The Chattanooga State office of Veterans Affairs provides individual assistance for veterans seeking to access their educational benefits. You served our country, now let us serve you.

We're committed to The Principles of Excellence program.

The Principles of Excellence program ensures that schools which receive federal funding through the GI Bill and other programs must follow certain guidelines:

• Provide students with a personalized form covering the total cost of an education program.
• Provide educational plans for all military and Veteran education beneficiaries.
• End fraudulent and aggressive recruiting techniques and misrepresentations.
• Accommodate Service members and Reservists absent due to service requirements.
• Designate a point of contact to provide academic and financial advice.
• Ensure accreditation of all new programs prior to enrolling students.
• Align institutional refund policies with those under Title IV, which governs the administration of federal student financial aid programs.
   

We're a certified VETS campus.

The Veterans Education Transition Support (VETS) Act recognizes schools going above and beyond in their support of veterans. ChattState is proud to be one of these schools. An institution receiving VETS Campus certification not only prioritizes outreach to veterans, but successfully delivers the services necessary to create a supportive environment. Here, student veterans can successfully transition from military service to college enrollment, and prosper while pursing their education.

As a VETS campus, ChattState promises to:

• Conduct an annual survey of veteran students to identify needs and get suggestions.
• Provide information to faculty and staff about military and veteran culture.
• Administer orientation programs for students who are veterans.
• Facilitate mentoring and support programs for students who are veterans.
• Develop outreach strategies for military bases located near the campus.
• Create and maintain a process for the assessment of prior learning that grant academic credit to veterans for transferable training and experience attained through military service.
• Provide a campus website with information to assist and support student veterans.
   

How to access your veteran's benefits.

As part of the Veterans Benefits & Transition Act of 2018, a covered individual is any individual who is entitled to educational assistance under:

• chapter 31 - Veteran Readiness & Employment (VRE),
• or chapter 33 - Post/911 GI Bill® Benefits
  (Note: Those using Post/911 Benefits will need to verify their enrollment every month to keep getting a monthly housing allowance or kicker payment.)

Covered individuals must obtain a certificate of eligibility for entitlement to education assistance from the Department of Veteran Affairs.

Beginning the day they provide this certificate of eligibility for entitlement, covered individuals are then permitted to attend/participate in the course of education. Their eligibility ends on the earlier of the following dates:

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

Delayed disbursement funding from the VA shall NOT cause the institution to impose any penalty on any covered individual due to the individual’s inability to meet his or her financial obligations to the institution. A covered individual shall be protected from penalties such as:

• assessment of late fees (by no fault of their own)
• the denial of access to classes or other institutional facilities
• the requirement that a covered individual borrow additional funds
• and more.

Calculate Your Benefits at ChattState

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