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VA assists GI Bill beneficiaries with Education Corporation of America closure

WASHINGTON —The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will assist GI Bill® students affected by the December closure of Education Corporation of America’s (ECA) approximately 70 campuses. VA is in the process of identifying GI Bill beneficiaries currently enrolled at ECA and informing them of follow-on options. If schools close in the middle of a term and Post-9/11 GI Bill… Read more
Secretary Robert Wilkie

Announcements and Updates / GI Bill

Statement by Secretary Robert Wilkie on Forever GI Bill Housing Benefit Payments

Statement released November 29, 2018, 04:16:00 PM To clear up any confusion, I want to make clear that each and every post-9/11 GI Bill beneficiary will be made 100 percent whole – retroactively if need be – for their housing benefits for this academic year based on Forever GI Bill rates, not on post-9/11 GI Bill rates. I made this… Read more
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Announcements and Updates / GI Bill

Post-9/11 GI Bill Housing Payment Rates Update

WASHINGTON – Today the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced key changes in the processing of GI Bill benefits payments under the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 (Forever GI Bill). Because of continued information technology difficulties with implementing sections 107 and 501 of the law, both of which change the way monthly housing allowance payments are… Read more

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VetSuccess Now Serving Veterans at 94 Campuses Nationwide

VetSuccess provides On-Campus Support to Veterans Transitioning to Student Life The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today it is expanding the availability of services through the VetSuccess on Campus (VSOC) program to an additional 62 new locations this fall – bringing the number of VSOC  schools across the country to 94. “VetSuccess on Campus is an innovative approach to help… Read more
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Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) applications accepted by the VA starting May 15th 2012

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Retraining Assistance Program Congress passed, and the President signed into law, the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011.  Included in this new law is the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP).  VRAP offers up to 12 months of training assistance to unemployed Veterans.  The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Labor… Read more