Veteran Benefits

To establish your benefits at COCC for the first time, please call 541-383-7264 and submit the following documents to the Veterans Certifying Official once you are registered in class:

• Copy of Certificate of Eligibility
• DD-214 (Member 4 copy)
• All official military and college transcripts.

The COCC Veterans Certifying Official must certify you each term you are planning to enroll in classes at COCC if you want to use your VA education benefits. It can take up to 4 weeks to process your application.

Chapter 30, 1606, and 1607 veterans must verify their enrollment status by Web Automated Verification of Enrollment (WAVE) or Interactive Voice Response (IVR) at 1.877-823-2378.  This must be done at the end of each month of enrollment in order to receive benefits.

If you are using Chapter 35 benefits (Dependents' Educational Assistance), you may be eligible for the tuition waiver. Tuition waivers must be completed each aid year and submitted by the first Friday of the term. 

Continuing students may submit an online veteran certification request through your Bobcat Web Account.

Continuing student can also request certification in person by visiting the Boyle Education Center. If you change your degree or certificate program, you must request certification in person.

Request for Certifications forms:

• • Chapter 33 & 33 TOE
  • Chapter 35
  • Chapters 30, 31, 1606, 1607

Effective for terms starting on or after December 17, 2021, Post-9/11 GI Bill® students who receive Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) and/or kicker payments are required to verify their enrollment to continue receiving their payments.  Learn more about the enrollment verification requirement and verification methods:

• • Enrollment Verification - Education and Training (va.gov)
  • Section 1010IHL Process Infographic (va.gov)

Dependents of . . .

• A veteran who died or is permanently and totally disabled as the result of a service-connected disability. The disability must arise out of active service in the Armed Forces.
• A veteran who died from any cause while such service-connected disability was in existence.
• A service member missing in action or captured in line of duty by a hostile force.
• A service member forcibly detained or interned in line of duty by a foreign government or power.
• Dependent must qualify for Educational Assistance with the Veteran Administration.

Students using VA educational benefits at COCC must earn at least a 2.0 GPA each term to maintain good standing. The terms of COCC's Academic Warning Policy for all students, including those using VA educational benefits, are outline in the College Catalog.

If a student using VA educational benefits receives a Fourth Academic Warning, their benefits will be terminated at COCC and they will not be eligible for reinstatement for one calendar year, in accordance with the Academic Warning Policy. Please note: Students receiving federal financial aid are also bound by the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) upheld by COCC's Financial Aid Office.

The VA prohibits any program of study from being comprised of more than 85% veterans or veteran dependents who are using VA Educational Benefits. This is outlined in the Code of Federal Regulations. COCC programs that have a high percentage of veteran enrollment may be limited to new veteran students or their dependents using VA Educational Benefits. For more information on this, please contact COCC's Veterans Certifying Official at 541-383-7264 or vetsed@cocc.edu