Veterans

Please visit our new on-line training module: Veterans and the Community College: A Training Guide

 

Also, please visit the High Tech Center Training Unit (HTCTU) Veterans Resource Center Project.  To meet the needs of these deserving individuals, the High Tech Center Training Unit (HTCTU) at De Anza College-in coordination with the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges-has established  Veterans Resource Centers (VRC) on fifteen community college campuses, patterned after the VRC at Butte College.


There are 15 pilot sites and 7 auxiliary sites.  The 15 pilot sites are: Butte College, City College of San Francisco, Chaffey College, Cuesta College, El Camino College, Foothill College, Fullerton College, Grossmont College,  Las Positas College,  Merced College, Mt. San Antonio College,  Pasadena City College,  Riverside City College, Sacramento City College, and Santa Monica College.
The 7 auxiliary sites are: College of Alameda, Cypress College, Golden West College, Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, San Joaquin Delta College College of San Mateo and Sierra College.

 

Links

New GI Bill

The Post 9/11 GI Bill is the largest investment in veterans' education since World War II, covering the full cost of an undergraduate education at any public university or college in the country and many private schools for our nation's newest generation of veterans.

U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs

2009-2010 Maximum In-State Tuition & Fees

"So you want to go back to School" letter

US Dept of Education OCR

Dear Colleague Letter

Dear Colleague Letter Regarding Wounded Warriors - US Dept of Education OCR

Chancellor's Office Troops to College Program

California's Troops to College initiative was announced by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in March 2006 to provide educational opportunities and assistance to active duty service members and veterans by the state's premier education segments and related agencies. He specifically targeted increased instructional opportunities to men and women on active duty, the National Guard and the Reserves. Through this initiative, California Community Colleges have joined the UC and CSU systems in partnering with the Department of Veterans' Affairs, the Office of the Secretary of Education, the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, and military branches within the state to provide active duty and eligible veterans information, enrollment guidance and assistance, and data about other programs offered by California's public institutions of higher education. The purpose of this partnership is to inform military personnel of all the advantages of enrolling in public colleges and universities.

Student Veterans of America (SVA)

Student Veterans of America (SVA) is a coalition of student veterans groups from college campuses across the United States. Founded in January of 2008, this organization works to develop new student groups, coordinate between existing student groups, and advocate on behalf of student veterans at the local, state, and national level.

Video of student veterans speaking out

Student Veterans Student Vets Speak Out Students who served in the Iraq War speak out about the emotional challenges of adjusting to life back at home Video

Veterans Resource Center

Butte College

Returning from the war zone: A guide for military personnel

U.S Dept of Veterans Affairs

Veterans Resource Center Project

HTCTU 2010

Documents

Implementation of SB 272: Priority Registration for Members of the Military and Recent Veterans

Chancellor's Office Memo indicating priority registration for veterans

JPED_Veterans_journal

Journal Of Postsecondary Education and Disability Special Issue: Veterans with Disabilities (Volume 22, Number 1, 2009

servicemembers_adainfo

ADA: Know Your Rights - Returning Service Members with Disabilities. Deprtment of Justice (2010)

Veterans Center Handbook for Institutions

Student Veterans of America