veteran assistance

Matanuska-Susitna College is approved to provide education and training to veterans, service members, and eligible dependents of veterans whose death or permanent and total disability is service connected. Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) benefits approved for MSC include the Montgomery G.I. Bill, Veterans Educational Assistance Program, Dependents Educational Assistance Program, and Vocational Rehabilitation. A qualified person who plans to use the Department of Veterans Affairs Educational benefits must contact the MSC Veterans Assistance, preferably 60 to 90 days before the term begins. This office can provide necessary forms and current benefit information.

A student using DVA educational benefits must apply for admission to a degree or certificate program at MSC. In accordance with Federal Regulations, MSC must report this information to the VA, along with information regarding a student’s enrollment, grades, and academic progress.

Contact

The MSC Veteran Assistance office is located in Student Services, FSM 102 near the main entrance of the college.

VA students may access a toll-free telephone number: 1-888-GI-BILL-1 (or 1-888-442-4551). This number gives education claimants access, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to an automated system that provides a wide range of information about education benefits and specific information about individual student benefits accounts.

For more information about how your VA benefits may be affected by add, drops, admission status, and satisfactory academic progress see the MSC Bulletin or call 907-745-9762.