Prince George's Community College

Veterans Educational Benefits

 

Prince George's Community College is approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Maryland Higher Education Commission, so that eligible veterans, servicepersons, and certain dependents of veterans can receive VA educational benefits. Eligible persons may receive benefits under one of several types of GI Bill: 

The Veterans Services Office is not the Veterans Administration. We do not determine your eligibility for veterans benefits. We do, however, provide you with the appropriate paperwork to apply to the VA for benefits. We are responsible for certifying your enrollment status to the VA, which is what gets you paid. The VA will not pay for continuing education courses, audited courses or courses that do not count toward your program of study at Prince George's Community College. Please see our list of approved programs of study to select a qualified academic program.

IF YOU ARE USING YOUR VETERANS BENEFITS FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, OR FOR THE FIRST TIME AT PRINCE GEORGE'S COMMUNITY COLLEGE:

 

You need to complete other VA paperwork in addition to the Online Veterans Educational Benefits Request Form. Follow our Guide to Veterans Educational Benefits or contact your school certifying official. We will ask you some questions about the dates of your military service, and from that information, we will determine what paperwork is needed. You can also visit the VA's web site http://www.gibill.va.gov and fill out the online applications that are available. Make sure that both the VA and Prince George's Community College receives a copy of your paperwork. Types of records you may need are Form DD 214, Report of Separation or Discharge, or if you are a Reservist or National Guard member, Form DD 2384, Notice of Basic Eligibility (NOBE). We will advise you what further documents are needed for your claim. 

 

First-time applicants for veterans benefits and persons transferring their benefits from other schools will have a longer wait for their benefits than continuing students. Once your eligibility is established, however, future semester payments should be much more quickly processed.

THE KEY TO GETTING YOUR BENEFITS IS GETTING THE PAPERWORK DONE RIGHT!

You must complete Prince George's Community College Veterans Educational Benefits Request form every semester you wish to receive veterans benefits. This form must be completed after you register and pay for your classes. This form can be filled out and submitted online. It can also be obtained from this web page or from the Registrar's Office on the Largo Campus or at the following extension centers: Andrews Air Force Base, Laurel College Center, or University Town Center. The form must be hand-carried or sent directly to the Veterans Affairs Desk in the Admissions and Records Office at the Largo campus, Bladen Hall, room B126. Without it, we will not certify your enrollment to the VA for that semester.

 

Click here to submit your request form online.

IF YOU ARE A CONTINUING PRINCE GEORGE'S COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT RECEIVING VETERANS BENEFITS FOR THE CURRENT SEMESTER:

 

You need to complete and turn in the Prince George's Community College Veterans Educational Benefits Request form once you have registered and paid for classes.

STUDENT VERIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT 

Everyone receiving Chapter 30, Chapter 33, Chapter 1606, or Chapter 1607 benefits must verify their enrollment each month to receive payment for that month. Your enrollment can be verified on the last calendar day of the month by using the VA's Web Automated Verification of Enrollment (WAVE) or by calling 1-877-823-2378. Students must be currently enrolled in an approved educational program and must have a current benefit award to use WAVE.  

 

BE SURE TO HAVE ALL OF YOUR PRIOR CREDITS & MILITARY TRAINING EVALUATED AT PRINCE GEORGE'S COMMUNITY COLLEGE!

The Department of Veterans Affairs requires all GI Bill recipients to have all of their prior education and training, military and civilian, evaluated for possible transfer credit when they first enroll at Prince George's Community College. The VA gives you up to two semesters of enrollment to obtain official transcripts from your prior schools or military training. If we do not receive and evaluate your transcripts by the end of your second semester of enrollment with us, the VA will terminate all benefits paid to you and may require that all previously paid benefits be repaid! 

 

Source documents for military education are armed forces official transcripts. You may use the information in the following chart to request a transcript directly from the appropriate branch of service: 

 

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