ALAMANCE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
VA BENEFIT CHECKLIST
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Last ______________________________________ First: _______________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________________
City: __________________State: ______ Zip Code: __________ Phone ____________________
Student ID#: _________________________SSN: ______________________________________
VA File#: ______________________Major/Program: ___________________________________
Email: ______________________________________ Semester: ____________ Date: ________
Benet
Chapter 33 (Post 911) Acve Duty/Veteran Chapter 35 (Spouse/Dependent)
Chapter 33 (Post 911) Transferred Benets Chapter 30 (MGIB)
Chapter 33 (Post 911) Fry Scholarship Chapter 1606 (Res. Guard)
Chapter 31 (Voc. Rehab.) Tuion Assistance/TA
Service Branch
Army Navy Air Force Marine Coast Guard Reservist
Guard
Current Status/Posion
Acve Duty: _____Yes _____No Veteran: _____Yes ____No
Reservist: _____ Yes _____No Guardsmen: _____ Yes _____No
Spouse: _____Yes _____No Dependent/ Child: _____Yes _____No
Courses must be required per the appropriate program/major and could not have been
previously completed with a passing grade at ACC or any other college. All course substuons
must be properly documented on an approved Course Substuon Form. Developmental
courses must be required per Placement Test results. The VA and Financial Aid will only cover
classes that are a part of your major. The student is nancially responsible for the tuion/fees as
well as the repayment of VA educaon benets received for any course(s) taken which do not
meet the aforemenoned criteria.
Student Inial________.
Except for Chapter 31 (Voc. Rehab), VA students can round out a schedule with non-required
courses to bring his/her course load up to a full-me schedule in his/her last term. This allows
students to receive full-me benets, even though less credits are required to complete the
program.
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1. APPLY TO ALAMANCE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
A. Go to www.ncresidency.org and obtain a residency determinaon. Use login
and password created to completed the admission applicaon below.
B. Complete admission applicaon: www.alamancecc.edu/admissions .
C. Order High School transcript. This will be waived if you have received an
Associate’s Degree or higher. If already submied, please provide esmated
date ___________.
D. Order College transcripts. Transcripts much be sealed (unopened) to be
considered ocial. Transcripts may be dropped o at the Admission’s desk,
Gee Building. Mailed transcripts should be sent to Alamance Community
College, 1247 Jimmie Kerr Rd. Graham, NC 27253-8000. Electronic
transcripts must be emailed to admissions-records@alamancecc.edu. The
VA requires transcripts from every post-secondary school aended. ACC will
not submit your cercaon if you have not submied all transcripts.
Student signature required as conrmaon of this
nocaon_________________________________________________.
E. Provide copy of DD-214.
F. Once provisionally accepted, set up your school Email Account & Moodle.
You will receive instrucons in the mail. (Instrucons also included in folder.)
2. VA BENEFITS
A. If you have never applied for VA educaonal benets, complete the VA
Benets applicaon at hps://www.va.gov/educaon/how-to-apply/.
Please provide a copy of your eligibility leer to VA coordinator. Please have
your DD-214 ready to help answer quesons. Please note, it may take up to
60 days (6-8 Weeks) for the VA to process and/or approve a new
applicaon. What documents and informaon do I need to apply?
Social Security number
Bank account direct deposit informaon (Roung & account number)
Educaon and military history
Basic informaon about the school or training facility you want to aend or
are aending now.
Alamance Community College 1247 JIMMIE KERR RD. GRAHAM, NC
P.O. BOX 8000 GRAHAM NC, 27253-8000
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B. If you have already applied and have a copy of your cercate of eligibility
(COE), please contact, Feleta Morton at feleta.morton@alamancecc.edu , or
336-506-4398.
C. If you have used your educaon benets at another school, you will need to
complete the change of school form (VA form 22-1995 for Post 911/Chapter
33 & VA form 22-5495 for Spouses & Dependents). The form may be
completed online under your E-benets sign-on or in paper form by making
an appointment with the VA Coordinator, Feleta Morton 336-506-4398 or
feleta.morton@alamancecc.edu.
3. FINANCIAL AID (NOT REQUIRED, BUT RECOMMENDED)
A. Apply each year at www.fafsa.ed.gov .
B. You can get help at the nancial aid oce. Sign up online at
www.alamancecc.edu/nancial-aid-site/fafsa-guidance/ or call 336-506-
4340 to set up an appointment.
C. If your nancial circumstances have changed since the previous year, and you
believe you are making less money, please sign up online for a one-on-one
appointment at www.alamancecc.edu/nancial-aid-site/make-an-
appointment/ .
D. Complete all paperwork requested by the Financial Aid Oce. You will not
be awarded unless the required documentaon is complete.
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4. WHAT NOW?
Determine if placement testing is needed. https://www.alamancecc.edu/admissions-site
placement-testing. If required, schedule Placement Testing (Test Prep Options included in
folder). www.alamancecc.edu/admissions-site/placement-testing
Meet with an Admissions Counselor for advising and registraon informaon during
your rst semester. (List of Admission Counselors included in folder). Aer your rst
semester, your Academic Advisor will assist you with advising and registraon. You
can nd your advisor’s name, contact phone number, and email by signing on to
Self Service. Instrucons on how to use Self Service included and on ACC website.
If you are Chapter 33 (Post 9/11), you must have at least one seated class and be
registered for at least 12 credit hours to be qualied for the full amount under
your eligibility. To begin to qualify for the Monthly Housing Allowance, you must
take at least 7 hours to receive a prorated amount. You can take all online classes,
but your Monthly Housing Allowance will be based on one-half of the Naonal
Average, which is much lower.
If you are using Chapter 31 (Vocaonal Rehabilitaon) benets, you must verify
with the VA Coordinator that your documentaon (VA form 28-1905) has been
received from your Voc. Rehab counselor.
Any other Chapter (30, 35, 1606, 1607), will need to pay for the tuion up front, if
not receiving nancial aid. ACC does oer a payment plan. You may set up a plan
via your WebAdvisor or contact the Business Oce (336-506-4141) for more
informaon.
If you are using Chapter 30 benets, you will have to verify your aendance. You
have two opons: (1) Contact the VA at 1-877-823-2378 or (2) Use link,
hps://www.gibill.va.gov/wave/index.do. You will need to set up a login and
password, then proceed to verify your aendance at the end of each month.
Obtain your Parking decal and Student Picture ID by vising the Powell Building
recepon area, room H103. You must have your course schedule.
It is recommended that you sign up for ACC Alerts. This will make you aware if ACC
is closed for inclement weather or any other urgent announcement. You will need
your school email address. To sign up go to: hps://www.alamancecc.edu/safety-
and-security-site/acc-alerts/ .
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BOOKS: If Chapter 33, the book spend will be deposited directly into your
account. These funds are not paid to the school. These funds are oen delayed
and if you qualify for nancial aid, you can use nancial aid to purchase books at
the bookstore. Chapter 31 tradionally covers text books and occasionally supplies.
The Vocaonal Rehabilitaon Coordinator determines what will be covered. If you
wish to charge your books in the ACC bookstore to nancial aid, you will need your
registraon and your picture ID (i.e. driver’s license, etc.).
SCHEDULE CHANGES: If changing your name, address, degree program(s) or
major(s), adding, dropping, or withdrawing from a course, you must nofy Feleta
Morton, VA Coordinator. Preferably students should immediately send an email
(feleta.morton@allamancecc.edu ), so the VA can be noed of your change(s). If
dropping a class during the semester, you must contact the VA Coordinator, Feleta
Morton, to discuss nancial implicaons based on VA requirements & possible
Financial Aid repercussions in regard to government policies.
Student Inial________
THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS HAS REQUESTED THAT STUDENTS CONTACT THEM
DIRECTLY REGARDING HOUSING ALLOWANCE AND BOOK STIPEND PAYMENTS. THE TOLL FREE
NUMBERS ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1-888-442-4551.
THE ONLY WAY TO MONITOR YOUR BENEFIT PAYMENTS IS TO REGISTER AND USE EBENEFITS
hps://www.ebenets.va.gov/ebenets/homepage.