Veterans Affairs

General

Lively Technical Center is approved for training of qualified veterans under the Veterans Readjustment Benefit Act of 1966. Training is also approved for most programs under Public Law 894 (Disabled Veterans) and Public Law 634 (War Orphans). Interested students should contact the Veterans Affairs official on the Lively campus. Any veteran or other eligible student who receives benefits under Chapter 30, Chapter 31, Chapter 32 or Chapter 35 will be entitled to one deferment each academic year and an additional deferment each time there is a delay (documentation from VA required) in the receipt of benefits. Any veteran who receives benefits under Chapter 33 (Post 9/11) will be eligible effective October 1^st, 2011. Interested students should contact Financial Aid in Student Services for more information.

Lively Technical Center VA “Attendance and Progress Sheets” are used as a timesheet to monitor your attendance, average program grade, and program progress on a monthly basis. Your instructor is to complete the appropriate timesheet each month and submit it to Lively’s VA Office.

Veterans will follow Lively’s attendance policy. Adult Students: The goal of Vocational Education is to develop the skills and attitudes needed for job entry into a profession. Regular attendance is mandatory. VA students will maintain attendance standards for VA benefit eligibility as follows:

1. Students will be allowed 3 days non-exempt absences for any calendar month. Students who exceed 3 days non-exempt for any month during a calendar month will be immediately terminated VA Benefits. Note: Hours missed will be calculated into days.
2. Students, who have been terminated due to attendance, may be re-instated/re-certified upon attending one month of satisfactory attendance.
3. Students must call in each day they are absent.
4. Students involuntarily withdrawn two times may be denied future enrollment in the same program.
5. Tardiness: Is defined to mean any adult student who is late for any fraction of an hour of class shall forfeit credit for the entire one hour attendance.
6. Programs that are required to meet federal and state licensure requirements and locked-step program may require standards of progress more stringent than those outlined above. These programs will provide each student at the beginning of their training a written copy of the programs standards of progress requirements.

Grades

Veterans will also be evaluated every month on grade average. Any veteran dropping below a “C”/2.0 average on a monthly evaluation will be placed on academic probation for one month and VA benefits will be terminated at the end of the month. Reinstatement of benefits is possible after an evaluation period, which shows that the veteran has met the required grade average.

Veteran students are expected to maintain satisfactory progress within their vocational program area. A monthly evaluation showing unsatisfactory progress will result in the veteran being placed on academic probation. If the veteran does not improve and show satisfactory progress by the end of the probationary month, VA benefits will be terminated at the end of that month. Reinstatement of benefits is possible after an evaluation period, which shows that the veteran has made satisfactory progress.

Any Veteran or other eligible student who receives benefits under Chapter 30, 31, 32, 34, or Chapter 35 will be entitled to one deferment each academic year and an additional deferment each time there is a delay (paperwork from VA required) in the receipt of benefits.