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Special Areas of Study
2015-2016 Catalog
Veterans Services
Reedley College administers a variety of educational programs
for eligible veterans through the Veterans Education Benefits
Office. In addition, there are educational benefits for
dependents (spouses and/or children) of veterans under the
Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program.
The Veterans Education Benefits Office is located in the
Financial Aid Office, in the Student Center. The following
students may be eligible for veteran’s educational benefits:
1. Veterans who were separated from active duty
with the armed forces within the past 10 years
who participated in the following programs.
a. Montgomery GI Bill - Active Duty
Educational Assistance program
(Chapter 30)
b. Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve
Educational Assistance Program
(Chapter 1606)
c. VEAP (Chapter 32) - Contributed to
VEAP or Section 903 - Military service
beginning on or after January 1, 1977
and ending on or before June 30, 1985
d. Vocational Rehabilitation (Chapter
31) - Veterans who served in the Armed
Forces are eligible for vocational
rehabilitation if they suffered a service-
connected disability while on active
service which entitles them to
compensation, or would do so except for
the receipt of retirement pay. The
Veterans’ Administration (VA)
determines a veteran’s need for vocational
rehabilitation to overcome the handicap
of his/her disabilities.
2. Spouses and/or children of the following
categories of veterans may be eligible for the
Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program:
a. Veterans who died or are 100 percent
permanently disabled as the result of a
service-connected disability. The
disability must arise out of active service
in the Armed Forces.
b. Veterans who died from any cause while
such service-connected disability was in
existence.
c. Service persons missing in action or
captured in the line of duty by a
hostile force.
d. Service persons forcibly detained or
interned in the line of duty by a foreign
government or power.
Application Process
To apply for any of these benefits students must complete an
application packet and submit all required documentation.
In addition students must meet with an academic counselor
and have a Veterans Student Education Plan completed for
the major they are declaring. Application packets are available
in the Veterans Education Benefits Office.
Approved Majors
All AA, AS, AA-T, AS-T and certificate programs at Reedley
College are approved majors for veterans education benefits.
Additionally some atriculated transfer programs to the CSU
and UC systems as well as private institutions have been
approved. Students should inquire about their particular major
at the time of application.
Evaluation of Previous Education/Training,
CFR S21.4253 (d) (3)
As required by federal law Reedley College will conduct
an evaluation of previous education and training, grant
appropriate credit, and notify the VA and student of transfer
credit granted. Students applying for veterans benefits must
submit transcripts from all prior college and universities
attended as well as military training transcripts PRIOR to
having their benefits processed regardless of whether or not
the student, counselor or certifying official believe that any
transfer credit will be granted.
Standards of Progress, CFR S21.4253 (d) (1)
(ii)
A veteran or eligible person who remains on probation for
grade point deficiency below a 2.0 cumulative GPA beyond
two (2) semesters will have his/her benefits discontinued
and any further certification of benefits terminated until
satisfactory progress has been reestablished. A complete copy
of the Veterans Academic Progress Policy is available in the
Veterans Education Benefits Office.
Veterans Dependent Fee Waiver
Dependents of veterans with disabilities (spouses and/or
children) may be eligible to receive tuition free assistance
at any California post-secondary educational institution
(community college, state universities, and/or university).
Additional information may be obtained from the Veterans
Education Benefit Office.