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ADMISSION
Complete
the application process
for regular student status
and submit to the
Admissions office.
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Have an
in-person interview with a
representative from the
school
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Select a
program of study (a
requirement for VA
benefits.)
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Provide
proof of a high school
diploma or GED or attest
to such.
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Submit a
signed Enrollment
Agreement.
REGISTRATION
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Only
students who have
completed the Enrollment
process may register.
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Admissions
Counselors will assist
with your class schedule.
Only those programs
approved by the SAA are eligible to count
toward veterans benefits.
PROGRAM
SELECTION
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Veterans receiving VA
benefits may select any
program leading to a
diploma offered at
FastTrain upon approval
from the Veterans’
Services Office. Only one
program may be pursued
under certification for
benefits.
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Veterans’ may receive VA
benefits for a second
program and for courses
taken after completion of
a first program.
CLASS ATTENDANCE
The VA requires veterans
receiving benefits to attend
all scheduled class
meetings. Failure to do
so result in the loss of
benefits and pay back of
veterans benefits already
received for the period in
question.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Regardless of
the location selected for
training, all applications
must be mailed or received
at the Miami main branch
listed below.
The following must be
submitted for the
certification process to
begin. No forms will be
accepted individually.
(It is the veteran’s
responsibility to assemble
all needed materials to
submit to the Veterans’
Services Office.)
Applicants Under Chapters
30, 34, & 35
New applicants complete VA
Form 22-1990 or,
Transfer students must
complete VA Form 22-1995.
Submit copies of:
Applicants Under Chapter 32
(VEAP)
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New applicants complete VA
Form 22-100
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Transfer students complete
VA Form 22-1995
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Submit a copy of DD214 -
Report of Separation
Applicants
Under Chapter 1606
(Reserves)
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New applicants complete VA
Form 22-100
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Transfer
students complete VA Form
22-1995.
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Submit copy of DD2384
-Notice of Basic
Eligibility (NOBE)
PAYMENT
The first check should
arrive SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS
after the first day of
classes or later if the
veteran should apply for
certification after classes
begin.
Information about qualifying
pay rates and payment dates
for Chapter 30, 34, 35, 32
and 1606 is available only
through direct contact
between the student and the
Department of Veterans
Affairs.
Go to:
www.gibill.va.gov
or call
1-888-442-4551.
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CERTIFICATION USING
VETERANS’ STANDARDS OF
PROGRESS
Veterans’ Services will not
pay educational benefits if
one of the following should
occur:
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The veteran enrolls in
programs that are not
approved by the State
Approving Agency.
Depending on
circumstances, deficiency
or remedial courses may be
certified for benefits.
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The veteran fails to
attend class for the
program for which VA
benefits are received.
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The veteran fails to
achieve the minimum
cumulative grade point
average of 75% for two
consecutive evaluation
periods.
The
veteran, like all students
at this school will be
placed on academic probation
at the end of the evaluation
period if the minimum
cumulative grade is not
achieved. By the end of the
probation period, the
veteran must attain the
minimum cumulative grade.
VETERANS,
DEPENDENTS QUALIFYING FOR
ELIGIBILITY
All questions concerning
Veterans, child and/or
spouse eligibility are to be
refereed to the Department
of Veterans Affairs at:
www.gibill.va.gov
or you can call the VA
Education Office at:
1-888-442-4551
(1-888-GIBILL-1)
REGIONAL
PROCESSING OFFICE (RPO)
You must mail
your completed forms and
documents to the processing
office for the Southern
Region / RPO:
VA Regional Office / RPO
PO Box 1000022
Decatur, GA 30031-7022
ON-LINE BENEFIT APPLICATION
VA Education
Application is available on
the Internet. We suggest
that you file your
application by going to
www.gibill.va.gov
and submitting your
application electronically.
If you submit your
application electronically,
VA will automatically
transfer your application to
the RPO that handles your
claim.
ENTITLEMENT
TO BENEFITS
This school certifies your
enrollment status, programs
and academic progress.
All questions concerning
payment are to be referred
to the Department of
Veterans’ Affairs at
1-888-442-4551 or by
sending an electronic
inquiry by going to:
www.gibill.va.gov
OTHER BENEFITS
Tutorial Assistance
A veteran is eligible to
receive up to $600 for
tutorial assistance if
approved by Veterans’
Services. Chapter 1606
applicants will not be paid
for receiving tutorial
assistance.
Work -Study
The Work-Study program
allows a VA student to earn
the Federal or state minimum
wage (whichever is higher)
for up to 1,300 hours per
year (25 hours per week).
The benefit is tax free and
allows each VA student to
“earn while he learns” while
he or she is pursuing an
approved post -secondary
program of education on at
least a three-quarter time
basis.
The VA Work-Study student
may only perform VA related
work. This work might
include preparing and
processing VA enrollment
certifications, checking VA
student attendance records
or checking for course
changes.
DIRECT DEPOSIT
EFT (Electronic Funds
Transfer) processing, also
known as "Direct Deposit,"
is now available to
recipients of several of the
VA education benefit
programs. To find out if you
can use Direct Deposit, or
to stop or change your
Direct Deposit, call:
1-877-838-2778.
VA students can expect to
begin receiving VA funding
in about six weeks from the
first day of the beginning
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