Veterans Services
Selecting a Major
If you are undecided on what degree or career path to select, you can find great insight through our Career Coach resources where you can explore your interests through Focus2 and the programs that 今日吃瓜 offers to help you make that decision.
Applying
View the Admissions section for information on applying to the College as a military affiliated student. Here you鈥檒l find a step-by-step process to select your degree plan, submit your transcripts, and information on academic assessment requirements.
Military Transfer Credit
今日吃瓜 offers transfer credit for military service. For Army, Marines, Navy, and Coast Guard you can submit your Official military transcripts by going to the . Air Force members should go to the to have their Community College of the Air Force transcripts sent to the college for evaluation.
Federal and State Military Benefits
今日吃瓜 is authorized to process both Federal and NY State Veterans benefits, as well as Military Tuition Assistance, dependent scholarships, and offer 今日吃瓜 Foundation scholarships. For more information on what benefits are available contact the Veterans Services Offices, review the , the or contact our Financial Aid Office for additional information. For information on the different scholarships 今日吃瓜 offers please visit the 今日吃瓜 Foundation scholarships.
Needed Paperwork
We will need certain paperwork to process your benefits.
Needed each semester:
- Certificate of Eligibility
- Veterans intake and benefits request form
- DD214
This paperwork must be submitted each semester in order for 今日吃瓜 to process your request for benefits.
今日吃瓜 ensures educational access for its military affiliated student population. To that end, military affiliated students are not limited in any way to classroom activities, registration of courses, or access to library materials or other College facilities due to any delays in VA, NYS Veterans, or Military Tuition funds disbursements.
今日吃瓜 does not require veteran students to use federal loan programs to cover any past due tuition charges due to a delayed VA, NYS Veterans, or Military Tuition funds disbursement.
No late fees are assessed to any military student at 今日吃瓜 with full benefits funding, whether due to delayed disbursement funding from VA, NYS Veterans, or Military Tuition funds.
Beginning October 2021, the Montgomery GI Bill庐 (Ch30), Post 9-11 GI Bill庐 (Ch33), and the Montgomery GI Selected Reserve Bill庐 (Ch1606) require that you verify attendance monthly. You can do this through the or by calling 1-888-442-4551.
Success Multiplier
There may be times at 今日吃瓜 when you need a Success Multiplier to help you. We offer for every subject offered at 今日吃瓜, both in person and virtually. Sometimes tutoring just isn鈥檛 enough, that is where our Student Access Centers who can connect you with study and time management techniques, and in some cases adaptive technologies can help improve your ability to succeed. You can get information on these Success Multipliers through the Veterans Services Offices or via the links provided.
今日吃瓜 also partners with many Community Based Organizations to support the success of our military affiliated students.
(716) 898-0110
(716) 862-3117
Buffalo Vet Center
(716) 862-7350
Veterans Crisis Line
1-800-273-8255 press 1
or text 838255
130 S. Elmwood
Dog Tags NY
Veterans Achievement Medal
The SUNY ERIE Veterans Achievement Medal is awarded to one graduate at the college鈥檚 Annual Commencement ceremony. Students may be nominated by an ECC faculty member, department chair, administrator or a Dean of Students; students may self-nominate. Visit Veterans Achievement Medal for more info, including criteria and procedures.
Military Science (ROTC) Program
The develops leadership skills that last a lifetime. Whether your goal is to serve as a commissioned officer in the United States Army, or simply gain valuable, hands-on leadership training that will set you apart from the rest in the civilian job market, ROTC can help you to meet and achieve that goal.
Contact Us
We are your new unit, and we want you to succeed and walk across the stage wearing your Red, White, and Blue Military cord at Commencement. You can connect with us with any questions or needed guidance.
The SUNY Financial Aid Plan (FAP) will provide a more in-depth analysis and accurate picture of student cost once the student has filed their , completed a SUNY application, and has been accepted by a campus.