Veterans Benefits
Supplemental Educational Benefits
There are two benefits students receiving VA educational assistance
are eligible for: tutorial and the work-study program.
Tutorial assistance may be arranged for eligible persons training
under Chapters 30, 31, 32, and Chapter 35 to offset the cost of
expenses incurred by their need for tutoring. This allowance is
considered a supplement to the claimant's monthly educational
assistance check, and it is paid without any entitlement charge
for those training under Chapters 31 and 35. However; for those
persons utilizing Chapter 30 and 32 benefits, an individual's
period of entitlement will be charged with respect to the amount
of tutorial assistance paid in excess of $600.
The DVA will pay up to $10 an hour and maximum of $100 per month
for tutorial assistance. The maximum assistance to which a claimant
will be eligible throughout the duration of his/her entitlement
is $1,200.
Tutorial payment for Chapter 30, 32 and 35. Payment for tutorial
services is sent to the student. The student is responsible for
paying the tutor.
State regulations for community colleges chapter 6A14(12), entitles
veterans that are eligible for VA benefits to receive a deferment
once every academic year.
You can apply for that deferment through the College’s online registration
system at Artemis/Connections (student portal).
Online, choose the payment option button displayed on the main
menu of Artemis/Connections (student portal). There is no interest or administrative fee charged
for veterans if you have not received a deferment within the current
academic year. Your registration will be covered within one business
day.
The DVA work-study program permits eligible veterans who are enrolled
at least 3/4 times to perform specific services in return for
a monetary allowance equal to the prevailing federal minimum wage.
DVA work-study payments are not taxable. Eligible veterans may
contract for a minimum of 25 hours per week and total of 1,300
hours per fiscal year.
The application and supporting documents are forwarded from the
campus to the administrative building and the original documents
are mailed to the veterans administration regional office (VARO).
After each registration deadline, a certification is completed
and mailed to the VARO. Florida Community College certifies enrollment
as soon as allowable by DVA regulations, which differ by chapter,
past enrollment history and course load.
In most instances, students are pre-certified as allowable by
DVA regulation. Pre-certifications are completed for the fall
and spring terms. This process allows Florida Community College
to certify a student for the upcoming term in the same number
of credit or clock hours that they are currently enrolled in,
thereby causing minimal delay in pay of benefits between terms.
Students that do not wish to be pre-certified should submit a
statement to that effect to the enrollment services office.
If you register for the following summer semester, re-certification
will take place automatically by the veterans affairs office.
There is no need to resubmit all educational benefit application
packages again. You should receive a check for the break between
the two terms after the DVA processes your summer semester certification.
The VARO can take from six to ten weeks to process enrollment
claims. Once entitlement is established, the VARO will send the
veteran or dependent an award letter. This letter outlines the
amount of money to be received and the entitlement that was reported
by the school. Payments are mailed monthly to the address on
record with Florida Community College.
