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Veterans and/or dependents seeking to use VA Educational Benefits
should apply online at
. If eligible for VA educational
benefits, the student will receive two copies of the Certificate of Eligibility
(COE). One copy of the COE must be submitted to the Veteran’s Services
office at the student’s home college location and the other copy should be
kept by the student for his/her personal records. All Veteran and/or
dependent students must follow San Bernardino Valley College’s
enrollment policies and procedures in order to register into classes.
Students must submit an application online to San Bernardino Valley
College and complete any required assessment testing and online
orientation. Veterans and/or dependent students are also required to agree
and submit a Veteran’s Statement of Responsibility every semester to
request his/her benefits certification. Students may also be eligible for other
types of financial assistance are encouraged to submit the Free Application
for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online at
.
Before a VA Student Educational Plan (VA-SEP) can be developed, all
prior college and military transcript(s) must be received by SBVC in order
to have all prior credit evaluated. After all transcript(s) have been received
and you have submitted your Certificate of Eligibility to Veteran’s Services,
you will be given a Veteran’s Counseling Referral Slip. You must take this
slip to the Counseling Center to set up an appointment with a VA counselor
to complete our VA-SEP. Once the VA-SEP has been completed and a VA
Statement of Responsibility has been submitted, Veteran’s Services will
verify that the classes are included on the VA-SEP and certification will be
submitted to the VA for benefit processing. If you have questions regarding
benefit payments or how to retrieve a copy of your Certificate of Eligibility,
please contact the VA at (888) GIBILL-1 or visit their website at
Veteran students may be eligible for priority registration
at SBVC. It is the students’ responsibility to submit a copy of their DD214
to the Veteran’s Services office to verify eligibility. Eligible students will be
notified via their SBVC student email account with priority registration
information. Dependent students must complete the admissions process
but are not eligible for priority registration.
For additional assistance, you may contact the SBVC Veteran’s Resource
Center at (909) 384-4411 or
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financial-aid/admissions-records/Veterans
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