it takes approximately 6-8 weeks for the VA Regional Office to process and approve your application. The VA Regional Office will notify you by mail regarding the amount of time and educational benefits for which you are eligible.

Course Registration
Please enroll for classes in a timely manner. CCD's VA Certifying Official will automatically identify your course registration and report it to The Department of Veterans Affairs. Please note that if you change your enrollment or have changes in your courses, this may result in delayed and/or overpayment of your benefits.

Note: If you paid into a “kicker,” you will receive these extra benefits as part of your monthly benefit award.

Continuing Students – You are responsible for verifying your enrollment monthly with the VA Regional Office. You may do this by either calling 1-877-823-2378 or online at http://www.gibill.va.gov and select the WAVE link. Any changes in the amount of credits you are carrying need to be reported to your Certifying Official ASAP as well as reported to the Regional Office. Failure to do so may negatively impact or halt your benefits.

Community College of Denver is a SOC school (Service member Opportuniy College).


Scholarships

http://www.military.com/Education/ScholarShip/newsearch?ESRC=eth_1_sch_adtxt.pa
There's over $300 million dollars of scholarship money for service members, veterans and dependents out there. That's free money. Take advantage of our extensive list of scholarships available for you, the military community.


Please use the following links for contact information regarding tuition assistance, replacement of the DD214, tuition classification verification documentation for you or your family members, and for general information about regional resources for veteran, reserve and active military personnel.

http://www.navy.mil(Navy)
http://www.army.mil(Army)
http://www.ngb.army.mil(National Guard)
http://www.usmc.mil(Marines)