Veterans Administration

Florida Coastal is approved to receive Veterans Administration benefits. Florida Coastal will be participating in the Yellow Ribbon Program. Please see details below.

Effective with enrollments that begin on or after August 1, 2012, the annual cap for tuition and fees will be $18,077.50.  This cap is not retroactive to enrollments that begin before August 1, 2012.

Important note: Effective immediately - Post 9/11 GI Bill eligible students - Net charges will apply when certifications are completed. This means that any scholarships received from Florida Coastal will be deducted from tuition and fees and the remainder listed as net charges when doing your certifications.

Changes to the Post 9/11 GI Bill as of 2011 - http://www.gibill.va.gov/benefits/post_911_gibill/Post911_changes.html

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In order to receive your Veterans Administration benefits, Florida Coastal must submit an enrollment certification on your behalf.
 
To have a certification completed by the school:
 
1.     Please provide the Registrar’s Office with a copy of  your Certificate of Eligibility.
 
AND
 
2.     Submit a copy of your application as applicable below. (If you used VONAPP(electronic method) to submit your application, please print a copy to be submitted to us):
 
FORMS CAN BE FOUND VIA THE FOLLOWING LINK : http://www4.va.gov/vaforms/ (SEARCH FOR THE FORM BY THE FORM NUMBER)
 
a.     Completed Request for Change of Program or Place of Training Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance (Form #22-5495) if a dependent and used benefits before;
 
                                                              OR 
 
b.    Completed Application for Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance (Form #22-5490) if a dependent and never used benefits before;
 
                                                                OR
 
c.    Completed Request for Change of Program or Place of Training (Form #22-1995) for the veteran who has used benefits before;
 
                                                                OR 
 
d.    Completed Application for VA Education Benefits (Form #22-1990) for the veteran who has never used benefits before.
                                                      
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YELLOW RIBBON PROGRAM

Florida Coastal will be participating in the Yellow Ribbon Program.  The details about eligibility and the benefits of the Yellow Ribbon Program can be found on the Veterans Administration website at https://www.gibill.va.gov/GI_Bill_Info/CH33/Yellow_ribbon.htm

To apply to participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program at Florida Coastal, please forward an email to Bridgette Waines, Registrar at bwaines@fcsl.edu. You must have 100% eligibility with the VA to participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program. Please provide a copy of your eligibility letter to the Registrar, in addition to the necessary paperwork aforementioned.

Florida Coastal limits for the academic year will be a maximum of 40 students, $3,000 per academic year, per student, on a first come, first serve basis. Yellow Ribbon distributions are for Fall and Spring semesters only. We do not administer it in the intersession or summer terms.

You will be notified via email if you are one of the 40 students able to participate. Otherwise, you will be notified that you have been placed on the waiting list.

 

 
VA Certifying Official
Bridgette C. Waines, Registrar
(904)680-7780

                                

The United States Department of Veterans' Affairs home page is: http://www.va.gov/