National College offers free help to vets

By Denise Dick

Staff report

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National College will offer free assistance to all veterans in applying for the new state-funded veterans bonus.

Campus locations in Liberty, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Akron will have someone available on staff that can assist veterans with the application process including notarization at the campuses and mailing their applications for them.

“We saw this as an opportunity to help our veterans,” said Wes Smith, regional director of military affairs. “We already offer this type of support for financial aid filing for our students, so it was a kind of no-brainer for us.”

Applications are available at any of the National College campuses in Ohio; online at www.veteransbonus.ohio.gov; any of Ohio’s 88 county Veterans Services offices; or by calling 877-OHIO-VET.

The Liberty office is at 3487 Belmont Ave. and the phone number is 330-759.0205.

National College offers an extensive array of benefits for military and veteran students:

Blue Ribbon Grant, National College awards up to $8,000 in tuition assistance to qualified military veterans, active duty, Guard/Reserve and military spouses and dependents. This program is unique to National College.

Armed Services Recognition Grant. Through this grant — available exclusively at National College — qualified students may receive up to $4,000 in tuition assistance.

Yellow Ribbon Institution. National will cover any tuition and/or fees not covered by Post-9/11 G.I. Bill benefits.

College Credit for Military Training & Experience. As a member of the Servicemembers Opportunity College (SOC) Consortium, National College grants college credit according to guidelines developed by the American Council on Education.

Military-Friendly School. National College has been named a “Military Friendly School” by G.I. Jobs Magazine as one of the top 15 percent of colleges and universities nationwide according to a variety of measures that are important to military and veteran students.

Employer in Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). National College honors the continuing service of Guard and Reserve service members, and guarantees their re-employment/re-enrollment with no loss of standing upon their return from active-duty service.