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Veterans The purpose of the Veteran Affairs office is to assist students with the completion of proper forms and to process certification for monthly benefits.  Veterans regulations require that a student receiving veterans educational benefits meet the following:  select a degree objective make satisfactory progress towards completion of that objective provide official transcripts of all previous colleges attended  Eastfield's Certifying Official must be notified when:  student registers & pays for courses  students enrollment level increases or decreases**  student changes degree plan  **Failure to report a decrease in enrollment level will delay checks. District Veteran's Affairs Contact List

To contact Eastfield's Certifying Official, call 972-860-7020 or you may email us at: BrendaHardaway@dcccd.edu.

Standards of Progress: 
Acceptable scholastic performance is the maintenance of a grade point average of 2.0 or better. Students who earn less than 2.0 GPA will be placed on probation. The student must receive academic advisement to re-establish eligibility. 

Guidelines for Veterans : 

A veteran may be required to pay back portions of the benefits received, if
they drop a course. 
A veteran may lose future benefits if the student withdraws from all courses attempted during a semester without a documented explanation. 
In order to receive certification for developmental courses, the required
Assessment Test must demonstrate a need for remediation in specific subjects. 
A veteran student may enroll solely in television/distance learning courses,
if the courses are included on the student's filed degree plan.  A veteran student must be enrolled in courses required by his/her
Educational Degree Plan.** 

** If student is substituting a course on his/her degree plan, a copy of the substitution form must be given to Eastfield's Certifying Official.

The V.A. regulations are subject to change without notice. Questions concerning amounts of educational assistance that a veteran may be eligible for, should be referred to the Department of Veterans Affairs, Regional Office at: 1-888-442-4551. 

Veteran's Resources: 


This interactive web site offers information and services to help you finance your education, select an Eastfield Fact Sheet, and plan a career. Adventures in Education is available to you FREE, courtesy of Eastfield College and the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation.

Please read the VA Check List to make sure your application is processed as quickly as possible.

For your convenience, you may click on the appropriate links below to print your VA Benefits Application. However, your application is not complete until you have also submitted Eastfield's VA Data Sheet (pdf file).