Information VA Education Benefits

Applying for Education Benefits with the American Alpine Institute

In order to use your education benefits with the American Alpine Institute, you will need your most current Certificate of Eligibility. If you do not have a Certificate of Eligibility, Veterans must apply online here.

You can read more about VA education and training benefits here. This is a valuable resource for you to understand your benefits.

PLEASE NOTE: If you would like to use your education benefits with AAI, you must register more than 30 days before the course start date.

Benefits AAI Accepts

Post 9/11 GI Bill®- Chapter 33

If you have at least 90 days of aggregate active duty service after Sept. 10, 2001, and are still on active duty, or if you are an honorably discharged Veteran or were discharged with a service-connected disability after 30 days, you may be eligible for this VA-administered program.

Veteran Readiness and Employment® (VR&E) – Chapter 31

If you have a service-connected disability, the VA Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) program can help pay for your training with us. If approved for this benefit, you will work with and report to a vocational rehabilitation counselor while you take courses.

Montgomery GI Bill Active Duty® (MGIB-AD) – Chapter 30

If you’ve served at least 2 years on active duty, you may qualify for the MGIB-AD program.

Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve® (MGIB-SR) – Chapter 1606

If you’re a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps or Coast Guard Reserve, Army National Guard, or Air National Guard, you may be eligible for this benefit.

Survivors’ and Dependents’ Education Assistance® (DEA)- Chapter 35

If you are the son, daughter or spouse of a Veteran who has died or is permanent and totally disabled as a result of a service-connected disability, you may be eligible for this benefit.

You can read more about using your benefits with the American Alpine Institute, a non-college degree school, here.

If you have any questions about using your VA educational benefits with AAI, please do not hesitate to reach out to our School Certifying Official and Vocational School Manager, erin-leigh@alpineinstitute.com.

 

 

*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 http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.

Information Details

A note about registration fees:

A “registration fee” is any fee charged by a school to process student applications and establish a student records system. All students are responsible for the registration fee.

AAI’s registration fee for vocational programs is $500. The registration fee must be paid in advance, before AAI begins the VA certification process, and is non-refundable. However, once training has been completed and AAI has been fully reimbursed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, AAI will, in turn, reimburse the student for the registration fees that were paid in advance.

If the student registers for more than one vocational course and wishes to use their VA Education Benefits to cover all the tuition costs, the student needs to make only a single advance payment of $500. Once the first course has been completed, the same $500 payment will be applied to the next course’s registration fee, and so on, as a “floating” payment. Once training is complete, and the Department of Veterans Affairs has fully reimbursed AAI, the floating payment of $500 will be refunded to the student.

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