Information about Suny Broomes Veterans

1. Office of Veterans Affairs
Suny Broome Community College
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2. Welcome
– The Office of Veterans Affairs currently has more than 110
veterans who are attending class and receiving veterans
educations benefits, referrals for counseling for financial
,vocational, and academic problems. They also get work study
information, and important resources information available to
them at our institution. This office acts as a direct liaison
between SUNY Broome Community College and the Veterans
Administration Regional Office in Buffalo regarding payment of
benefits.

3. Getting Started
 Specific questions regarding payment or eligibility for Veterans Education Benefits should
contact the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at (888) 442-4551.
– GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More
information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government
Web site at www.benefits.va.gov/gibill
– Benefits include:
 Post 9/11 GI Bill® (Chapter 33), including the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry
Scholarship
 Montgomery GI Bill® – Active Duty
 Montgomery GI Bill® – Selected Reserve
 Reserve Educational Assistance Program
 Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program
 Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment

4. Continued Getting Started
– Notice: Every subsequent semester you attend SUNY Broome Community
College, you will need to return to the Veteran and Military Affairs Office to
activate your benefits as soon as you have registered for classes. You will
need to complete the SUNY Broome Veterans Educational Benefits Request
Form and submit it along with a Concise Copy of your class schedule to the
Veterans & Military Affairs Office, Student Services Building, Room 102
– After you’ve begun classes, notify the Suny Broome Veterans & Military Affairs
Office if there’s a change in the total number of credit hours for which you’re
registered because this affects your certification.
– Veterans or dependents of veterans who withdraw from a course(s) which alter
their benefits after the college’s official Add/Drop period, will be charged by the
VA with an overpayment dating from the first day of the class unless there is a
“mitigating circumstance”. The VA will consider such reasons as: illness, new
job, altered work hours, transfer, etc.
– Monthly Verification
– Students under Chapter 30, 1606, and 1607 are responsible to notify the VA on
the last day of each month or within the 1st week after to verify your enrollment
status. You can call (877) 823-2378 or go online
at https://www.gibill.va.gov/wave/index.do for enrollment verification.
– NYS Award Information Sheet
– Veterans and dependents of veterans who are receiving a financial aid package
from SUNY Broome will also receive the NYS Award Information Sheet which
can be viewed from your MYCOLLEGE ACCOUNT. This document provides
data and resources to assist veterans and dependents of veteran students in
their decision making process related to financing their education.
– All veterans and dependents of veterans applying for
educational benefits must submit official transcripts
from all previous colleges/universities they attended
for evaluation.
Request an official copy of your military transcripts be
sent to the SUNY Broome Community College
Registrar’s Office.
– Air Force (CCCAF) Transcripts
– Army (AARTS) Transcripts
– Coast Guard Transcripts
– Navy Transcripts

5. Veteran To Do List
• Determine which benefit is best for you: Use the GI Bill® Road Map for Success or call the VA at 1-
888-GIBILL-1 (1-888-442-4551).
• Apply for your Veterans Education Benefits through the VA by using the Veterans Online
Application.
• Submit a copy of DD-214 (Member Copy 4), or if drilling with the Reserve or Guard, submit a copy
of Notice of Basic Eligibility (Form: DD-2384) from Reserve or Guard Unit Officer.
• Submit a copy of your Certificate of Eligibility letter, copy of your current Concise Class Schedule
and a completed SUNY Broome Veterans Educational Benefits Request Form (pdf)to the Veterans
& Military Affairs Office located in the Student Services Building, Room 102.
• Transferring Veterans (previously received MGIB from another school) must submit VA form 22-
1995.
• Transferring dependents of Veterans (previously received MGIB from another school) must also
submit VA form 22-5495.
• **More Information on thee Suny Broome Website**

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7. Contact Us @
Location: Suny Broome Community College- Student
Services Building, Room 102
Phone: 607-778-5148
People to ask for: Drotar, Joseph M. - Assistant
Director of Financial Aid/Veterans Services. Reilly,
Thomas P. - PT Senior Clerk

8. Danielle Higbie
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