Presentation explaining how the unemployed, military families, and disadvantaged youth can take advantage of government resources to pay for their professional certificates at Kennesaw State University.

1. KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Continuing and Professional
Education
John Roland
Director of Development

2.  The College of Continuing and
Professional Education offers hundreds
of classes in the classroom and online.
Our focus is on professional
development, but we also offer a variety
of life enrichment classes.
 In 2011 alone, over 22,500 students
came through our program.

3.  Our College awards certificates in a
variety of programs:
 Healthcare
 Project management
 HR
 Paralegal,
 Management
 Meeting & event planning
 Technical writing
 Web design -- just to name a few.

4. Because a traditional four-year degree is not a perfect
fit for everyone, we are offering another route to career
success. These training programs make sense for you
if you’d rather train for several months than several
years, but you will still be part of Kennesaw State
University.

5. Over 40 certificate training programs have been
identified as possible courses for young adults
looking for direct career training in a matter of
months.

6. Your certificate programs focus only on studies that directly
relate to the training field, with no core classes required. In
addition, students training through the Futures program do not
have to submit SAT/ACT test scores or transcripts and are not
required to go through the regular university admission process.

7. Wonderful
information . . .so
how do I pay for
this???

8. Let
me give you
some options . . .

9. Financial Aid
The following are financial aid options:
 Continuing Education Loans
 Employer Educational Vouchers
 Military Education Benefits (VA GI Bill (Ch. 30, 31,
33 Post-9/11, 35) and TA)
 MyCAA - Military Spouse Career Advancement
Account
 Workforce Investment Act Funds (WIA)

10. Financial Aid
Military Educational Benefits
 VA GI Bill: Chapters 30, 31, 33 Post-9/11 and 35
 Active duty and honorably discharged members of the
Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines may qualify for
military education benefits.
 VA reimbursement follows VA regulations for certificate
programs.
 Education Office: 1-888-GIBILL1
http://www.gibill.va.gov.

11. Financial Aid
MyCAA
 Offers up to $4,000 to military spouses.
 Spouses of active duty and activated National Guard
and Reserve Service members are eligible.
 Military spouses who are military members themselves
are not eligible.
 https://aiportal.acc.af.mil/mycaa.
 OneSource Career Consultant at 1-800-342-9647.

12.  CobbWorksYouth ASSETS' services address challenges faced by
the region's youth who are from low income families, school
dropouts, runaways, homeless, youth with disabilities,
juvenile offender, or in the foster care system.
 Young people, 14-21 years of age, interested in full-year youth
programs funded by the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) must
be low income and possess significant and defined barriers to
education and employment.
 The program provides youth with a broad range of year-round
coordinated services. These services include assistance in
academic and occupational learning, development of
leadership skills, and preparation for further education,
additional training and eventual employment.

13.  To apply for the WIA grant, contact the One-Stop
Workforce Center for the county in which you reside, or the
county where you worked when you were laid off from
employment. The web address for the list of One Stop
Workforce Centers is:
http://www.dol.state.ga.us/find_one_stop_centers.htm.
 The WIA application process takes several weeks, so
please don't delay in getting started. Once WIA grant
approval is awarded by the One-Stop Workforce Center,
contact Continuing Education's Registration at
cefinancialaid@kennesaw.edu for a Letter of Acceptance.

14. Certificate programs at KSU approved for WIA funding include:
• Administrative Professional
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
• EKG Technician
• Human Resources Management
• Medical Billing & Coding - Online
• Medical Billing & Coding Specialist
• Medical Interpreter
• Medical Office Assistant (MOA)
• Medical Transcription - Online

15. Certificate programs at KSU approved for WIA funding include:
• Meeting & Event Management
• Microsoft Office
• Paralegal
• Pharmacy Technician
• Phlebotomy Technician
• PMP Certification Preparation
• Six Sigma Black Belt
• Technical Writing Basic
• Web Design

16. Bundled WIA approved programs include:
•Administrative Coordinator (Administrative Professional,
Microsoft Office, Meeting and Event Management)
•Administrative Plus (Administrative Professional, Microsoft
Office)
•Project Management (PMP) Exam Prep and Microsoft
Project-Online
•Healthcare Technician (Certified Nursing Assistant, EKG
Technician, Phlebotomy Technician)

17. Bundled WIA approved programs include:
•Internet Design & Development (Web
Design, Advanced Web Design-Online)
•EKG/Phlebotomy Technician (EKG
Technician, Phlebotomy Technician)
•Medical Office Assistant/Medical Billing &
Coding (Medical Office Assistant, Medical
Billing & Coding Specialist)

19.  The new program, now known as
Veterans Retraining Assistance Program
(VRAP), will offer up to 12 months of
Montgomery GI Bill benefits for older
unemployed veterans. The program is
part of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act which
also includes tax breaks for companies
that hire veterans.

20.  Thatmeans that pre-9/11
veterans who often feel left out,
may soon qualify for as much
as $17,600 ($1473 a month)
for education and training.
Here’s what you should know
about the new VRAP:

21.  This benefit can be used to earn an associate
degree, non-college degree, or certification, and
training for a high demand occupation.
 According to the VA, the program will begin July
1, 2012.
 This new benefit will be limited to 45K vets in
FY2012 and 54K for FY 2013 through March 31,
2014.
 Once participating veterans have completed the
VRAP education program, the Dept. of Labor will
provide employment assistance.

22.  To be eligible for the VRAP GI
Bill Veterans must:
 Be at least 35 but no more than 60 years old.
 Be unemployed (as determined by DoL).
 Not have a dishonorable discharge.
 Not be eligible for any other VA education benefit
program.
 Not be drawing VA compensation due to
unemployability.
 Not be enrolled in a federal or state job training
program.

23. FREE

24. For questions regarding financial aid,
please contact Continuing Education
Registration @ 770-423-6765,
Email: CEFinancialAid@kennesaw.edu
or visit our website at
ccpe.www.kennesaw.edu