Veteran Student Services

Seals for the branches of the U.S. Military

The Veteran Student Services Office is a one-stop shop for those student using VA educational benefits. We are here to help you get the most out of your benefits.

Logo for the veteran student services office

Our Office serves as an advocate and liaison between Seminole State College, its students, and the various federal, state, and local agencies concerned with veterans' benefits. We want to make sure that veterans and dependents are successful in school and beyond.

Our office serves over 500 Active Duty, Reservists, National Guard Members, Veterans, and their family members. We are here to help these students with their educational journey.  

  • Seminole State offers GI Bill®-eligible programs for veterans and their dependents under current federal laws. 
  • Procedures for admission to the College and registration for classes are the same as followed by all students.
  • Seminole State also participates in the DoD MOU program.

Policies and Procedures

Schedule Change

If you change your schedule in any way, (i.e. drop or add courses), that could affect your benefits and result in a debt letter from the VA. If you make any schedule changes please let us know as soon as possible by emailing vabenefits@seminolestate.edu, and if you drop or withdraw from any courses due to mitigating circumstances surrounding COVID-19.
Please reach out to us via e-mail at vabenefits@seminolestate.edu with any questions and concerns. We will be available during regular office hours, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.

On-Campus Class

Isakson and Roe Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-315)

Additional requirements for student using GI Bill® benefits.

If you are a Chapter 33 Post 9/11 and Chapter 31 VR&E student When enrolling in courses, you will need to enroll in at least one in-resident class to receive full BAH/MHA. 

Additionally, if a student chooses to continue approved training online after June 1, 2022, their GI Bill benefits, such as monthly housing allowance, will reduce to half the national BAH/MHA rate.

Verifying Enrollment

Isakson and Roe Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-315)

Additional requirements for student using GI Bill® benefits.

Educational Assistance recipients effective August 1, 2021, must verify their enrollment status each month to continue receiving their Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) or monthly housing allowance (MHA) and/or kicker payments. Students are asked to verify their enrollment status relative to what we have reported on your behalf.

This is not attendance verification.

Students can verify their enrollment status in one of two ways:

Text Messaging – Students who choose VA’s “Opt-In” feature will receive a text message each month prompting them to verify their enrollment status.

Telephone – Students may call the Education Call Center (ECC) at 888-442-4551 to verify their enrollment status.

  • If a student fails to verify for two consecutive months, VA will withhold future MHA payments until they call the Educational Call Center (ECC) to verify.

Seminole State is a CCAF GEM School

Seminole State College of Florida and the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) have signed a partnership allowing the College to offer a General Education Mobile (GEM)program.   Through the partnership, the College will offer 18 online general education classes to more than 300,000 United States Air Force and United State Space Force personnel pursuing a CCAF Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree.  

Veteran Student Services News

Three U.S. military veterans attending Seminole State College of Florida have been awarded scholarships. The three were to be recognized at the College’s annual Veterans Day Celebration, but it was canceled due to Hurricane Nicole.
Seminole State College of Florida honored members of the armed forces Thursday, Nov. 11, during the annual Veterans Day Ceremony.
Seminole State College of Florida’s Office of Veteran Student Services is a one-stop source for understanding and utilizing the benefits available for our over 1,000 student-veterans and dependents.
Seminole State College of Florida and the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) have signed a partnership allowing the College to offer a General Education Mobile (GEM) program.

Contact

Office of Veteran Student Services
407.708.2242
Fax: 407.708.2564
Sanford/Lake Mary Campus:  Student Center (SC), Room 266 - 2nd Floor

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