Our priority is to serve those who have served our country. We provide the assistance you need to get enrolled and share the information needed on how to take advantage of the financial benefits available to you.
Greenville Technical College is approved by the State Approving Agency for training service persons, veterans, dependents and reservists under Title 38, U.S. Code of Federal Regulations. Eligibility and equivalent educational benefits are determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
New Student –
Current or Returning Student –
Visit the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs online for current and complete information on all benefits.
Federal Veterans Affairs programs and policies, as well as college services and procedures, change frequently. Students should maintain contact with the Veterans Financial Services Office at Greenville Technical College.
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Greenville Technical College is responsible for certifying a student's academic status to the Department of Veterans Affairs. The certification includes the following items:
As part of the Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018, section 3679(e) of Title 38, United States Code was amended. Educational Institutions are required to sign this compliance form to confirm your compliance with the requirements as outlined.
Effective August 1, 2019 the State Approving Agency, or the Secretary when acting in the role of the State Approving Agency, shall disapprove a course of education provided by an educational institution that has in effect a policy that is inconsistent with the areas below:
NOTE: A Covered Individual is any individual who is entitled to educational assistance under Chapter 31, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment, or Chapter 33, Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits.
Your signature on this document attests that your facility will comply with the requirements of 38 USC 3679(e) by the effective date of August 1, 2019, and that policies in the next publication of your catalog, bulletin, or addendum align with all of the above requirements.
In addition, statute allows your policy to require the covered individual to take the following additional actions:
If your educational institution will be requiring any of these actions by students, please submit your policy update to the SAA with published catalog. You should also ensure that these policies are part of the next publication of your catalog, bulletin, or addendum.
Waivers of this requirement may be granted by VA. If you have a waiver, please send that documentation to the SAA so we may correctly document your compliance. VA will send communication about obtaining waivers at a later date.
In 1976, the Congress amended the “GI Bill®” in such a way as to encourage veterans to move toward the attainment of educational career goals. The law now provides that no payment will be made to an eligible veteran for auditing a course or for taking a course in which the grade assigned is not used in computing graduation requirements. Included in this rule are courses from which veterans withdraw.
To comply with this federal law, the following rules apply to veterans or other individuals who receive veterans benefits:
Greenville Technical College is pleased to hold a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Defense (DOD), which allows our institution the opportunity to further our commitment to excellence in educating military students.
By following the guidance of the DOD MOU, we are able to ensure that all military members have access to what they need to make informed decisions about where to attend school and about how their Tuition Assistance (TA) benefits will interact with their chosen educational programs.
Students who are interested in using Tuition Assistance (TA) need to proceed to the appropriate website below to begin:
Greenville Technical College maintains policies that reflect program integrity requirements consistent with regulations issued by the Department of Education (34 C.F.R 668.71-668.75 and 668.14) related to restrictions on misrepresentation, recruitment, and payment of incentive compensation. This applies to Greenville Technical College itself and its agents, including third-party lead generators, marketing firms, or companies that own or operate the educational institution. As part of efforts to eliminate unfair, deceptive, and abusive marketing aimed at Service members, Greenville Technical College will:
Additionally, eligible Service members are directed to speak with their Educational Services Officer (E.S.O.) or counselor within their Military Service before enrolling at Greenville Technical College. This ensures that Service members understand their eligibility for Tuition Assistance and their potential financial responsibility toward the school. Suppose an eligible Service member decides to use TA. In that case, educational institutions will enroll them only after the individual's Service approves the TA. Service members will be solely responsible for all tuition costs without this prior approval. This requirement does not prohibit Greenville Technical College from pre-registering a Service member in a course to secure a slot in the course. If a school enrolls the Service member before the appropriate Service approves Military TA, the Service member could be responsible for the tuition. All Military TA must be requested and approved before the course's start date. The Military TA is supported on a course-by-course basis and only for the specific course(s) and class dates that a Service member requests. Suppose a military student "self-identifies" their eligibility and the Service has not approved the funding. In that case, the Service member will be solely responsible for all tuition costs, not the Service.
Financial Aid is made available from grants, scholarships, loans, South Carolina lottery tuition assistance and part-time employment from federal, state, institutional, and private sources. Awards from these programs may be combined in an "award package" to meet the cost of education. Financial need, available funds, student classification, academic performance, and sometimes the timeliness of the application determine the types and amounts of aid awarded.
Before offering, recommending, arranging, signing up, dispersing, or enrolling Service members for private student loans, Service members may work with an officer in the Office of Financial Aid at Greenville Technical College; this financial aid officer will be able to offer individual loan counseling, including, but not limited to:
Greenville Technical College realizes students who are members of a branch of the U.S. military may be called for active duty, specialized training, or disaster relief efforts with little notice. While the following policy does not pertain to initial active duty training (i.e., basic training), this policy is adopted to minimize disruptions or inconveniences for students fulfilling their unanticipated U.S. military responsibilities during an academic semester/term.
A student who is called for active duty, specialized training, or disaster relief efforts with little notice may leave Greenville Technical College in good standing by choosing one of the following options:
Either option may occur during the semester through the end of final examinations. If the student decides to withdraw and the withdrawal is processed after the add/drop period, a grade of "W" will be assigned. The request to withdraw needs to be made within one week of official notification by the military service. It may be made by either the student or another approved responsible party who has the student's military information.
All military withdrawal requests will be processed in Student Records. A student who wishes to withdraw from courses due to being called for active duty, specialized training, or disaster relief efforts must provide a copy of their orders to the Student Records Office and an Add/Drop/Withdrawal form.
When a student receiving federal financial aid withdraws from all classes after the add/drop date, the college has to return a portion of the student's aid to the Department of Education (DOE), even if the money has already been disbursed to the student. Therefore, if a student receiving financial aid withdraws from the college, the student must pay that money back to the college. Due to federal regulations, there are no exceptions made for military deployment in the calculations determined by the Department of Education. Federal regulations dictate GTC's financial aid policy.
A student called for active duty, specialized training, or disaster relief efforts with little notice may request an incomplete from the instructor(s) of the course(s) in which the student is enrolled. A student who requests an incomplete for military purposes must complete all missed work based on the following guidelines:
All exceptions to this policy will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis by the registrar.
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Counselors are available to give you guidance with personal issues, help you work through academic concerns, and provide support as you work towards achieving your goals. Share your challenges with an experienced and qualified member of our counseling staff.
Our job is to see that everyone has an equal opportunity for a successful college experience. We work with you to deliver needed resources and support to help you meet your goals.
In accordance with section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, we work with students to develop an accommodation plan for physical, psychological, learning or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life function. Students are responsible for identifying themselves to the Student Disability Resource Center and providing documentation on needs and course requirements.
Veterans Financial Services
VeteransFS@gvltec.edu
864-250-8000
Jennifer Walford, VFS Program Manager
Amy Byrley, VFS Program Manager
Office location:
Dreisbach/Anderson Student Success Center
Barton Campus, Building 102
For more information about veterans' educational benefits or assistance regarding your monthly benefits/eligibility, contact the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Regional Office at 1-800-827-1000, 1-888-442-4551, or visit the website https://www.va.gov/education/. Local offices that may be of assistance are the Greenville County Veterans Affairs Office, 864-467-7230, VA Clinic, 864-299-1600, and the VET Center, 864-271-2711.