Sources of Financial Aid - Veteran’s Benefits
Some ECPI students have Veterans Education benefits available to them while they are attending school. The Department of Veteran Affairs is now taking online applications. To apply for veterans' educational benefits online, log onto www.gibill.va.gov, click on "Electronic Application Form” and start “VONAPP” to complete VA Form 22-1990 or 22-1995. Each student must forward a copy to the application to the Campus Veterans Certifying Official.
Students who are discharged veterans should forward a copy of the DD214, copy 4, along with the Application for Admission. It is the student's responsibility to submit the application for benefits to the Veterans Administration and to keep their educational information up to date with the Veterans Administration. ECPI will provide assistance to those students who need help and will answer questions that students may have with regard to the VA benefits.
Students seeking advanced academic standing via credit transfer or challenge examinations must do so by the end of their first semester of enrollment. VA students are expected to report all enrollment changes to the VA coordinator (for example: changing concentrations, falling below a full-time status, and leaving school).
ECPI must have an academic transcript from each post-secondary school previously attended by a veteran. Consent to Release School Records forms must be completed in full (complete address) for each school attended.
Chapter 33 Post 9/11 GI Bill® Benefits. This benefit program is available to individuals who served in active duty on or after September 10, 2001 and is payable for education pursued after August 1, 2009. If a veteran qualifies for assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill® on or after August 1, 2009 and the veteran also qualifies for assistance under the Post 9/11 GI Bill®, the veteran may make an irrevocable decision to receive benefits solely under the Post 9/11 GI Bill®. Please see your Campus Veterans Certifying Official or visit www.gibill.va.gov for more information.
Tuition and fee rates for private schools are capped by the Veterans Administration annually. Please check with your campus V.A. representative for the current year's cap. Eligibility tiers based on length of service still apply. Only the VA can determine a veteran’s eligibility. ECPI University is a Yellow Ribbon school for those students who are 100% eligible for this program.
Active duty students are limited to the net cost for tuition and fees that are prorated based on eligibility tiers (40% - 100%) previously established for veterans.
The housing allowance under CH33 Post 9/11 benefits is now payable to the student (other than an active duty student) solely enrolled in distance learning. The housing allowance payable is equal to ½ the national average Basic Allowance for Housing for an E-5 with dependents. Housing is also prorated based on the student’s rate of pursuit (rounded to the nearest tenth).
Any person entitled to educational assistance under chapter 33, Post-9/11 GI Bill® or chapter 31, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment benefits and experiences delayed payment of benefits, will not be subject to any penalties, late fees, denial of access to classes, libraries, or other university facilities as a result of such delay. Nor will such person be required to borrow additional funds to satisfy financial obligations to the university due to the delayed disbursement of funding from the Veteran’s Administration, under chapter 31 or 33. To be a person covered under this policy, documentation of eligibility must be determined by providing a certificate of eligibility which can include a “Statement of Benefits” from the VA website – eBenefits, or a VAF 28-1905 for chapter 31 authorization.
Further clarification can be found at or by contacting the Campus Veterans Certifying Official.