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We honor our veterans and those currently serving and their families for their service to our country by providing them with the finest career and technical education in Baton Rouge. If Veteran Affairs & Military Services can assist in your transition into the educational world, please do not hesitate to contact us. Thank you for selecting Baton Rouge Community College as your academic provider!  We welcome our military comrades into the Bears’ family.

For more information visit the Office of Veteran Affairs webpage.

Veterans

   

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To Start Benefits at BRCC:

  1. The student must apply and be accepted for admission to Baton Rouge Community College.
  2. The student must complete the veteran's application for benefits with the Veteran's Administration (VA). The website to apply is http://benefits.va.gov/gibill/
  3. Develop a degree plan with an academic advisor in your department of study or in the Academic Advising Center.
  4. Complete and submit to the VA School Certifying Official:

Once all documents are submitted to the VA School Certifying Official, the school will certify your application via the Veteran Affairs Online Certification of Enrollment System (VA-ONCE).

VA School Certifying Official:

Tyrone Perkins: va@mybrcc.edu
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Veteran's Responsibilities:

As a recipient of Veterans Education Benefits, you are responsible for the following:

  • To notify the VA School Certifying Official of your status with BRCC.
  • To provide a copy of your detailed schedule along with the Request for Enrollment Certification Form for every semester that you register for classes.
  • To inform the VA School Certifying Official when you add or drop a class, change your major, change your address, or withdraw.
  • To understand that the Department of Veteran's Affairs will not pay for the repeat of satisfactorily completed courses (grades of A, B, C), except under special circumstances.
  • To maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress. If you are suspended by BRCC, your GI Bill benefits cannot be resumed until you have met the requirements for reinstatement to the college.

Extremely Important:  Enrollment Certification Request for Veterans Benefts forms are reviewed in the order received.  Please allow 10-14 business days from submission for paperwork to be processed and certified with Veterans Affairs.  Any paperwork received after the start of classes will be considered late and payment of benefits may be delayed. In this case, please make necessary payment arrangements to secure your classes.

Helpful Numbers:

888-442-4551 – GI Bill Customer Service Line
877-823-2378 – GI Bill Enrollment Verification Line
(225) 925-7268 – Veteran Affair’s Baton Rouge’s Office
504-619-4346 – Veteran Affair’s New Orleans’ Office
(225) 216-8010 -- BRCC VA Fax

Baton Rouge Community College does not discriminate in its educational and employment policies and procedures with regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status.

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