Category: Education

Ventura College Foundation’s Jerry Arellano Veteran Resource Center Library Program received $59,000 in new funding to provide textbook stipends to U.S. veterans attending the college. Veterans will be given up to $250 per semester for two semesters. In return for receiving the stipend, recipients must donate at least one of the books bought with the […]

Student Veterans will continue to receive their GI Bill benefits under S. 3503, which President Trump signed into law March 21. The law enables VA to continue providing the same level of education benefits to students having to take courses online due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The law gives VA temporary authority to continue GI Bill payments uninterrupted […]

Reservists called up for active duty will soon qualify for increased Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits if they meet certain requirements. The Harry W. Colmery Veterans Education Assistance Act, also known as the “Forever GI Bill,” was passed by Congress and signed into law last August. The Forever GI Bill expands education benefits for some members of […]

You’re leaving the military and ready to go to college, armed with some very generous education benefits. So what now? If you’re like most other transitioning service members, you have a lot of questions about when to start researching colleges, what school to attend and what subject to study. We asked a team of higher […]

#ExploreVA Facebook Live Event: VA Education Benefit Changes Feb. 15, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. PST Add to Calendar The Colmery Act (also known as the Forever GI Bill) brings changes to VA education benefits. Do you know how they might impact you? Join us for a Facebook Live event featuring Robert M. Worley II, VA’s […]

SAN FRANCISCO – Wells Fargo & Co. and Scholarship America announced today they are accepting applications for the 2018 Wells Fargo Veterans Scholarship and Wells Fargo Veterans Emergency Grant Programs. In 2016, Wells Fargo committed $2 million over a four-year period to fund the programs and help veterans and spouses of veterans with disabilities succeed […]

To kick off 2018, thousands of student Veterans and their supporters convened in San Antonio, Texas, for the annual Student Veterans of America (SVA) conference. The conference lasted two and half days, providing breakout sessions and keynotes to help inspire student Veterans to continue their success in higher education and to nurture their Veteran groups […]

The Ventura College Foundation is duplicating its Promise Program — this time for veterans. The William and Helen Scarpino Veterans Promise Program is a donor-funded four-year pilot program for active-duty service members and veterans that will cover the first-year costs of enrollment fees for qualifying students, allowing these students to reserve their GI Bill for […]