Veteran Information Sheet

For every semester you are enrolled and wish to use your veteran education benefits, you must complete the Veteran Enrollment Certification Form.

Change in Enrollment

  • It is highly recommended you do not adjust your schedule numerous times. Try to keep it as simple as possible to minimize potential errors in processing with the VA.
  • Please submit a new Veteran Enrollment Certification Form should you add, drop, or make any changes to your schedule. You can do this by contacting your academic advisor. Failure to report changes may result in an overpayment of your benefits and subsequent repayments.
  • Manhattan Tech’s Office of Financial Aid office is required to adjust your certification of enrollment to the VA if you add, drop, or make any changes to your schedule. This may result in the VA requesting that you give money back for a course that was paid for, but not completed.

Repeat / Retake Courses

  • The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) only pays for courses that are required for your degree. A signature is required from your academic advisor as proof that your courses are required.
  • The VA will not pay for repeat classes if they are successfully completed even if they are required for your program.
  • The VA will not pay for remedial classes taken online. These classes must be taken on campus if you want the VA to pay for them.

Tuition and Fees

  • Once your Enrollment Certification Form is received, the portion of tuition and fees expected to be paid to Manhattan Tech by the VA will be deferred until payment is received.
  • During peak processing times, your certification of enrollment for the VA could take up to 4 weeks after you have submitted your Enrollment Certification Form.
  • Additionally, while Manhattan Tech will submit enrollment verification to the VA up to 30 days prior to the start of classes, it may not submit an invoice for tuition and fee payment until after the drop add period (typically 21 class days into the start of a semester). As a result, it is often 2-10 weeks into the semester before payment is received from the VA and credited to the student account.
  • You may continue to receive notices from the Manhattan Tech Business Office if a balance is due on your student account. It does not necessarily mean that there is an issue with your VA benefit. The VA takes an average of 8 weeks to process benefit payments. Please follow up with our Business Office regarding these notices.

VA Questions / Concerns

Access Ask VA at https://ask.va.gov/ or you can call 1.888.442.4551 Monday – Friday between 7 am and 6 pm CST for GI Bill education inquiries.

Education Benefit Notes

  • Check with the VA after classes are certified regarding book and housing stipend payment details.
  • If receiving benefits under the Post 9/11 GI Bill, and you are on active duty, you will not receive the BAH, but will receive the book stipend. If you are the student receiving the spouse’s benefits under the Post 9/11 GI Bill and your spouse is on active duty, you will not receive the BAH but will receive the book stipend.

  • ALL GI Bill chapters (to include Post 9/11) MUST verify enrollment monthly. You can verify via text or email (strongly preferred) or call the Education Call Center (ECC). On the last day of each month, you will receive a text/email with the subject line “Action Required: Verify your Monthly Enrollment;” select the correct “YES or NO” response to verify; NO response within 14 days will cause the text/email links to expire and you must call the ECC. Failure to verify enrollment WILL impact expected monthly payments.

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