Veterans Benefits
Dean College certifies all VA educational benefit chapters and participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program.
U.S. Veteran Educational Benefits
Your military service has made you eligible for Veterans Administration and/or branch specific educational benefits to help you pay for college. Dean College is committed to assisting you in attaining those benefits that you are eligible for.
Dean College acts as a liaison with the Veterans Administration for students who qualify to receive veteran educational benefits. Eligible veterans must first apply for their educational benefits by completing an application with the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs in order to obtain a Certificate of Eligibility (COE).
Applications can be completed online: https://va.gov/education/how-to-apply
Veterans may be able to transfer all or part of their benefits to a spouse, or dependent(s). To be able to use benefits, qualified veterans or family members are required to enroll in a degree or certificate program.
Once the Certificate of Eligibility has been received, the student should contact the School Certifying Official (SCO) in the Office of the Registrar and submit the document (COE) for verification. The SCO will then certify the student’s enrollment information to the Veterans Administration that will process payment of benefits.
To determine your eligibility, or for more information and assistance, contact the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at 1-888-GIBILL-1 (1-888-442-4551) or visit their website: https://va.gov
Yellow Ribbon Program
Dean College is also a proud participant in the Post 9/11 GI Bill® Yellow Ribbon Program. Only veterans entitled to the maximum benefit rate based on service requirements under the Post 9/11 GI Bill® or their designated transferees may receive funding under the Yellow Ribbon Program. While Dean College does participate in this program, there is a maximum number of individuals to whom the school is able to award funding under this program each year.
More information on the Yellow Ribbon Program benefits and if you are eligible, may be obtained on the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs official website: www.gibill.va.gov
Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018
Dean College is compliant with the Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018 S.2248 Section 103.1.(b)
NOTE: A covered individual is any individual who is entitled to educational assistance under Chapter 31, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment, or Chapter 33, Post 9/11 GI Bill® benefits.
Dean College will permit any covered individual to attend or participate in the course of education during the period beginning on the date on which the individual provides to Dean College a Certificate of Eligibility for entitlement to educational assistance under Chapter 31, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment, or Chapter 33, Post-9/11 GI Bill® benefits, and ending on the earlier of the following dates:
The date on which payment from 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.
Dean College will not impose any penalty, including the assessment of late fees, the denial of access to classes, libraries, or other institutional facilities, or the requirement that a covered individual borrow additional funds, on any covered individual because of the individual’s inability to meet his or her financial obligations to the institution due to the delayed disbursement funding from VA under Chapter 31 or 33.
‘‘GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government web site at https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill."