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Request Certification of Benefits

New Students using GI Bill Benefits, please ensure you have an Educational Plan from a counselor on file, submit you Certificate of Eligibility, and provide a copy of your DD214 (veterans only) before requesting to be certified. Forms can be emailed to VRC@cerritos.edu.

Continuing Students using GI Bill Benefits, please ensure your Educational Plans are up-to-date before requesting to be certified. Students must submit this request form every semester they wish to use their benefits.

*Please allow 2 weeks for certification to be processed; during peak enrollment periods, this could be up to 3 weeks.

Complete and submit the following form ONLY to request to be certified using GI Bill benefits. For general questions, email VRC@cerritos.edu .

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Certification (check all that apply)

Check here if you are requesting certification

Check here if you are using GI Bill benefits for the first time at Cerritos College

Check here if you added units

Check here if you dropped units

Specify the semester you are requesting to be certified*

School Certifying Official: Theresa Torres, ttorres@cerritos.edu

For Questions about your VA Application Benefits, call toll free 1-888-GI BILL (1-888-442-4551) or visit the web site at www.gibill.va.gov

The toll-free number and the web site provide: Information on VA education benefits 24 hours a day / 7 days a week Ability to ask questions or end an inquiry Obtain information on your own benefit account if you receive Montgomery GI Bill Benefit Speak with an Education Case Manager Monday through Friday during normal business hours

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