To receive VA benefits at College of Alameda, veterans and dependents must do the following:

1. Submit a completed college application for admission to the Office of Admissions & Records in A-124;

2. Complete the assessment and orientation process;

3. Meet with a counselor and have a Student Education Plan completed, outlining the requirements of the program you have declared as your objective. The educational objective must be an educational goal that is offered at College of Alameda. Unofficial transcripts can be used by the counselor to determine your remaining requirements at this meeting;

4. Verify prior college credit by having official transcripts sent to Office of Admissions & Records; College of Alameda; 555 Atlantic Avenue; Alameda, CA 94501;

5. Submit applicable documents to the Veterans Office for the processing of your educational benefits: DD214,

Veterans application, Student Educational Plan, dependent documentation.  Veterans continuing at the college must notify the VA office of any change in address, major, units, or education plan.  Class attendance verification forms must be turned in on a monthly basis to the VA office.

The Veterans Affairs Program is located in the Cougar Village, Portable A124C. Call (510) 748-2203 for further information.

In requesting credit for military experience or for courses taken during military service, veterans must present discharge papers and other official papers verifying courses completed.

Completion of a minimum of one year’s active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States, including completion of a basic or recruit training program and receipt of an honorable discharge, provides six semester units toward the Associate degree if this credit has not previously been applied toward a high school diploma. Application for this credit should be submitted to the Admissions and Records Office after completion of 12 semester units at the Peralta Colleges.

A veteran student who is on academic probation for two consecutive semesters shall be subject to discontinuance of benefits if the student earned a cumulative grade point average of less than 2.0 (“C” grade). This directive is separate and apart from the college’ s standards for academic dismissal.

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