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Steps to Success - Using your GI Bill®

Military Educational Benefits
Step 1: Apply to Tri-C
Submit a free application online or in person at any Tri-C Enrollment Center. Receive your S-number in 3-5 business days and log into my Tri-C space.
Step 2: Apply for your VA Educational Benefits
Visit Vets.gov to apply for education benefit using VA Form 22-1990 form. Refer to Education Benefits Comparison Chart to determine your eligibility.
Step 3: Financial Aid + Scholarships
Make sure to finish your FASFA and complete the necessary administrative forms for financial aid. Apply for Scholarships at www.tri-c.edu/scholarships.
Step 4: Request your Military Transcripts
Submit official military transcripts along with official high school and college transcripts. Air Force veterans should visit Community College of the Air Force website . (Joint Service Transcript (JST) is linked and is correct, cont. to the website by clicking details and go to website. It is a certificate/military site blocker, no reason to worry)
Step 5: Placement Test + VEAP
Take placement tests in math and English (if necessary). This will identify which courses you will be placed in. Review VEAP tab for information on free refresher courses if your test results are not what you expected. New students will need to attend an orientation session after this is test is taken.
Step 6: Meet With a Counselor
Meet with an academic counselor to make sure the classes you are take will apply towards your degree and are in line with your course sequence to avoid certification issues.
Step 7: Register for Classes
Register for classes each semester through my Tri-C space or with your counselor. Tri-C offers priority registration for veterans.
Step 8: Submit GI Bill® Certification Form
This form must be submitted to a campus certifying official each semester in which you wish to utilize benefits. It is ideal to submit this form as soon as possible to ensure proper documentation is in place for payment(s).

How do the benefits break down?

Benefits will be awarded based on start date of term session and total credits.The VA’s definition of Full Time does not always align with Tri-C or Financial Aid.

“Full time” minimum course load, for VA education benefits, is as follows:

  • 12 credit hours for 16 week terms
  • 10 credit hours for 14 week terms
  • 6 credit hours for 8 week terms
  • 7 credit hours for 10 week terms
  • 4 credit hours for 5 week terms

For Example: 

Student Veteran R. Smith started one 16 week class on Jan 14. On January 28, R. Smith picked up several 14 week classes, bumping the schedule up to full time status only at the start of the 14 week session.

If Student Veteran R. Smith is using Post 9/11, he will only receive the housing allowance dated to the beginning of the 14 week term, as the housing allowance is not paid to students below half time status.

If Student Veteran R. Smith is using other VA education benefits (Montgomery, REAP, VEAP), he will receive a combination of part time and full time rates (full time rate dating to the date his schedule was officially full time).

 

Unsure of a career path? Check out Career Coach

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Create an Account,discover your interests, potential career stats, and career scopes in your local area that are adjacent degree paths with Tri-C programs. Make sure to check out the MOS option to see what your military skills transfer to in our programs.

Additional Resources

GI Bill® Semester Certification Form
Change in Place/Campus Form
Dependents Change in Place/Campus Form
Dependents Application for VA Benefits
Education Benefits Application Website
VA Work Study Information
VA Work Study Application/Paperwork
VA Application for Reimbursement for Licensing & Certification
NG & FTA Resources
Tri-C Student Veteran Steps to Success
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Education Benefits Deadlines


Ohio National Guard Scholarship Program:

Submit applications before:    

1 Nov for Spring Semester                                                                                                          

1 April for Summer Semester                                                                                                                

1 July for Fall Semester

 

How to reach your Certifying Official

Eastern Campus 

Jennifer Pappa
Phone: (216) 987-2107
email: VAEAST@tri-c.edu 

Vanessa Traylor
Phone: (216) 987 - 2009
email: VAEAST@tri-c.edu 

Enrollment Center East 
4250 Richmond Road
Highland Hills, Ohio 44122  

Metro Campus

Della Hilbert
Coordinator, Special Student Services
Phone: (216) 987-4164
email: della.hilbert@tri-c.edu

Room 23, Metro Student Services
2900 Community College Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115

How to reach your Certifying Official

Western Campus

Kristie Ignacio
Coordinator, Special Student Services
Phone: (216) 987 - 5406
email: kristie.ignacio@tri-c.edu

Kristen Ibanez
Coordinator, Special Student Services
Phone: (216) 987 - 5203
email: kristen.ibanez@tri-c.edu

Room G220 - Enrollment Center West
11000 Pleasant Valley Road
Parma, OH 44130
Fax: (216) 987- 5514

Westshore Campus  
Michelle Noll
Coordinator, Special Student Services
Phone: (216) 987-5884 
email: michelle.noll@tri-c.edu
  
Enrollment Center Westshore
25425 Center Ridge Road 
Westlake, OH 44145
Fax: (216) 987-5830

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