Veterans

Effective: The American Academy of Art College is withdrawing from the G.I. Bill program.

The American Academy of Art College is approved for veterans’ benefits by the Illinois State Approving Agency. Veterans who plan to use these benefits to help finance their education should contact the nearest regional office of the Veterans Administration to determine eligibility, application procedures and other requirements. Veterans are required to submit to the Academy a Certificate of Eligibility from the V.A. along with their application materials. Veterans must be accepted into a degree program to receive benefits and must submit official transcripts of all previous college work. Veterans should be aware that failure to maintain satisfactory progress will result in the termination of benefits.

Beginning August 1, 2019, and despite any policy to the contrary, the American Academy of Art College will not take any of the four following actions toward any student using U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Post 9/11 G.I. Bill^® (Ch. 33) or Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Ch. 31) benefits, while their payment from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs is pending to the educational institution:

• Prevent their enrollment;
• Assess a late penalty fee to;
• Require they secure alternative or additional funding;
• Deny their access to any resources (access to classes, libraries, or other institutional facilities) available to other students who have satisfied their tuition and fee bills to the institution.
  • However, to qualify for this provision, such students may be required to:
    • Produce the VA’s Certificate of Eligibility by the first day of class;
    • Provide written request to be certified;
    • Provide additional information needed to properly certify the enrollment as described in other institutional policies (see our VA School Certifying Official for all requirements).

‘‘GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government Web site at https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.”