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Post 9/11 G.I. Bill
Veteran “NEW” Student Check-Sheet
If you are a new student to Pima Community College, please use this check-sheet as a guide to assist you in
completing the VA benefits enrollment and verification process.
1.Apply Online for a Pima ID: www.pima.edu/new-students/apply/
2.Once admitted to PCC:
Log in with your Pima ID and password (created in step 1) to access your resources in MyPima.
3.Apply online for Educational Benefits at the VA website: www.gibill.va.gov
Please submit the electronic application form (you will be issued a confirmation number), bring a printed copy
of the confirmation number to your Veteran Advisor at PCC.
If you have used your benefits before (at a different school) you will need to complete a VA form 22-1995
(also available at the VA website) and bring it to your Veteran Advisor at PCC.
4.Bring a copy of your Certificate of Eligibility to your Veteran Advisor as soon as you receive it in
the mail from the VA.
5.If you have not previously completed college level English, Math or Reading courses, take the
placement test at the PCC Testing Center; this is required to enroll in classes at PCC.
6.Request Official Transcripts from all previous schools that you have attended, as well as your
military transcripts, and have them mailed to:
Pima Community College
District Office
Admissions & Records
4905B E. Broadway, Suite 220
Tucson, AZ 85709-1120
7.Veteran Benefit Recipient Orientation
Please complete an VBR Orientation. The mandatory orientation may be viewed online and covers important
information about your educational benefits that you are responsible to know as well as helpful information
(https://youtu.be/zMTH8UDXyLE). There is a brief survey to complete after viewing the orientation (https://
pima.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0Gpuy1Lc5HboNrT).
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The items below do not necessarily have to be completed in the order listed here
Helpful hints:
Choose a career goal Get help with this from the Career Counseling Center here at PCC. Choosing a career goal is
a very critical step! Your VA educational benefits eventually will run out, therefore, the focus here should be a longterm career, one from which you can eventually retire.
Speak with a Veteran Advisor Make an appointment to speak with your campus Veteran Advisor, or visit a PCC
Student Services Center, where they accept students on a walk-in basis.
You must declare a Program of Study offered here at PCC. This will determine which classes will be covered by
your VA Educational Benefits.
Your Program of Study
Enroll only in classes that apply to your PROGRAM OF STUDY
A program of study is any VA approved degree or certificate PCC offers, please see
www.pima.edu/programs-courses/
You will not be certified for classes that do not apply to your Program of Study. Visit your campus Student
Services Center to have a MyDegree Plan planner created for you.
You can enroll in classes online through MyPima.
Complete a certification worksheet after you have registered for classes. The worksheet can be
found on MyPima under veterans.
Notify your Veteran Advisor
Notify your Veteran Advisor before making any changes to your enrollment or class schedule. Any changes
could affect your VA Educational Benefits and cause overpayments from the VA. A change worksheet is
required.
You may be held responsible to pay back overpayments.
Complete all courses and all finals. Failure to attend a class up until the last day, including
completing the final, may result in an overpayment that you will be responsible for re-paying. In
almost all cases, it is better to receive a failing grade than a withdrawal, but in order to do so you
must remain in the class until after the final to avoid any overpayments.
Enroll in classes for the next semester as soon as possible by filling out a Certification Worksheet
through MyPima’s veterans tab.
All questions concerning the receipt of your educational benefits should be directed to your
Veterans Affairs Regional Processing Office (RPO) Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Muskogee RPO: 1-888-442-4551, gibill.custhelp.com/app/utils/login_form/redirect/ask
Phoenix VA Regional Office General Information: 1-800-827-1000
Pima Community College Veteran Services Office: 520-206-2266
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