Veterans Benefits

Upon admission to the College, students eligible for financial benefits from the Veterans Administration must report to the Registrar's Office to complete the proper paperwork. The Veterans Affairs Office is located within the Registrar's Office on the 2nd floor of Kearney Hall in room 201. A copy of your Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD-214) or a Notice of Basic Eligibility (NOBE) is necessary to complete the application process.

• Veterans Benefits Brochure [pdf]
• Apply to Fisher

VA Benefits Chapters

VA benefits are available through the following chapters:

Chapter 30 - The Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty is the most common and newest program. It is for individuals who have been on Active Duty since 7/01/85, and who paid into an education fund for one year.

Chapter 1606-1607 - The Montgomery GI Bill- Selective Reserves (formerly chapter 106) is for individuals in the Selected Reserves or National Guard. (not on Active Duty) They must be currently and actively drilling and under a 6-year contract. They are only eligible for benefits as long as they remain in the reserves.

Chapter 34 - The GI Bill is the oldest GI Bill program which has been phases out. A few individuals are eligible to be enrolled into Chapter 30. It is for individuals who first enlisted during the Vietnam era (8/4/64)-(12-31/76)

Chapter 32 - The Veterans Educational Assistance Program is the post-Vietnam era program. It is for individuals who served on active duty from 1/1/77-6/30-85. This program is sometimes called VEAP.

Chapter 35 - The Dependents Educational Assistance Program is the only benefit for individuals without military service. It is for the dependents of a member of the Armed Forces who has died while on active duty or as the result of a service-connected disability, or is 100% permanently and totally disabled for a service-related reason. Dependents receive up to 45 months of full-time benefits. Children generally are eligible for benefits between the ages of 18 and 26, but in certain instances may begin before age 18 and continue beyond age 26.

Chapter 31 - Vocational Rehabilitation is for disabled veterans. This is the most unique program and each school is assigned a Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist to work with these students, and to assist the School Certifying Official. These disabled veterans go through a testing process to determine if they are eligible for the benefit. If eligible, the VA sends an Authorization. Full tuition, fees, books, and in many cases, even parking are paid by the VA to the school. In addition, the student gets a monthly check depending on the training status.

Undergraduate:

• Full-time = 12 or more credit hours
• 3/4 time = 9 credit hours
• 1/2 time = 6 credit hours
• Less then 1/2 time, but more than 1/4 time = 5 credit hours
• 1/4 time or less = 2.25 credit hours

Graduate

• Full time = 9 credit hours
• 3/4 time = 4.6-8.9 hours
• Less than 1/2 time, but more than 1/4 time = 2.26-4.4 credit hours
• 1/4 or less = 2.25 credit hours