Veteran Benefits Student Application Process
5055 Santa Teresa Blvd., Gilroy, CA 95020, 408-848-4734 Fax: 408-848-4752
Dear Veteran:
All items on this VA packet must be returned to the VA /Financial Aid Office (Including prior academic
transcripts & class schedule which must match your Ed Plan) before you can be certified.
The following must be completed in order to process your VA Educational Benefits. If not sure what your
VA Education Benefits you are eligible for please go to , to
determine what chapter you are eligible to apply. Please return this form complete with signature.
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Don’t forget to apply for the Pell Grant at
There are benefits in applying for
FAFSA. Please ask the Financial Aid Office what you might be eligible to receive.
1. Submit copy of DD214. Apply to Gavilan College to receive your Gavilan College ID number. You
can application at
2. Apply for Veterans Educational Benefits on line at :
submit and print-out the application or submit
approved letter from Department of Veterans to Gavilan College Financial Aid/VA Office.
3. Make an appointment to do the Assessment Test and Orientation before you meet with a Counselor.
For Assessment go to
& for Orientation days and times go to
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4. Please make an appointment with a Counselor go to
to meet with
counselor for an educational plan.
5. If you are NOT eligible for the new GI Bill Chapter 33 Post 9/11 please fill-out the Board of
Governors’ Fee Waiver Grant (BOG). You can download application at:
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6. If you are a dependent of a veterans please fill-out the California Department of Veterans Affairs
College Fee Waivers, for application go to
and send to the given address or
fax to be approved. Once you receive the letter from the California Department of Veterans Affairs
please complete the Board of Governors Fee Waiver Application (BOG) with a letter from the
California Department of Veteran Affairs so you will not need to pay tuition for the school year.
7. When claiming dependents submit copies of marriage license, divorce decreed, (if applicable) and
children’s birth certificates.
8. GI Bill Comparison Tool go to:
9. If in the South Bay Regional Public Safety Training Consortium ( Police Academy) and if sponsored
by an agency, please submit the receipt of what the sponsor paid to the South Bay Regional Public
Safety Training Consortium (Police Academy) on your behalf.
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