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<strong>LaGuardia</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />
<strong>Services</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Veteran</strong> <strong>Students</strong><br />
2010/2011<br />
Below is a list of services available <strong>for</strong> military veterans and reservists at<br />
<strong>LaGuardia</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong>. Three college areas participate through an<br />
Advisory Board: the Division of Academic Affairs (the <strong>Veteran</strong>s Faculty Advisor<br />
and Counseling Department), the Division of Student Affairs (the <strong>Veteran</strong>s Affairs<br />
Coordinator, Admissions, and <strong>Students</strong> with Disabilities), plus the Division of<br />
Continuing Education (the <strong>Veteran</strong> <strong>Services</strong> Office).<br />
The <strong>Veteran</strong>’s Advisory Board: Discusses veteran’s issues across campus,<br />
plans and coordinates social activities <strong>for</strong> veterans with an advising function and<br />
events <strong>for</strong> students, staff, and faculty awareness.<br />
The <strong>Veteran</strong>s Faculty Advisor serves as the Academic Affairs representative to<br />
the Board and as liaison to the Developmental Advising Committee and its<br />
Orientation Sub-Committee. Jason Smith is the <strong>Veteran</strong>s Faculty Advisor who<br />
holds hours specifically <strong>for</strong> advising veteran students. He is located in E103S at<br />
(718) 482-5649 or at jsmith@lagcc.cuny.edu<br />
The Office of <strong>Veteran</strong>s’ Affairs (C-107) certifies veterans <strong>for</strong>’ educational<br />
benefits including tutorial, work-study and vocational rehabilitation. To be eligible<br />
<strong>for</strong> <strong>Veteran</strong>s Tutorial Benefits you must be receiving at least half time<br />
educational benefits. If you qualify, you will be entitled to 12 months of tutorial<br />
benefits to a maximum of $100.00 per month. <strong>Veteran</strong>s who are receiving full<br />
time benefits are eligible <strong>for</strong> Work-Study, which allows veterans to work up to<br />
750 hours per year at $7.15 per hour. Vocational Rehabilitation is available to<br />
veteran students who have at least a 20% disability rating from the <strong>Veteran</strong>s<br />
Administration and pays <strong>for</strong> tuition, fees, and a monthly stipend. Dependents also<br />
qualify <strong>for</strong> some benefits. Stanley Rumph is the <strong>Veteran</strong>s Affairs Coordinator<br />
and can be reached at (718) 482-5191. For more in<strong>for</strong>mation is available on<br />
<strong>LaGuardia</strong>’s website, http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu<br />
The Office <strong>for</strong> <strong>Students</strong> with Disabilities (OSD) provides services <strong>for</strong> veterans<br />
and other students with disabilities to ensure access to <strong>College</strong> programs. It<br />
offers personal, academic, career, and accommodations counseling, evaluation<br />
referrals, testing <strong>for</strong> learning disabilities, and adaptive/assistive technology.<br />
Matthew S. Joffe is the Director and his office is located in Room M 102.<br />
You may contact the Student Disabilities office at (718) 482-5279 or TTY (718-<br />
482-6057), e-mail OSD@lagcc.cuny.edu or visit http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu/osd/.<br />
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Academic Advisement and Counseling help students connect their<br />
educational and career goals and advisement is mandatory <strong>for</strong> students with less<br />
than 30 credits. Academic advisors help students review their degree<br />
requirements and decide on courses <strong>for</strong> the next semester. However, the<br />
ultimate responsibility <strong>for</strong> decision-making rests with the student. Useful materials<br />
include next semester’s schedule of classes, an advisement schedule <strong>for</strong> majors<br />
(see department office), an advisement <strong>for</strong>m, and use of DegreeWorks<br />
(https://degreeworks.laguardia.edu/prod/) – a self-advisement tool to track<br />
progress towards completing degree requirements and planning future<br />
registrations. You will need your student ID number (9-digits) and Password (6-<br />
digit PIN) to log into this program and you should also refer to the <strong>College</strong><br />
Catalog to understand degree requirements. You may reach the Counseling<br />
Department (C-239) at (718) 482-5250.<br />
<strong>Veteran</strong> <strong>Services</strong> Office (C 371) offers FREE 6-week evening <strong>College</strong> Prep and<br />
GED classes <strong>for</strong> military veterans through a federally funded <strong>Veteran</strong>s Upward<br />
Bound grant. The Office assists veterans with GI educational benefits counseling,<br />
college admissions, retention, and referral services. The Office can be reached at<br />
(718) 482-5386 or through http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu/veterans, e-mail:<br />
vets@lagcc.cuny.edu, Facebook: <strong>LaGuardia</strong> <strong>Veteran</strong>s, YouTube:<br />
www.youtube.com/nycvrc, or Myspace: www.myspace.com/lagccveterans,<br />
Other <strong>Services</strong> or <strong>Veteran</strong>s<br />
Credit <strong>for</strong> Prior Learning: <strong>Veteran</strong>s are entitled from 6 to 16 college credits<br />
based on the length of active duty, military and employment training and life<br />
experience,. For more in<strong>for</strong>mation, call (718) 482-5232, check the website,<br />
www.laguardia.cuny.edu/epl, or send an email to cpl@lagcc.cuny.edu<br />
Through the <strong>College</strong>-Level Examination Program (CLEP), you may earn from<br />
3 to 12 college credits toward a college degree <strong>for</strong> each CLEP exam taken,<br />
depending on the exam subject and the policy of the college or university.<br />
<strong>LaGuardia</strong> accepts up to 30 CLEP credits. Click here to register<br />
http://www.peopleware.net/ace or call 718-482-7244.<br />
The Student <strong>Veteran</strong>s Club is <strong>for</strong> all veteran students and membership is also<br />
open to veterans’ dependents and supporters. Meetings are held on<br />
Wednesdays during Club Hour (2:00 PM). The Club’s official Facebook site,<br />
“<strong>LaGuardia</strong>'s <strong>Veteran</strong>s Association,” is at (www.lagcc.cuny.edu/veterans) or you<br />
may contact the <strong>Veteran</strong> <strong>Services</strong> Office.<br />
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