Lakeland College

Military Benefits

Lakeland College is State Agency Approved to certify all types of military benefits. The College's Veterans Coordinator will process all appropriate paperwork on a semester by semester basis.

If you are unsure of your eligibility for benefits, please contact your local VA Service Office (located in your local Courthouse) for assistance. Once you are certain of your eligibility, you can access all pertinent forms required to apply for your military benefits, or to transfer your benefits to Lakeland College from another College or University on Lakeland College website. Just click on the Government URL at the bottom of this page, and you will have access to everything you need. Complete all pertinent forms, and send them to Carol Butzen, Veterans Coordinator, Lakeland College, P.O. Box 359, Sheboygan, Wisconsin 53082-0359, or fax them to Ms. Butzen at (920) 565-1341. If you are taking classes on the main campus, you can also deliver the forms to Ms. Butzen in William A. Krueger, Room #219. All processing of certifications for state and federal benefits are processed by Carol Butzen. You can contact her by telephone at (920) 565-1293 or (800) 569-2166, extension 1293. Or, you can email her at butzencl@lakeland.edu.

Veterans should notify Ms. Butzen of enrollment per term, and anytime they drop, add, or withdraw from a course. Failure to do so could result in benefits not being processed or in overpayments to veterans.

STATE VETERANS - State veterans are required to pay a 5% minimum payment per course, making monthly payments. The state refunds tuition directly to the student. Lakeland students should have their Lakeland balance paid in full before Lakeland submits completed paperwork to the state for reimbursement. State veterans are not exempt from interest, must complete credit agreements and must pay for their textbooks each semester. The government pays the student directly after grades are submitted and the student has satisfactorily completed the course(s).

MONTGOMERY GI BILL RECIPIENTS - These students are either Chapter 30 or Chapter 1606 veterans, classified as MGI's. These students are to pay a 5% minimum payment per course, make monthly installments, sign credit agreements and pay for their textbooks each semester. These students are not interest exempt. The government pays the student directly on a monthly stipend basis throughout the semester.

2171/1227 RECIPIENTS - These students are required to pay a 5% minimum deposit per course and will receive three-quarters of their tuition from the military. The amount the veteran is refunded will be determined through the individual's unit. Tuition assistance students' billing is completed at Lakeland once the official, approved tuition assistance form is received and submitted directly to the military, which in turns pays the school its portion of the tuition. Thus, these students are interest exempt. If these students elect not to pay their portion per course up front, they must complete the credit agreement for their portion.

CHAPTER 31 - These students are disabled military classification. As a result, they are interest exempt, and are required to pay nothing to Lakeland College. This includes the application fee, textbook costs and tuition. These students are required to complete the credit agreement.

CHAPTER 35 - These students are dependents of parents who served in the military. This is also a federal program that falls under the classification of the Montgomery GI students.

Federal benefit recipients need to complete the following forms to begin the processing of their military benefits:

1. If a veteran is applying for MGI benefits for the first time, he/she needs to complete the Application For Education Benefits, #22-1990 and return it to Lakeland. Lakeland will submit the completed form to the government along with the Enrollment Certification, #22-1999. It will take a minimum of 45 days to get the file in order and authorize payments to begin.

2. If a veteran is transferring his/her benefits over to Lakeland from another school, or if a current Lakeland student receiving military benefits changes his/her major, he/she needs to complete the Request for Change of Program or Place of Training, #22-1995 and return it to Lakeland. Lakeland will then submit it to the government along with the Enrollment Certification, #22-1999. It will take a minimum of 45 days to get the file in order and authorize payments to begin.

3. In the case of a Chapter 35, Dependent, the form they must complete the Request for Change of Program or Place of Training (Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance, #22-5495). Lakeland will then submit it to the government along with their Enrollment Certification, #22-1999. It will take a minimum of 45 days to get the file in order and authorize payments to begin.

http://www.va.gov/vaforms/