VA Educational Benefits (Monthly Check Programs)

The college is approved for veterans’ training. Students who are eligible for monthly VA educational assistance checks should contact the Financial Aid Office in the Wallace Building for additional information. This office will submit the proper paperwork to the Veterans’ Administration on behalf of veterans, GI Dependents who are eligible for Chapter 35 (federal) benefits, National Guardsmen/Reservists, and VA Rehabilitation students.

The following individuals shall be charged the in-state/ in-district rate, or otherwise considered a resident, for tuition purposes:

• A Veteran using educational assistance under either chapter 30 (Montgomery GI Bill ® – Active Duty Program) or chapter 33 (Post-9/11 GI Bill ®), of title 38, United States Code, who lives in the State of Alabama while attending a school located in the State of Alabama (regardless of his/her formal State of residence) and enrolls in the school within three years of discharge from a period of active duty service of 90 days or more.
• Anyone using transferred Post-9/11 GI Bill ® benefits (38 U.S.C. § 3319) who lives in Alabama while attending a school located in Alabama (regardless of his/her formal state of residence) and the transferor is a member of the uniformed service who is serving on active duty.
• A spouse or child using benefits under the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (38 U.S.C. ¤ 3311(b)(9)) who lives in the State of Alabama while attending a school located in the State of Alabama (regardless of his/her formal State of residence) and enrolls in the school within three years of the Service member’s death in the line of duty following a period of active duty service of 90 days or more.
• Anyone described above while he or she remains continuously enrolled (other than during regularly scheduled breaks between courses, semesters, or terms) at the same school. The person so described must have enrolled in the school prior to the expiration of the three year period following discharge or death described above and must be using educational benefits under either chapter 30 or chapter 33, of title 38, United States Code.
• Anyone using transferred Post 9/11 GI Bill ® benefits (38 U.S.C. § 3319) who lives in Alabama while attending a school located in Alabama (regardless of his/her formal state of residence) and the transferor is a member of the uniformed service who is serving on active duty.
• Anyone using educational assistance under Chapter 31, Vocational Rehabilitation/Employment (VR&E), also be charged the resident rate. Effective for courses and terms beginning after March 1, 2019.  
• Terms beginning 8/1/2019 and thereafter – Students utilizing VA Educational Benefits shall not be charged a penalty, including the assessment of late fees, denial of access to classes, libraries, or other institutional facilities, or be required to borrow additional funds because of the individual’s inability to meet their financial obligations due to the delayed disbursement of a payment to be provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Suspension from VA Benefits

It is the policy for VA educational benefits recipients at Northeast to achieve certain academic standards of progress satisfactory to the Veterans Administration’s rules and regulations. Therefore, in order to comply with the Veterans Administration GI Bill ® of Rights, the following minimal cumulative grade point averages must be achieved:

It is not intended for this policy to be in conflict with approved institutional policies relative to probation and suspension. There may be cases in which a VA educational benefits recipient could remain enrolled at Northeast as a regular student who could not make these minimal cumulative grade point averages; however, he or she would be suspended from VA educational assistance payments.

Complaint Policy for Students Receiving VA Education Benefits – For students receiving VA education benefits, any complaint against the school should be routed through the VA GI Bill™ Feedback System by going to the following link: http://www.benefits.va.gov/GIBILL/Feedback.asp. The VA will then follow up through the appropriate channels to investigate the complaint and resolve it satisfactorily