Veteran Educational Benefits
Serving Those Who Have Served
ACC Veteran Affairs Service Office is located within Financial Aid. Please use the links below to assist you with all your questions.
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU
Form DD-214 (for discharged or active duty veterans)
Certificate of Eligibility (or letter of entitlement from the VA)
To apply for GI Bill or other educational benefit, go to: www.gibill.va.gov and follow directions on “How to Apply.” (VA will send the Certificate of Eligibility to you, or the VA may send you a different version of an award letter).
Course Load Sheet *Any time you make a change to your schedule you will need to fill out a new course load sheet.
Below are some links to get you started at ACC:
- Apply to ACC: click APPLY button
- Apply for benefits with the VA
- Which benefits do you qualify for?
- Once you have been certified, now what?
- Residency
- COF
- Transferring credits
- Course Load Sheet (must have advisor’s signature)
- ACC Veterans Club
The responsibility of the Veteran Affairs Service Office is to submit certification of enrollment for students that are eligible for VA educational benefits
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS BEFORE MEETING WITH THE VA CERTIFYING OFFICIAL
Additional useful links:
Certifying official in Financial Aid office:
Nancy Nickless
nancy.nickless@arapahoe.edu
Ph: 303-797-5934
Fax: 303-797-5663
DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE VA?
EMAIL
Submit a question to Right Now Web on
www.gibill.va.gov
Simply make a user name and password
CALL
You can also call VA/GI Bill Benefits directly
1-800-442-4551 (push 1, then 0)
*Expect to be on hold 20 minutes, so use a land-line