Services for veterans are provided through the Veterans Affairs Coordinator, located in the Student Services Office (VLH 107). Veterans and other students who are applying for educational benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA) must notify the Veterans Affairs Coordinator and complete a Request for Certification for Veterans Benefits form.
Veterans and service persons, their spouses and dependents or
their survivors, may be eligible for educational benefits through:
- the New GI Bill - Selected Reserve Educational Assistance Program, Chapter 1606;
- Post-Vietnam Era Veterans Educational Assistance Program (VEAP), Chapter 32;
- New GI Bill - Active Duty Educational Assistance Program, Chapter 30;
- Vocational Rehabilitation, Chapter 31;
- Dependent's Educational Assistance, Chapter 35.
Information concerning these programs is available from the Veterans Affairs Coordinator or may be obtained by calling the Detroit Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Notice to Students Applying for or Receiving
Veterans
Benefits:
The following requirements apply to all students receiving educational
benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA):
- Satisfactory Grade (Cumulative Grade Point Average &
Probation)
All students receiving veterans benefits must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.00. Failure to maintain that GPA will result in the student being placed on probation.
A student will be allowed two (2) semesters, including the summer session, to raise the cumulative GPA to that required for graduation and come off probation. If the student fails to come off probation the USDVA will be notified in writing. (See current ACC catalog for the complete Veterans Standards of Progress.)
- Withdrawal & Last Date of Attendance
All students receiving VA education benefits must notify the ACC Coordinator of Veterans Affairs immediately upon withdrawing from a class or discontinuing attendance in a class. Withdrawals or discontinued attendance may result in an overpayment of benefits.
- Credit for Previous Training
Students who have attended another college must have their transcripts sent to ACC as soon as possible for evaluation. ACC will evaluate transcripts and determine what courses will transfer and how many credits will apply to the student's degree program at ACC. Transfer credits will be reported in the student's Program Progress Report (PPR), which will also identify the remaining courses and credits required for the student's degree program at ACC. The college is required to notify the VA of the transfer credit granted and the resulting reduction of training time necessary for the student to complete the degree objective.
Michigan Veterans Trust Fund Act 245, P.A. 1935 (MVTF):
Public Act 245 of 1935 (MCL 35.111-112) is designed to assist any
child between the ages of 16 and 25 who has been a resident of the
state for the preceding 12 months and who is the offspring of a
Michigan veteran who was killed, died as a result of service-connected
disabilities, or is rated at 100 percent because of injuries sustained
while in the Armed Forces of the United States.
Such a child/student, upon admission to a Michigan institution, may be eligible to have his/her tuition, or any other fees which take the place of tuition, paid up to a maximum annual entitlement of $2,800. The MVTF Board of Trustees requires students under P.A. 245 to maintain at least a 2.25 cumulative grade point average (CGPA).
Information about the Michigan Veterans Trust Fund is available
from the Coordinator of Veterans Affairs or:
Michigan Veterans Trust Fund
611 West Ottawa
PO Box 30026
Lansing, MI 48909