Veteran Services

Veteran Services

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    From the college application process through graduation, CUNY supports the student-veteran experience and is honored to welcome veterans and the communities to Guttman Community College. Connections with faculty, staff, college resources, and other student-veterans are made to enhance the student experience while at CUNY.

    VA Benefits Eligibility

    If you ’re an active-duty service member or Veteran, a member of the National Guard or Reserves, or a qualified survivor or dependent, you may be eligible for the GI Bill or other educational assistance. Find out if you may be able to get help paying for tuition and fees, books, housing, and other education costs, depending on which education benefits you’re are eligible for.

    If any of these are true, you may be eligible for benefits through the post-9/11 G.I. Bill® (Chapter 33):

      • You served on active duty for at least 90 days after September 10, 2001, whether continuous (all at once) or interrupted (for shorter periods over time), or
      • You served for at least 30 continuous days after September 10, 2001, and were discharged because of a service-connected disability, or
      • You received a Purple Heart after September 10, 2001

    Fee Waivers for Veterans

    VA Pending Payment Compliance

    Enrollment Certification for Veterans

    StepTimeframeResponsible Party
    Submit Certification of Enrollment form & Semester Billing StatementWithin 10 days of the semester startStudents
    Review and verification of submitted documents2-3 days after receiptSchool Certifying Official (SCO)
    Preparation of Enrollment CertificationWithin 2 days of verificationSchool Certifying Official (SCO)
    Submission to the VA via VA-Once or other systemNo later than 2 weeks before the semester begins or by the 15th day of the semesterSchool Certifying Official (SCO)
    VA processing and confirmationTypically, 2-4 weeks after submissionU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

    Frequently Asked Questions – FAQs

    If a student misses the submission deadline, the SCO will make every effort to accommodate the certification for late submission but cannot guarantee that benefits will be processed for the semester.

    If you drop a course and the adjustment changes your course schedule/hours you must notify your college’s veterans affairs representative so that this official can then inform the VA of a change in course schedule/hours. This must be done even if you have already notified the VA on the WAVE system. A change in course schedule/hours will affect your rate of payment, and failure to notify your college’s veterans affairs representative in a timely manner could result in overpayment.

    If you are activated during a semester, you have a number of options open to you depending upon the length of the deployment. You should first discuss this situation with your advisor and instructors to help you decide upon a course of action. The options available to you would range from special arrangements for make-up work, to an incomplete grade, to withdrawal from a course or semester. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs would pay you educational assistance benefits up to the date you withdraw or resign from a course or semester. For more information see Returning or Leaving for Active Duty.