RTC offers case management services to students experiencing housing insecurity, food insecurity, and students looking for resources related to their recovery. Fill out this form to connect with RTC's Student Resource Case Manager, Nate Ezelle.
Disability Resource Services (DRS) provides accommodations to students with disabilities and health conditions at Renton Technical College. DRS can also provide resources on and off-campus for students with disabilities. To schedule an Access Meeting please contact Disability Resource Services team at drs@rtc.edu or (425) 235-7854.
For additional services for all students at RTC please visit the Learning Resource & Career Center and the Orientation page.
Title 38 US Code 3679
In accordance with Title 38 US Code 3679 subsection (e), this school adopts the following additional provisions for any students using U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Post 9/11 G.I. Bill® (Ch. 33) or Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Ch. 31) benefits, while payment to the institution is pending from the VA. This school will not:
- Prevent the students’ enrollment.
- Assess a late penalty fee too.
- Require students to secure alternative or additional funding.
- Deny their access to any resources (access to classes, libraries, or other institutional facilities) available to other students who have satisfied their tuition and fee bills to the institution.
However, to qualify for this provision, such students may be required to:
- Produce the Certificate of Eligibility by the first day of class.
- Provide written requests to be certified.
- Provide additional information needed to properly certify the enrollment as described in other institutional policies.
Ban Against High-Pressure Recruitment Tactics
Renton Technical College strives to be an institution of high integrity and is committed
to ensuring that recruitment and enrollment activities conducted at our institution
promote such values in accordance with our mission. The purpose of this policy is
to ensure compliance with federal laws and regulations to prevent and eliminate fraudulent
and aggressive recruitment of students (including but not limited to Veterans and
Military Service members) to the college.
The College refrains from high-pressure recruitment tactics such as making multiple
unsolicited contacts (three or more), including contacts by phone, email, or in-person,
or engage in same-day recruitment and registration for the purpose of securing Service
member enrollments.
RTC Programmatic Accreditation
Renton Technical College (RTC) is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges
and Universities (NWCCU), an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council
for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation
by NWCCU applies to the institution as a whole. NWCCU provides reasonable assurance
about the quality of opportunities available to students who attend the institution.
NWCCU is the regional authority on educational quality and institutional effectiveness
of higher education institutions in the seven-state Northwest region of Alaska, Idaho,
Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. The organization fulfills its mission
by establishing accreditation criteria and evaluation procedures by which institutions
are reviewed. RTC’s accreditation was reaffirmed in October 2013.
Inquiries regarding institutional accreditation at RTC can be directed via email to
Stephanie Delaney at sdelaney@rtc.edu.
VA Beneficiaries / Student Agreement
Students using VA Education Benefits are required to adhere to specific guidelines set by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). By submitting a Quarterly Certification Request, you agree to comply with these VA guidelines.
Change in Status
Under VA regulations, you must report any changes in your enrollment status that could impact your VA educational benefits. Once enrolled and certified by the School Certifying Official, it is your responsibility to inform the Veteran Services office of any status changes, such as adding or dropping classes or changing your program. Report these changes promptly, as they may lead to the retroactive loss of benefits.
VA Approved Program
To receive VA benefits at RTC, you must declare your educational goal and program
of study. The VA will only provide education benefits for courses included in an approved
program. The VA does not cover Continuing Education courses.
You will NOT be able to receive VA benefits for:
- Courses not required for graduation in your program
- Courses which have been transferred to RTC from another institution
- Audit/non-credit courses
- Repeated courses (unless required for course progression)
- PE courses for veterans, unless they are required towards program completion
- Online or hybrid remedial (below 100-level) courses
Education Plan
Every course that you want to receive benefits for must be shown as appropriate through the RTC website, or an education plan, reviewed and signed by an academic advisor.
Transcripts / Transfer Credits
The VA requires that you submit for credit evaluation all military and college transcripts, regardless of how the classes were paid for. Official transcripts must be provided to RTC by the end of your first quarter of initial enrollment. Any courses taken prior to the completion of transcript evaluation may require VA repayment if equivalent courses are later transferred to RTC.
Satisfactory Academic Progress
If a student does not maintain good academic standing, they may be placed on a level of probation or warning for future quarters. Please refer to the Academic Standards of Progress in the RTC school catalog for more information. This may interfere with your ability to be certified with the VA and receive benefits, should the school limit your number of credits, or dismiss you for one or more quarters.
Course Completion & Timelines
Not completing a course may lead to a reduction in benefits, potentially causing a debt to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Withdrawals (W) are reported to the VA based on the reported withdrawal date. Classes that start late or do not run for the entire quarter can only be certified for period in which the class starts and ends. This will result in a reduction of your monthly VA payment during periods when the course(s) are not in session.
Monthly Payments
Monthly payments are based upon your enrollment level each quarter and are prorated based on the start/end date of the term during the month. For Post 9/11 students, you must be enrolled full-time (minimum of 12 credits) and have at least one course that meets on campus to avoid having your monthly payments reduced.