Veteran's Benefits
We are proud to be a Veterans Administration (VA) approved Institution of Higher Learning (IHL). Our Military-Affiliated Student Services Office is a resource for military-affiliated students that may pertain to the VA, military funding for education, EAP, FTA, and MYCAA. The School Certifying Official (SCO) will act as the liaison between you and the Department of Veteran Affairs. The SCO will submit a certification of enrollment to the VA for your VA Education benefits and other VA benefits programs. It is the student’s responsibility to notify the SCO in the Adult & Military-Affiliated Student Services Office of enrollment, changes in enrollment, termination of student status, and /or changes of address and phone number. Failure to do so may delay or jeopardize current or future benefits.
To maintain your eligibility for VA Education Benefits and Financial Aid, students must maintain good academic satisfactory progress. Satisfactory academic progress per federal guidelines in the categories of GPA (grade point average) and CR (completion rate). This means you must complete a minimum of 67% of all credits attempted and maintain a GPA of 2.0 or better. Progress information is available from the Military-Affiliated Student Services Office or the Financial Aid Office.
Students are responsible to meet with their academic advisors to ensure courses selected are a requirement for their selected program of study. VA Benefits will not be processed for courses that are not required.
Military-Affiliated students can use the ‘Veterans’ Benefits Application Checklist’ to review the steps required at NCC which is available online at www.northampton/military-affiliated. If a student had indicated they are military-affiliated on their initial application ‘Workday’ will prompt an automatic benefits request form for students to upload supporting documents and request to use benefits. If you do not receive the military benefits request form, please email veterans@northampton.edu The benefits form must be completed every semester before registering for classes. Upon completion of the benefits request form, students will need to agree to the NCC certification policy and will be added to the “Military-Affiliated Student Services Blackboard Page”.
Questions may be directed to the Adult & Military-Affiliated Student Services Office at 610.332.6097
PA Act 11 – Discounts for Veterans, Military Personnel, and their Dependents
As required by PA Act 11 of 2015, Veterans and Military Personnel, their spouses, and/or dependent children may be eligible for reduced tuition and fees rates as outlined below.
1. Veterans, their spouses, and/or dependent children, who reside in the Commonwealth of PA will be granted a tuition rate equivalent to the local sponsorship rate. For purposes of this policy, a veteran student is defined as an individual who: (a) Served in the United States Armed Forces, including a reserve component or National Guard, and was discharged/released from service under conditions other than dishonorable; or one who is an active-duty service member; and (b) Resides in Pennsylvania while enrolled at Northampton Community College.
2. Active military personnel, their spouses, and/or dependent children, who are enrolled in online (distance) classes, and who reside outside of the Commonwealth, will be granted a tuition rate equivalent to our Commonwealth of PA rate.
3. Any individual who receives VA education benefits under chapters 30,31,33,35, or 1606, and who resides outside of the Commonwealth, will be granted a tuition rate equivalent to our Commonwealth of PA rate.
4. Civilian personnel who work at a Department of Defense facility in the Commonwealth of PA, their spouses, and or dependent children, will be granted a tuition rate equivalent to the local sponsorship rate.
Those who qualify for reduced rates, as outlined above, are exempt from the 90-day residency waiting period but must provide both proofs of service and proof of residency before the start of the semester for which reduced rates are to be granted. Proof of Service must be documented with a DD214, current military ID, and/or VA Certificate of Eligibility. Spouses and dependents must also provide either military ID, VA Certificate of Eligibility, or other proof of connection to the veteran or military personnel with a Birth Certificate or recent IRS 1040. Once the current semester has ended, the reduction cannot be applied for an adjustment. Future terms only will benefit from the reduction to student accounts