Chapter 1606: Selective Reserve Montgomery GI Bill® Instructions
To receive these benefits, you must submit the following:
#1: Your MC VA Verification of Enrollment form
#2: Your DD2384 - NOBE (Notice of Basic Eligibility). You may obtain this at your Guard or Reserve Unit post.
#3: Your VA Application. If you are a first-time user, you will need to fill out an Application for VA Education Benefits (VA Form 22-1990) and submit it through VA.gov. If you have used your benefits at another school, you must complete a Request for Change of Program or Place of Training (VA Form 22-1995).
#4. A Certificate of Eligibility dated within the last 30 days OR since the last date of separation from your previously-attended institution. This certificate will be mailed to you via USPS and a copy should be provided directly to MC's Registrar's Office.
Once you have obtained the appropriate forms and authorizations, you may email copies to military@mc.edu, fax copies to (601) 325-3481, or hand-deliver copies to the Registrar's Office in the back basement of Nelson Hall at the top of the Quad from 8 AM to 4:30 PM.
After your initial certification, please view Chapter 1606 Pay-Rate Information. You must also call to the VA each month to certify your enrollment at (877) 823-2347. Additional information, as well as instruction for estabilishing alternate means of monthly verification, can be found on VA's website.
For additional information on educational benefits, visit www.benefits.va.gov. You may also call the VA Education Call Center (ECC) toll-free at (888) 442-4551.
Our Chapter 1606 students may also be eligible to take part in the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) while enlisted in the Army National Guard or Army Reserves. ROTC programs help cover the cost of some tuition and fees. MC partners with Jackson State University, who serves as our ROTC program host. Additional information can be found here.
Chapter 30: Montgomery GI Bill®
To receive these benefits, you must submit the following:
#1: A Certificate of Eligibility (COE) for your VA Benefits.
- If you are a first-time user, you will need to fill out an Application for VA Education Benefits (VA Form 22-1990) and submit it through VA.gov. If a digital copy is not available, VA will mail a hard copy to you via USPS. It does take 30 days to recieve.
- If you have an exisiting COE, you are welcome to send it to military@mc.edu.
An official hard copy is not necessary for our compliance records for VA benefits. You can scan/pic with your phone and upload it to email to military@mc.edu. Fax copies to (601)925-3481, or hand-deliver copies to the Registrar's Office in the back basement of Nelson Hall at the top of the Quad from 8 AM to 4:30 PM.
#2. If you have used your benefits at another school, complete an online Request for Change of Program or Place of Training (VA Form 22-1995) to notify VA of this change.
#3: After you have enrolled in classes, complete our online VA Verification of Enrollment form. This form authorizes use of your benefit.
- No action can be taken by Mississippi College for use of your benefit without your authorization.
- This online form must be completed for each term of enrollment you wish to use your benefit.
After your initial certification, please view Chapter 30 Pay-Rate Information. You must also call to the VA each month to certify your enrollment at (877) 823-2347.
For additional information on educational benefits, visit www.benefits.va.gov. You may also call the VA Education Call Center (ECC) toll-free at (888) 442-4551.
Chapter 31: Veteran Readiness & Employment
To receive these benefits, your VR&E VA Counselor will initiate authorization of your benefit through the Tungsten Network.
#1. Initiate contact with our office that you will be using Chapter 31 VR&E benefits to include the contact information of your case manager (name, phone number, email address, mailing address).
#2: Your MC VA Verification of Enrollment form
#3. There are items from you that your VR&E counselor will outline for you to send to them regarding your MC enrollment. Follow these directions for initiating and continuing use of your benefit.
#4. For ANY BOOK PURCHASES you make for the term (be it an our MC Bookstore, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, etc.): To be approved by your VR&E counselor, you MUST turn in a receipt that has been SIGNED BY YOU to our Bursar's Office. If signed receipts are not attached to your invoice for payment, these purchases WILL NOT BE APPROVED by VA.
For additional information on educational benefits, visit www.benefits.va.gov. You may also call the VA Education Call Center (ECC) toll-free at (888) 442-4551.
Chapter 33: Post-9/11 GI Bill® Veterans
To receive these benefits, you must submit the following:
#1: Your MC VA Verification of Enrollment form
#2: Your VA Application. If you are a first-time user, you will need to fill out an Application for VA Education Benefits (VA Form 22-1990) and submit it through VA.gov. If you have used your benefits at another school, you must complete a Request for Change of Program or Place of Training (VA Form 22-1995).
#3. A Certificate of Eligibility dated within the last 30 days OR since the last date of separation from your previously-attended institution. This certificate will be mailed to you via USPS and a copy should be provided directly to MC's Registrar's Office.
Once you have obtained the appropriate forms and authorizations, you may email copies to military@mc.edu, fax copies to (601) 325-3481, or hand-deliver copies to the Registrar's Office in the back basement of Nelson Hall at the top of the Quad from 8 AM to 4:30 PM.
After your initial certification, please view Chapter 33 Pay-Rate Information.
For additional information on educational benefits, visit www.benefits.va.gov. You may also call the VA Education Call Center (ECC) toll-free at (888) 442-4551.
Chapter 33: Post-9/11 GI Bill® Transfer of Entitlement to Dependents
Eligible Service Members may transfer all 36 months or the portion of unused Post-9/11 GI Bill® benefits (unless the Department of Defense or the Department of Homeland Security has limited the number of transferable months). If you're eligible, you may transfer benefits to the following individuals: your spouse, one or more of your children, or any combination of spouse and child. For information on how to transfer your entitlement please click here.
You MUST call the VA at (888) 442-4551 if additional changes have been made to your entitlements.
To receive these benefits, you must submit the following:
#1: Your MC VA Verification of Enrollment form
#2: Your VA Application. If you are a first-time user, you will need to fill out an Application for VA Education Benefits (VA Form 22-1990) and submit it through VA.gov. You must then provide a copy to CBU. If you have used your benefits at another school, you must complete a Request for Change of Program or Place of Training (VA Form 22-1995).
#3. A Certificate of Eligibility dated within the last 30 days OR since the last date of separation from your previously-attended institution. This certificate will be mailed to you via USPS and a copy should be provided directly to MC's Registrar's Office.
Once you have obtained the appropriate forms and authorizations, you may email copies to military@mc.edu, fax copies to (601) 325-3481, or hand-deliver copies to the Registrar's Office in the back basement of Nelson Hall at the top of the Quad from 8 AM to 4:30 PM.
After your initial certification, please view Chapter 33 Pay-Rate Information.
For additional information on educational benefits, visit www.benefits.va.gov. You may also call the VA Education Call Center (ECC) toll-free at (888) 442-4551.
Chapter 35: Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance
To receive these benefits, you must submit the following:
#1: Your MC VA Verification of Enrollment form
#2: Your VA Application. If you are a first-time user, you will need to fill out an Application for VA Education Benefits (VA Form 22-1990) and submit it through VA.gov. You must then provide a copy to CBU. If you have used your benefits at another school, you must complete a Request for Change of Program or Place of Training (VA Form 22-1995).
#3. A Certificate of Eligibility dated within the last 30 days OR since the last date of separation from your previously-attended institution. This certificate will be mailed to you via USPS and a copy should be provided directly to MC's Registrar's Office.
Once you have obtained the appropriate forms and authorizations, you may email copies to military@mc.edu, fax copies to (601) 325-3481, or hand-deliver copies to the Registrar's Office in the back basement of Nelson Hall at the top of the Quad from 8 AM to 4:30 PM.
After your initial certification, please view Chapter 35 Pay-Rate Information.
For additional information on educational benefits, visit www.benefits.va.gov. You may also call the VA Education Call Center (ECC) toll-free at (888) 442-4551.
