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9 AM, Sunday Update: All EFSC Campuses will reopen Monday, Oct. 3rd and classes and events will resume tomorrow as scheduled. Students should contact their instructors for questions about the impact on class assignments or tests during the closure for Hurricane Ian, which began on Wednesday, Sept. 28th. Updates will be shared here and via email, text and social media as needed. View our Student Services Guide for more information about the impact for on-campus and virtual student services.

Veterans Educational Benefits

 
 
 
 

Contact Us

 
 
 
 

For resources & veterans educational benefits assistance EFSC students from any campus can call, email or visit a service center for walk-in assistance or use the link below to request an appointment.

MVRS@easternflorida.edu
321-433-7880

Request Appointment

Service Center Locations & Hours

Monday - Thursday, 8 AM - 5:30 PM

Cocoa Campus
Bldg. 11, Rm. 113
1519 Clearlake Road
Cocoa, FL 32922

Melbourne Campus
Bldg. 1, Rm. 140
3865 North Wickham Road
Melbourne, FL 32935



Veterans Educational Benefits Payments and Verification

See the chart below for VA Educational Assistance Allowance guidelines. During the summer terms, the number of credit hours required for full-time payment varies according to the number of credit hours and duration of the summer sessions. Visit the enrollment verification and benefits certification web page for details on those topics. Also be sure to visit the Post 9/11 Withdrawal or Drop impact page for important information about the financial impact of dropping or withdrawing from a course after the first day of class.

Break Pay

Effective for enrollment periods beginning on or after August 1, 2011 payment for any breaks between any terms is prohibited for any GI Bill program. Breaks during a term or session (such as Spring Break for example) will be paid.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR VETERANS IN A CLOCK HOURS CAREER CERTIFICATE PROGRAM: Veterans or dependents of veterans using VA educational benefits for a Career and Technical (CTC) certificate program (once known as a PSAV) cannot be certified for any online or hybrid courses. The VA requires all certificate programs to be certified in clock hours so only in-classroom classes can be certified for VA educational benefits.

VA EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE ALLOWANCE

(Updated October 1, 2020)
 CHAPTER/NAME  FULL TIME  3/4 TIME  1/2 TIME  LESS THAN
 1/2 BUT MORE
 THAN 1/4 TIME 		 1/4 TIME
 OR LESS
 CHAPTER 1606
 GI Bill
 Selected Reserve/Guard 		 $397.00 $297.00 $198.00  $99.25(*)  
 CHAPTER 35
 Survivors' & Dependent's 		 $1265.00 $1000.00 $734.00 $734.00(*) $316.25*
 CHAPTER 30
 Montgomery GI Bill
 (Active Duty) 		 Tuition/Fees not to exceed the rate otherwise payable for their training time 
 (1).
 CHAPTER 30
 Montgomery GI Bill
 (3 years or more
 of service)
 (Less than 3 years of 
 service)

 $2122.00
 $1722.00

 $1591.50
 $1291.50

$1061.00
$861.00

$1061.00(*)
$861.00(*)

$530.50(*)
$430.50(*)
 31 Vocational
 Rehabilitation
 2) VET Only
 VET +1 DEP
 VET +2 DEP
 Each add DEP

 $653.96
 $811.18
 $955.92
   $69.66

$491.38
$609.27
$714.69
   $53.59

$328.78
$407.36
$478.83
   $35.74 		 TUITION AND
 FEES 		 
 (*) Tuition and Fees, not to exceed the rates shown above.
 (1) Entitlement is charged in accordance with the training time of pursuit, NOT by the amount of benefits paid.
 (2) Under Chapter 31, VA pays the cost of tuition, fees, books and supplies.