Summer Break

There will be a 4 week break (May 18 - June 17) between the college's spring and summer semesters. VA students will not be able to get VA education benefits for Saddleback College courses during this period. All VA students are urged to plan ahead for this period of reduced income.

For additional details call the college Veterans Office at (949) 582-4871.

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New VA Education Benefit!!!

If you are a veteran between 35 and 60 years old, unemployed, and not eligible for any other VA education benefit program, you may be eligible for the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP). Applications will be accepted by VA beginning on May 15, 2012. To learn more, click below:

http://benefits.va.gov/vow/education.htm

*The Post 9/11 GI Bill*
(Chapter 33)

• Students need to be more than 1/2 time to receive the housing allowance.
  

For general information on the new GI Bill,
click below:

http://www.gibill.va.gov/GI_Bill_Info/benefits.htm#CH33

Latest Update

For all questions regarding new GI Bill please call the VA directly: 1-888-442-4551.

The VA representatives you talk with will have the most up-to-date information, and should be considered the only truly authoritative source of information on the new GI Bill.

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*Scholarship Opportunities for Veterans*

For Veterans who served in Iraq or Afghanistan:

www.veteransfund.org