Financial Aid

Veteran’s Administration Benefit Recipients (VA)

The Catherine Hinds Institute is approved through the VA to offer training. Students receiving VA benefits under Title 38 are required to maintain 80% or better attendance. A Certificate of Completion will be granted only when the student physically, through attendance and makeup hours, completes the total hours of the program. The veteran will not be charged for makeup time. If the veteran’s attendance falls below 80%, or if satisfactory academic progress is not being maintained, the school will immediately interrupt or terminate the veteran’s educational benefits by written notification to the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA).

Public Law 115-407, Sections 103 and 104

In accordance with the Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018, section 3679(e) of title 38 (Public Law 115-407), a student who is entitled to educational assistance under Chapter 31, Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment, or Chapter 33, Post-9/11 GI Bill® benefits shall be permitted to attend or participate in the course of education during the period beginning on the date on which the individual provides to the educational institution a Certificate of Eligibility for entitlement to educational assistance under Chapter 31 or 33 (a “Certificate of Eligibility” can also include a “Statement of Benefits” obtained from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ website – eBenefits, or a VAF 28-1905 form for Chapter 31) and ending on the earlier of the following dates:

• The date on which payment from VA is made to the institution.
• 90 days after the date the institution certified tuition and fees following the receipt of the Certificate of Eligibility.

The Institute shall not impose any penalty, including the assessment of late fees, the denial of access to classes, libraries, or other institutional facilities, or require the student to borrow additional funds, in order to meet his or her financial obligations to the institution due to the delayed disbursement funding from VA under Chapter 31 or 33.

“GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official United States Government Web site at http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.”