Promoting academic and career success for student veterans
and military family members
🚩 Before submitting paperwork to our office.
- Apply for admission as a student at Yavapai College
- Contact Admission at (928) 717-7777 for assistance.
✅ Once you have a Student ID number (Y Number).
- Follow these steps to begin using your VA education benefits:
- ➡️ Veteran Services Start-Up Form
- Within 1-2 business days of submitting your documents, you will receive an email from us with further instructions.
- If you don’t get an email from us call (928) 717-7613 or email vet.services@yc.edu
➡️ Need Help?
- Use the Schedule an Appointment link in the sidebar for an in-person, Zoom, or phone appointment, or reach us by phone at (928) 717-7613.
- For questions about your eligibility for a VA education benefit, call the VA directly at 1-888-442-4551.
Semester-specific instructions, deadlines, and information to activate your benefits are available in MyYC:
Log in, open the “V.E.T. Services” menu, and download the “Semester Benefits Checklist.
While you’re in the portal, you will also find links to the items below. Here is a summary of the steps to follow when registering for the next semester’s classes:
- Consult your academic advisor, then register for classes that fulfill requirements on your approved YC degree or certificate program.
- Submit your Semester Benefits Request.
- Sign up for the Veterans Payment Plan to defer the cost of tuition while your benefits are being processed.
Military Tuition Assistance (TA)
- Contact the Yavapai College Bursar’s Office: yc.edu/bills. Scroll down to “Military Tuition Assistance (TA)” for details.
Information from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- VA Benefits and Healthcare: va.gov
Apply for benefits, get records, etc.
- GI Bill Homepage: gibill.va.gov
Find comprehensive information about all VA education benefits
- Chapter 31 VA Veteran Readiness and Employment (VRE): va.gov/vre
Formerly known as VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment
Call the Phoenix Regional Office at (602) 627-2800 for eligibility information.
- Building Your Future with the GI Bill®
GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.- Part I: A Guide to Choose Your Education Pathway
- Part II: A Guide to Understanding Your Benefits
- Part III: A Guide to Navigating your Career
Information from the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services
- AZDVS Homepage: azdvs.gov
Call a state veteran benefits counselor (602) 535-1215- AZ Tuition Waiver: https://dvs.az.gov/services/education/tuition-waiver-and-verification-form
- Be Connected Network: beconnectedaz.org, or call 1-866-429-8387.
Connecting Arizona service members, veterans, families & helpers to information, support and resources- https://www.beconnectedaz.org
Confidential CHAT at the link below, TEXT (838255), or call 988, then PRESS 1. - https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/
Yavapai College's Student Basic Needs Program - Are you experiencing hardships that are preventing you from being the student you want to be? We can help! https://www.yc.edu/sf
