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2024-2025 College Catalog

Veterans Application Process for VA Benefits

  1. Submit a Certificate of Eligibility to the CF Veterans Success Center in Building 5 on the Ocala Campus. Students may also submit the form to the Financial Aid Offices on the Ocala or Citrus Campuses. The Certificate of Eligibility should be received in the mail from the VA after completing the online application. Students who have not received a Certificate of Eligibility after three months should call the VA directly at 888-442-4551.
     
  2. Register for classes and submit class schedule and a Certification of Courses for VA Education Benefits Form to the CF Veterans Success Center each semester.
    1. As a veteran, you are able to register during the 40+ priority registration period. Priority registration dates are posted on the MyCF student portal as well as in the college calendar.
       
    2. CF will report to the VA only those classes which are required for your current program of study. Required courses are indicated on your schedule as “fundable” hours. Important: Veterans are STRONGLY encouraged to see an advisor to determine if they are taking courses that apply to the degree or program being sought at CF. ONLY THOSE COURSES THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR THE CURRENT DEGREE/PROGRAM WILL BE CERTIFIED TO THE VA. Independent study courses are eligible to be certified to the VA. Veterans will be responsible for all fees of courses that do not apply.
       
    3. If you are in your last semester of enrollment before graduation, you may take courses that are not “fundable” but which are within your declared program of study. You must notify the CF Veterans Success Center that you are graduating and submit the Round Out Acknowledgement Form. Note: For veterans who are receiving Federal Financial Aid in addition to veteran education benefits, round out courses that are not fundable will not count toward Federal Financial Aid eligibility. Once the eligibility form and the schedule have been submitted, the CF Veterans Success Center will complete the rest of the certification process. If it is your first time using your VA education benefits, it may take up to 30 days before you receive your first payment.