Veterans

Trocaire College was one of the first colleges in Western New York to provide tuition assistance to our returning Iraqi and Afghanistan veterans in appreciation for their service to our country. We are proud to have all our veterans and reservists as students and the number of both attending Trocaire continues to grow each year.

Veterans
Email to a Friend Print friendly

Thanks to the support of federal, state, and Trocaire College’s financial aid programs, most veterans and their dependents can attend Trocaire with little or no financial obligation. There are a variety of financial assistance programs available to reservists, veterans, and their dependents all based on an individual’s personal military service record. Our hard working staff will go above and beyond to help the military families that have served and sacrificed for our country.

This page will give you a brief overview of what you need to know for applying to Trocaire as a Veteran.  For the full site of Veterans Services and Benefits at Trocaire visit the full Veterans site on MyTrocaire.

Determining Eligibility and Applying for VA Educational Benefit

1) Use the VA’s Road Map to Success to determine which benefit is right for you. A comprehensive benefit comparison chart can be found here. If you believe you qualify for the chapter 33 Post 9/11 benefit use the VA’s Benefit Calculator in conjunction with the Road Map to Success and benefit comparison chart to give you a rough idea of what your payments will be.

2) Collect all necessary documents and information, such as the dates and service status for each period of military service, your DD214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty for most recent period of active duty, and any post-secondary education transcripts.

3) Apply for benefits online or through the mail.

-Online applications (Except Chapter 31):

-Use VONAPP (Veterans On-Line Application) to create and submit your application.

-Paper Applications:

-Chapter 31 applicants use Form 28-1900. Chapter 35 applicants use Form 22-5490. All other applicants use Form 22-1990.

-Mail to:   VA Regional Processing Office  P.O. Box 4616  Buffalo, NY  14240-4616

 

The following procedures should be taken by all veterans and reservists wishing to attend Trocaire College:

Additional benefits and info

  • For the full site of Veterans Services and benefits at Trocaire visit the full Veterans site on MyTrocaire.