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welcome to Veterans Services www.scottsdalecc.edu/veterans We are proud to serve our Veterans and their dependents. We're here to support your education goals as you make use of your GI Bill Education benefits. Scottsdale Community College's Veterans Services provides the following services: • • • • • • • Applications for VA educational benefits Assistance in completing the necessary requirements to ensure you receive the proper entitlement pay Assistance with admissions, registration, and financial aid Short-term extensions for tuition, fees, and books An advisor to assist you in planning your college objective Provide referrals for personal, career, and academic counseling and tutoring Veterans Lounge - located in the SCC cafeteria and a Veterans Association All GI Bill Educational Benefits recipients must report to the Veterans Office, located in the Student Center Building, Rooms 131 and 132, for VA benefit certification. Contact our office for information on how to activate your benefits or to schedule a benefits orientation, call 480.423.6515 or 480.423.6088 or FAX 480.423.6077 or via email at veteran.services@scottsdalecc.edu. Vets . . . be sure to CHECK your MY.MARICOPA Student Center often. What documentation is required for VA education benefits? Select From the Following Documents Needed What if I have received benefits at another institution? Submit form 22-1995 Change of Program or Place of Training and request official transcripts from all other institutions. How long does it take to receive benefits? Post-9/11 G.I. Bill - Chapter 33 Montgomery G.I. Bill, Chapter 30 Discharge from Active Duty (DD214) AND OR Certificate of Eligibility from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Montgomery G.I. Bill Notice of Basic Eligibility (NOBE), which may be obtained from your Educational Officer AND/OR Certificate of Eligibility from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans applying to receive benefits may request to have their tuition due date deferred each semester they are enrolled. If you are using your educational benefits for the first time, be aware (VA) Dept. of Veterans Affairs can take six to eight weeks to provide your first educational benefit check. Members of the Arizona National Guard may obtain a NOBE from their Educational Officer, OR at https://minuteman.ngb.army.mil/benefits/ What about book loans? REAP – Reserve Educational Assistance Program Discharge from Active Duty (DD214), or Military orders Book loan requests should be submitted at least 7 days prior to class start date. Chapter 1607 Certificate of Eligibility from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs DEAP - Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance Program Certificate of Eligibility from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Select Reserve/National Guard Chapter 1606 AND/OR Chapter 35 Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Chapter 31 You must meet with a VA counselor to apply for Chapter 31 benefits at the Phoenix VA Regional Office (602-627-2800). Once the Department of Veterans Affairs determines your eligibility, they will send a payment authorization to SCC Veterans Services. SCC was named as a Military Friendly School® for 2011, 2012 and 2013 by G.I. Jobs magazine.