Florida Coastal School of Law

Veterans Administration

Florida Coastal is approved to receive Veterans Administration benefits. Florida Coastal will be participating in the Yellow Ribbon Program. Please see details below.

The United States Department of Veterans' Affairs home page is: http://www.va.gov/

 
In order to receive your Veterans Administration benefits, Florida Coastal must submit an enrollment certification on your behalf.
 
To have a certification completed by the school:
 
1.     Please provide the Registrar’s Office with a copy of your Notice of Basic Eligibility or DD214.
 
AND
 
2.     Submit a copy or stop by the Registrar’s Office to complete one of these forms as applicable:
 
FORMS CAN BE FOUND VIA THE FOLLOWING LINK : http://www4.va.gov/vaforms/ (SEARCH FOR THE FORM BY THE FORM NUMBER)
 
a.     Completed Request for Change of Program or Place of Training Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance (Form #22-5495) if a dependent and used benefits before;
 
                                                              OR 
 
b.     Completed Application for Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance (Form #22-5490) if a dependent and never used benefits before;
 
                                                                OR
 
c.    Completed Request for Change of Program or Place of Training (Form #22-1995) for the veteran who has used benefits before;
 
                                                                OR 
 
d.    Completed Application for VA Education Benefits (Form #22-1990) for the veteran who has never used benefits before.
 
                                                         

YELLOW RIBBON PROGRAM

Florida Coastal will be participating in the Yellow Ribbon Program.  The details about eligibility and the benefits of the Yellow Ribbon Program can be found on the Veterans Administration website at https://www.gibill.va.gov/GI_Bill_Info/CH33/Yellow_ribbon.htm

To apply to participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program at Florida Coastal, please forward an email to Bridgette Waines, Registrar at bwaines@fcsl.edu. You must have 100% eligibility with the VA to participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program. Please provide a copy of your eligibility letter to the Registrar, in addition to the necessary paperwork aforementioned.

Florida Coastal limits for the 2010-2011 academic year will be a maximum of 40 students, $3,000 per academic year, per student, on a first come, first serve basis. Yellow Ribbon distributions are for Fall and Spring semesters only. We do not administer it in the intersession or summer terms.

You will be notified via email if you are one of the 40 students able to participate. Otherwise, you will be notified that you have been placed on the waiting list.

 

 
VA Certifying Official
Bridgette C. Waines, Registrar
(904)680-7780

                                

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