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The Post 9/11-GI Bill® (CH 33) provides financial support for education and housing to individuals with at least 90 days of aggregate service on or after September 11, 2001, or individuals discharged with a service-connected disability after 30 days. You must have received an honorable discharge to be eligible for the Post 9/11 GI Bill®. This benefit provides up to 36 months of education benefits, and generally benefits are payable for 15 years following your release from active duty.Ìý

The Post 9/11 GI Bill® also offers some service members the opportunity to transfer their GI Bill® to dependents. Please refer to: for more information. More information regarding educational benefits may be obtained by visiting the Department of Veterans Affairs at . To check on your status and/or receive information on your monthly rate, call 1-888-442-4551.Ìý

Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act (Forever GI Bill®)Ìý

• Applies to Post-9/11 GI Bill®, DEA, Active Duty/Reserve Component, and Fry Scholarship recipientsÌý
• Removes the 15-year time limit on Post-9/11 GI Bill® for those discharged on or after January 1, 2013Ìý
• Restores benefits to those affected by school closures under certain conditionsÌý
• Purple Heart recipients on or after September 11, 2001, now qualify for 100% Post-9/11 GI Bill®Ìý
• Additional months of benefits for STEM programs enrolleesÌý
• Refer to or Ìý to check on the status and/or receive information on your benefits, call 1-888-442-4551

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(GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Training and rehabilitation services are provided for persons who have a compensable service-connected disability. The Department of Veterans Affairs will determine if such services are necessary to become suitably employed, maintain employment, or achieve independence in daily living. These services may include vocational and personal counseling, education and training, financial aid, job assistance, and if needed, medical and dental treatment. The basic period of eligibility is, generally, 12 years following the date of discharge from active duty or the date of notification of entitlement to VA compensation for the disability, whichever is later. Services generally last up to 48 months, but the period may be adjusted in certain instances.Ìý

Refer to to apply for benefits.

To be eligible for educational assistance, a person must have a 6-year obligation to serve in the selected reserve signed after June 30, 1985.Maximum entitlement is 36 months of full-time benefits. Benefit rates are determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Benefits terminate 10 years from the date of eligibility or separation date from the reserves, whichever is earlier.Ìý

While receiving benefits, you will be required to verify your attendance each month via WAVE (Web Automated Verification of Enrollment). You may also utilize the automated verification system by calling 1-877-823-2378. You may use these systems on the last calendarÌýday ofÌýthe month to be verified. Payment will normally be made in 3 to 5 days if you use direct deposit, and 7 - 10 days if you have the checks mailed to you.Ìý

Refer to or Ìý to check on the status and/or receive information on your benefits, call 1-888-442-4551

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(GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Students who are dependents of a veteran with a service-connected disability or who died of a service-connected cause may be eligible to receive a waiver of tuition and registration fees through this program.ÌýVeterans who are children or a spouse of a service-connected veteran rated at 0% or higher may also be eligible for this benefit.ÌýApplication forms may be obtained at the Veterans Services Office, by contacting your local countyÌýveterans'Ìýservices officer, online here:ÌýÌý. California College Fee Waiver application form and valuable, related information are online. After completing the application, you canÌýsubmitÌýor fax the application to the information listed below.Ìý

Be sure to work with the county Veterans Services office to ensure that the approved waiver will be valid for the semesters you will be attending at Delta College. You must renew this waiver each academic year.ÌýÌý

The San Joaquin County Veterans Office is located at:Ìý

San Joaquin County Veterans Office
6221 West Ln.
Stockton, CA 95210

Telephone (209) 468-2916, Fax (209) 468-2918

Please note, if you are notÌýresidingÌýwithin San Joaquin County, you may check with your local County VA office to get this application processed.Ìý