Veterans Educational Benefits Information Sheet (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT

If you are concurrently enrolled at College of the Mainland and we are NOT your primary institution

(institution where you are seeking your degree or certificate), you will need to request a Primary

Institution Letter from your primary institution that states the following:

1. Your name and social security number

2. Chapter under which you are eligible

3. Your declared major

4. Courses approved by the institution to be taken at COM and the semester enrolling

This is necessary in order for you to receive payment for courses taken at both institutions. Otherwise,

you will only be paid for courses taken at your primary school.

Notes to all students receiving V.A. Educational Benefits

1. Only courses required for your degree plan can be certified for VA benefits. You may take

what you like, but you will only receive benefits for the courses required on your degree plan.

Courses taken at institutions prior to your attendance at COM will be evaluated toward filling

the requirements of your major.

2. No courses for which credit has been received may be repeated.

3. All students must meet standards of academic progress. Copy is at

and/or attached.

4. Students receiving benefits under Chapters 30 or 1606/1607 must verify enrollment monthly

by going to the VA website at

Application Procedures:

When all your documentation is collected and complete (remember to make copies of documents you

wish to keep), submit it to the Veterans Affairs Office at College of the Mainland (A-149). You must

turn in all required paper work at the same time. The veteran’s coordinator who will process your

paper work will depend on the first letter of your last name. If you have any questions or require more

information, please contact COM’s Veterans Affairs Office at:

Local Phone: 409-933-8274

Houston Line: 1-888-258-8859

If your last name begins with A-K, your advisor is: Ms. Lori Boyd

ext. 8275

If your last name begins with L-Z, your advisor is:

Ms. Detra Levige

ext. 8247

Other helpful phone numbers:

Houston Regional VA Office: 1-800-827-1000

Muskogee Regional VA Office: 1-888-442-4551

1-888-GIBILL-1

Revised April 2011

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