Transferring Your Benefits to OTC
Transferring Your Benefits to OTC
- Complete an OTC application for admission and follow all appropriate steps in the admission process.
- Complete VA form 22-1995, Change of Program or Place of Training.
- For students receiving Survivor/Dependant benefits, complete VA form 22-5495.
- After you have registered for classes, complete the OTC Statement of Understanding and Certification Request form and submit it to the OTC Certifying Official. This may be dropped off at any OTC Student Services location, submitted via e-mail to chaplaij@otc.edu or faxed to 417-447-6925.
- It is STRONGLY recommended that students receiving VA benefits file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
- Enroll in e-Cashier. Eligibility for VA benefits does not make a student eligible for the deferred payment plan. Only students eligible for benefits under Chapters 31 and 33 can be eligible for the deferred payment plan. Appropriate documentation must have been received from the Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor for Chapter 31 students to be eligible for the deferred payment plan. Chapter 33 students must have submitted their Certificate of Eligibility to be eligible for the deferred payment plan.
- Please check your OTC e-mail frequently. OTC e-mail is the official method of contact used by the VA Certifying Official.
