CTC Compliance - Veterans Benefits

Note: A covered individual is any individual who is entitled to educational assistance under Chapter 31 Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment or Chapter 33 Post-9/11 GI Bill^® benefits.*

In accordance with Title 38 U.S. Code, section 3679(e), Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018 as amended, Central Texas College (CTC) has adopted the following additional provisions for any students using U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Chapter 33 Post 9/11 G.I. Bill^® or Chapter 31 Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Benefits, while payment to the college is pending from the VA.

CTC will permit any covered individual to attend or participate in a course of education, during the period beginning on the date on which the individual provides to the educational institution a certificate of entitlement to educational assistance under Chapter 31 or 33 (a “certificate of eligibility” can also include a “Statement of Benefits) obtained from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) website—eBenefits, or a purchase order VAF 28-1905 form for Chapter 31 (authorization purposes) and ending on the earlier of the following dates:

The date on which payment from VA is made to CTC.
Ninety (90) days after the date CTC certified tuition and fees following the receipt of the certificate of eligibility.

To qualify for the above provision, CTC requires the covered individual to take the following additional actions:

Submit a Certificate of Eligibility (COE) for entitlement to educational assistance to the appropriate CTC Veteran Services office no later than the first day of the course of education;
Submit CTC’s Veterans Enrollment Certificate eForm (written authorization) to CTC’s Veteran Services office prior to the first day of class each semester/term that he or she enrolls and when changes are made to the class schedule;
Provide additional information necessary to properly certify the enrollment as requested by Central Texas College; and
Submit any difference in payment between the student’s financial obligation and the amount of the VA education benefit disbursement.

Central Texas College will not impose any penalty, including:

The assessment of late fees;
The denial of access to classes, libraries, or other institutional facilities; and
The requirement that a covered individual borrow additional funds, on any covered individual because of the individual’s inability to meet his or her financial obligations to CTC due to the delayed disbursement funding from VA under Chapter 31 or 33.

*GI Bill^® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government Web site at https://benefits.va.gov/gibill.