Mission Statement
Rogue Community College (RCC) Military Services provides a safe and professional environment for our veterans, dependents, families, active-duty members, college community, and external partners by assisting students to achieve their educational and career goals. The staff seeks to guide, mentor, and advise Military Students as they navigate higher education, select a career goal, complete college, and move into a professional career.
Military Services are available to RCC students in Jackson and Josephine counties.
Getting started at RCC
For information about starting at RCC and obtaining Veterans Educational Benefits, visit the Military Services page, Getting Started as a GI Bill® Student The website will give you step by step instructions. If you have questions on how to get started at RCC, please contact our Military Coordinator on the Redwood or Table Rock campuses.
RCC offers military students assistance with the GI Bill® application process, priority registration, Boots to Books Orientation training, a military students college success class, campus Military Resource Centers (MRC), and VA Work-Study opportunities. Our Military Coordinators will help you make the transition from service member (and dependent) to a successful RCC student and graduate.
Transcripts
Military Students receiving GI Bill® benefits while attending RCC are required to obtain official transcripts, military transcripts and all previously attended colleges, universities and technical schools. Military Students submitting transcripts will receive priority evaluation in an effort to not duplicate courses.
Send official transcripts to:
Rogue Community College
3345 Redwood Hwy
Grants Pass, OR 97527
American Council on Education (ACE) / Military Course Credit
RCC only accepts American Council on Education (ACE) credit recommendations for awarding military credit. Credits awarded based on ACE credit recommendations are considered Credit for Prior Learning (CPL).
Military course credit is granted based on the guidance of the American Council on Education’s “Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Forces” and recommendations from department chairs. At least 3 credits of health and physical education are awarded for completing basic training. An Official Joint Services transcript must be submitted.
Apply for Veterans Benefits
Click the link to apply for your Veterans Educational Benefits.
When you receive your Certificate of Eligibility (CofE), please see a Military Coordinator who will complete your Enrollment Certification Form 1999 and forward it to the VA for processing. Military Coordinators at RCC are unable to determine a student’s eligibility for benefits. GI Bill® students are welcome to access Military Coordinators prior to receiving their CofE or Enrollment Certification (Form 1999) for planning purposes.
Priority Registration for GI Bill® Students, Active Duty Members, and Veterans
GI Bill® students are given a one-hour priority registration for courses at RCC prior to students with 80 or more completed RCC credits. RCC proudly complies with ORS 350.270, offering eligible student veterans and current military service member’s (including spouses & dependents) priority registration for each term.
Boots to Books GI Bill® Military Student Orientation
Military Services at RCC assists GI Bill® students who are utilizing their educational benefits to attend college. The Boots to Books orientation for new GI Bill® students is 30 minutes and mandatory when beginning at RCC. You will learn how to access benefits specific to your chapter, how to navigate the college systems, and find resources to complement your college experience. Visit the Military Resource Center (MRC) to sign up.
Active Duty Tuition Awards
National Guard/Selected Reserves Tuition Assistance (through the ArmyIgnitED website)
The Tuition Assistance (TA) program provides financial assistance for voluntary off-duty education programs in support of a soldier’s professional and personal self-development goals. TA is available for courses offered in the classroom or by distance learning and is part of an approved academic degree or certificate program. The courses must be offered by schools registered in ArmyIgnitED, are accredited by accrediting agencies that are recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and are signatories to the current Department of Defense Memorandum of Understanding (DOD MOU).
All eligible soldiers will request TA through ArmyIgnitED.
Oregon National Guard State Tuition Assistance (ONGSTA)
ONGSTA tuition assistance is offered through Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) for the state of Oregon. Eligible Oregon National Guard members can use the Oregon National Guard State Tuition Assistance (ONGSTA) for undergraduate degree and certificate programs at Oregon community colleges, public universities, Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), and eligible post-secondary private institutions. The program will provide funding for in-state residency tuition rates for Oregon’s community colleges (up to 90 quarter credits), public universities, and OHSU (up to 180 quarter credits). For eligible private post-secondary institutions (up to 180 quarter credits or 120 semester credits), tuition will fund up to the average base in-state resident tuition rate of the seven Oregon public universities.
Dependents of Fallen Oregon Service Members.
To honor military service to our country, RCC will grant tuition for up to 135 credits to dependents of an Oregon resident soldier who became totally (100 percent) and permanently disabled in connection with active military service if those dependents are not covered by financial aid, Veterans education benefits, or other funding source.
More information is available from RCC Military Coordinators. The DFOSM Tuition Award form is available on the RCC Military Services Forms page or ORS 350.285.
Military Resource Centers (MRC)
- Redwood Campus - Student Center Building, 541-956-7289
- Table Rock Campus - A Building, Room 150, 541-956-7289
MRC Mission Statement
At Rogue Community College our Military Resource Centers (MRC) are committed to assisting active military students, veterans, dependents and spouses to transition successfully from the military environment to campus life as they learn to navigate through the education process and progress toward completing their academic degree. Assistance includes:
- Financial aid and disability services.
- GI Bill® application.
- Peer-to-peer support.
- Campus and RCC website navigation.
- Scholarship applications.
MRCs offer active military students, veterans, dependents and spouses, a collaborative and cooperative environment for every branch and era of service.
Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Policy
FEDERAL LAWS REQUIRING RESIDENT TUITION
Section 702 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 [effective July 1, 2015] was codified in 38 U.S.C. 3679(c). In 2016, Congress passed Public Law 114-315 [effective July 1, 2017], which modified 38 U.S.C. 3679(c). In 2018, Congress passed Public Law 115-251 [effective April 1, 2019], which further amended 38 U.S.C. 3679(c). In 2020, Congress passed Public Law 116-315 [effective June 21, 2021], which further amended 38 U.S.C. 3679(c). The following policy includes the provisions of 38 U.S.C. 3679(c), as amended.
The following individuals shall be charged the in-state rate, or otherwise considered a resident, for tuition and fees purposes:
- A Veteran using educational assistance under either Chapter 30 (Montgomery G.I. Bill® - Active Duty Program) or Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 GI Bill®), of title 38, United States Code, who lives in the state of Oregon while attending Rogue Community College (regardless of his/her formal state of residence).
- Anyone using transferred Post-9/11 GI Bill® benefits (38 U.S.C. § 3319) who lives in the state of Oregon while attending Rogue Community College (regardless of his/her formal state of residence).
- Anyone using benefits under the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (38 U.S.C. § 3311(b)(9)) who lives in the state of Oregon while attending Rogue Community College (regardless of his/her formal state of residence).
- Anyone using educational assistance under Chapter 31, Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E), who lives in the state of Oregon while attending Rogue Community College (regardless of his/her formal state of residence).
- Anyone using educational assistance under Chapter 35 (Dependents’ Educational Assistance GI Bill®) who lives in the state of Oregon while attending Rogue Community College (regardless of his/her formal state of residence).
- Anyone described above while he or she remains continuously enrolled (other than during regularly scheduled breaks between courses, semesters, or terms) at Rogue Community College.
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Title 38 United States Code Section 3679(e) School Compliance Form As part of the Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018, section 3679 of title 38, United States Code was amended, and educational institution will be required to sign this compliance form to confirm your compliance with the requirements as outlined. Effective August 1, 2019, the VA shall disapprove a course of education provided by an educational institution that has in effect a policy that is inconsistent with the areas below:
NOTE: A Covered Individual is any individual who is entitled to educational assistance under Chapter 31, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment, or Chapter 33, Post-9/11 GI Bill® benefits.
Our policy must permit any covered individual to attend or participate in the course of education during the period beginning on the date on which the individual provides to the educational institution a certificate of eligibility for entitlement to educational assistance under chapter 31 or 33 (a “certificate of eligibility” can also include a “Statement of Benefits” obtained from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) website - eBenefits, or a VAF 28-1905 form for chapter 31 authorization purposes) and ending on the earlier of the following dates: 1. The date on which payment from VA is made to the institution. 2. 90 days after the date the institution certified tuition and fees following the receipt of the certificate of eligibility. • Your policy must ensure that your educational institution will not impose any penalty, including the assessment of late fees, the denial of access to classes, libraries, or other institutional facilities, or the requirement that a covered individual borrow additional funds, on any covered individual because of the individual’s inability to meet his or her financial obligations to the institution due to the delayed disbursement funding from VA under chapter 31 or 33. Your signature on this document attests that your facility currently complies with the requirements of 38 USC 3679(e), or will comply by the effective date of August 1, 2019.
- Federal and State Laws Protect Military Students on Orders: In 2010, the Department of Education published regulations implementing the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008. The regulation, 34 Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R) section 668.18, went into effect July 1, 2010. The law is codified under 20 United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 1091c. The law and regulations accord the post-secondary education student whose education was interrupted by voluntary or involuntary military service the right to readmission to the educational program. These requirements apply to any educational institution that participates in Title IV Federal Student Financial Aid Programs, including Pell Grants, Stafford Loans, and the Federal Work-Study Program.
- The GI Bill® is the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) registered trademark. More information about education benefits offered by the VA is available at the official Federal GI Bill® website.
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