Veterans Services

The Montgomery GI Bill^® Active Duty (MGIB-AD) can help you pay for education and training programs. If you’ve served at least 2 years on active duty, find out if you qualify for the MGIB-AD program.

Find eligibility requirements and benefit information.

Note: You usually have 10 years to use your MGIB-AD benefits. This may change depending on your situation.

The Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) program provides assistance to active duty service members and veterans with service-connected disabilities. This program's primary function is to help veterans who have service-connected disabilities become suitably employed, maintain employment, or to achieve independence in daily living.

You may be eligible if you have a service-connected disability rating of at least 20 percent, and be discharged or released from military service under other than dishonorable conditions. For more information, please visit How to Apply.

The Post 9/11 GI Bill^® (Chapter 33) provides to eligible Service members and Veterans up to 36 months of education benefits. Your Post 9/11 GI Bill^® benefits may include financial support for school tuition and fees, books and supplies, and housing.

You may be eligible for the Post 9/11 GI Bill^® benefits if you (1) have at least 90 aggregate days of qualifying active service after September 10, 2001, or (2) were honorably discharged from active duty for a service-connected disability after serving at least 30 continuous days after September 10, 2001.

If you are in the Armed Forces, you may be eligible to your Post 9/11 GI Bill^® benefits to your spouse and children. Generally, you must use your Post 9/11 GI Bill^® benefits within 15 years from your last period of active duty service of at least 90 days.

The Dependent's Educational Assistance (DEA) program provides education and training opportunities to eligible dependents and survivors of certain veterans. Eligible dependents include a son, daughter, or spouse of a veteran who is deceased or has a service-connected disability.

The program offers 36 months of education benefits for those beginning school on or after August 1, 2018 (45 months for those that begin before August 1, 2018). Dependents generally have between the ages of 18-26 to use these benefits, and spouses have 10 years from the date VA finds you eligible or from the date of death of your spouse.

The Montgomery GI Bill^® - Selected Reserves is an educational assistance program enacted by Congress to attract high quality men and women into the reserve branch of the Armed Forces. Selected Reserve includes the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Air Force Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve and Coast Guard Reserve, and the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard.

You may be eligible for MGIB-SR benefits if you have a 6-year obligation to serve in the Selected Reserve, complete your Initial Active Duty for Training, serve in a drilling unit and remain in good standing, and obtain a high school diploma or equivalency. The Guard and Reserves decide if you are eligible, while VA makes the payments for the program. Generally, your eligibility for MGIB-SR benefits end on the day you leave the Selected Reserve.

• All TA requests must be approved by your
  Education Service Officer (EOS). 
• Education counseling can be obtained through your Virtual Ed Center.
• Submit your TA application in a timely manner.
• Submit authorization to Missy Stitt, Manager of Business Operations, missy.stitt@kctcs.edu, 606-759-7141, Ext. 66158. 
• Please refer to the Air Force Tuition Assistance Program for further information regarding the proper steps and eligibility to use your TA.

• Submit TA request through ArmyIgnitED
• Submit authorization/voucher to Missy Stitt, Manager of Business Operations, missy.stitt@kctcs.edu, 606-759-7141, Ext. 66158.

• Contact your Education Service Officer (ESO) on which TA application to use from the CG Portal.
• Once approval is received from your ESO, submit all supporting school documentation if requested.
  CG Institute or CG ETQC will process your application and send you your authorization.
• Submit authorization/voucher to Missy Stitt, Manager of Business Operations, missy.stitt@kctcs.edu, 606-759-7141, Ext. 66158.
• Please refer to the United States Coast Guard for further information regarding the proper steps and eligibility to use your TA.

• Inform your command.
• Complete the two required trainings.
• Receive educational counseling through your Navy College Education Counselor.
• Submit and review your education plan with your counselor.
• Submit Tuition Assistance application through WebTA.
• Submit authorization/voucher to Missy Stitt, Manager of Business Operations, missy.stitt@kctcs.edu, 606-759-7141, Ext. 66158.
• Please refer to the Navy Education and Training Professional Development Center for further information regarding the proper steps and eligibility to use your TA.

• Tuition Assistance is available by inquiring at your unit to obtain the necessary application materials.
• Deadlines are April 1st for Summer and Fall semesters and October 1st for spring semester.
• The National Guard Center will load and distribute this information for ALL institutions in the state; the MCTC Business Office will apply it to your student account.
• Changes in location of educational training cannot be made with your MCTC Veterans Services Coordinator/SCO; the Guards MUST contact Boone National Guard Center at (502-607-1307). The National Guard Center will load and distribute this information for ALL institutions in the state to be updated.
  Students who receive National Guard Tuition Assistance may also receive VA benefits; however, your National Guard Tuition Assistance is subtracted before Chapter 33 Post 9/11 GI Bill^® tuition payments are processed.