STUDENT SERVICES: VETERANS AFFAIRS
Information and assistance are available to all veterans at the veterans affairs office located on each campus. SCC’s Veterans Services Office is located in the Lair, Building 6 - Student Center, Community, Career and Employment Services. SFCC’s Veterans Affairs Office is located in the Student Union Building (upper concourse). Students intending to receive Veterans Administration (VA) educational assistance should coordinate with these offices to initiate the necessary applications for benefits.
For information, call SCC, 509-533-7027; or SFCC, 509-533-3504.
VETERANS ACADEMIC LOAD
Monthly compensation is made according to the following schedule.
All Chapters except 33
12 credits or more = full-time benefits
9-11 credits = three-quarter-time benefits
6-8 credits = half-time benefits
5 credits or less = tuition cost
Summer credits: see coordinator for details
Chapter 33 (Post 9/11)
7 credits or more = full BAH (monthly housing)
Summer credits: 5 credits or more = full BAH
The VA will pay solely for classes required for graduation in a selected area of study. Meet with the campus veteran’s coordinator to ensure class choices are appropriate for educational benefits.
VETERANS AND RESERVE/NATIONAL GUARD EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS
Application for veterans and guard/reserve VA educational benefits is initiated through the Veterans Affairs Office at SCC, 509-533-7027; or SFCC, 509-533-3504.
A copy of Veterans' DD 214 (member-copy 4) is required to initiate benefits.
Educational benefits are available to eligible members of the Selected Reserves or National Guard who have a current six-year (or more) commitment. A “Notice of Basic Eligibility” form is required from the Guard/Reserve unit and must be presented to the campus veteran’s coordinator to initiate benefits.
For more information regarding eligibility, contact a local Reserve or National Guard unit.
VETERANS TUITION WAIVERS
Consult with the campus veteran’s coordinator regarding eligibility for all veterans waivers (provide copy of DD 214): SCC, 509-533-7027; or SFCC, 509-533-3504.
VETERANS STANDARD OF PROGRESS
A student receiving veterans' educational benefits must maintain a standard of progress required by CCS. A veteran who is academically dismissed by CCS will be decertified with the VA and will not be recertified until the student is counseled and readmitted by the college Academic Standards Committee.