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FUNDING OPTIONS (VA Vocational Rehabilitation--VocReHab)
For assistance in developing your VA Education Plan for VocRehab, unique to your needs, contact your Service's counselor at RTG & Associates by clicking on CONTACT US.

NOTE: There is absolutely no charge to the Veteran or VA for the assistance provided by any member of RTG & Associates!

For eligible individuals, with a Disability Rating of 10% or higher, the Department of Veterans Affairs Vocational Rehabilitation Program is an option worth considering and applying for if you are out of MGIB benefits, or have none. Please follow these instructions in order to prepare a complete application package, that provides your VA VocRehab Counselor a complete picture of your educational goals and enhances your approval prospects.

Once you have your provisional or official Rio Salado College (RSC) or Empire State College (ESC) Student Education Plan, please accomplish the following:

Assemble two, 1/2-inch three-ring binders/with tabbed document protectors together, in the following order for your VA VocReHab Counselor, with all of the documents filled out and signed where appropriate: (You keep the originals for your own post-VA VocReHab approval submission -- the second binder is for you to keep!).

In the binders (in this order) insert the following:
  1. Your completed and signed VA Form 28-1900
  2. The Education Plan (Associates, Bachelors or Masters) provided by your degree granting institution (FHSU).
    • VA Facility Code Numbers are UCCS: 11802706, RSC: 14906403, and ESC-CDL: 11363932.
    • Make sure your personal plan has the projected semester dates annotated. Contact your RTG mentor to complete these dates on a schedule that ensures academic success, while you continue to perform your JROTC instructor or other military duties.
  3. Principal's Letter of Endorsement for either a 2- or 4-year degree as outlined in your Education Plan.
  4. Your RTG produced Computer Requirement Letter.
  5. Roster of VA VocReHab Counselors for reference.
  6. UCCS VA Courseload Worksheet
Once your application packet is completely ready, please contact your local supporting VA VocRehab office to get yourself approved. Make an appointment with your local VocReHab office, and then contact your RTG & Associates' educational mentor at least two working days or more before arriving for your appointment (for additional coaching/mentoring).

Once approved, verify that a VA VocRehab Counselor-signed VA Form 28-1905 has been submitted on your behalf to the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS). Upon being assured of VA VocRehab approval by your VA counselor, you can not register for classes until your VA Form 28-1905 is verified as being at the at the UCCS VA Office. Call this number to verify it is at UCCS: 1-719-255-3253.

For information on the office nearest you, call 1-800-827-1000, and to see VocRehab subsistence rates click here.

Here are your VA Office POCs at their respective institutions:

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS
VA Facility Code # 11802706
POC: Laura Barela, VA Rep
UCCS VA Office
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
7150 Austin Bluffs Parkway
PO Box 7150
Colorado Springs, CO 80933-7150
Phone: 719-262-3253
Fax: 719-262-3108
Email:

EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE –Center for Distance Learning
VA Facility Code # 11363932
POC: Ruth Andrew, VA Rep
Office of the Registrar
SUNY Empire State College
111 West Avenue
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Phone: 518.587.2100, x2443
Fax: 518.580.0105
Email:

RIO SALADO COLLEGE
VA Facility Code # 14906403
POC: Gary Marabella, VA Rep
Office of the Registrar
Rio Salado College
2323 West 14th Street
Tempe, AZ 85281
Phone: 480-517-8318 or
1-800-729-1197 x78318
Fax: 518.580.0105
Email:
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