Educational Benefits and Tuition Assistance for Veterans

OFFICE HOURS: Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Remote office hours on Fridays by appointment.

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Educational Benefits

If you want to use your Veterans educational benefits to enroll in a program at RTC, please provide the following documents to our Veteran Services Office before the start of your first academic qtr:

1. An updated copy of your Certificate of Eligibility (COE)
2. A copy of your DD214 (Member 4 Page)
3. A copy of your Joint Service Transcripts (JST)
4. Official copies of college transcripts from all previous colleges you have attended along with completing the online Request for Change of Program or Place of Training form (22-1995)
5. If you are a spouse, or child of a Service member and wish to access their VA benefits to enroll at RTC please provide the following documentation;
   • A copy of your Marriage (Spouse), or Birth Certificate (Child)
   • A completed copy of the attached RTC Tuition Waiver
6. If you will applying for Tuition Assistance (TA) to cover your tuition at RTC please see the following documents needed under the (TA) section below.

IMPORTANT: Failure to provide these documents in advance of starting your first academic qtr could delay, or prevent you from being certified to use your VA benefits at RTC. If you do not currently have physical, or electronic copies of these required documents, we strongly recommend that you apply as early as possible. Please view step-by-step instructions on the “Veterans Quick Start Guide” page to access each of these required documents or contact RTC Veterans Services staff below

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Tuition Assistance (TA):

• 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 in order to prevent and eliminate fraudulent and aggressive recruitment of students (including but not limited to veterans and Military Service members) to the college.
• 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.

How To Use Tuition Assistance (TA) Benefits at RTC

1. Apply for admission to our college and print your degree outline.
2. Connect with our Veterans Services staff
3. Register for courses; all branches require registration prior to approval.
4. Choose Military TA as your payment method.
5. Meet with your Education Services Officer (ESO) for a briefing on TA.
6. Log into your branch education portal and follow their process for enrolling and requesting TA. You will need to make a separate request for each course with a unique start date.
7. If your branch does not automatically forward your TA authorization, send your ESO-approved forms to us via email at veterans.rtc.edu
8. Disclose all sources of aid: Contact the financial aid office if you plan to use multiple sources of aid, such as FSA or other scholarships.

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Please visit Renton Technical College Cohort Default Rate (CDR) page for the latest CDR information.