Request for Certification
Download the VA Request for Certification Form (PDF)
Forms are to be completed and submitted to the Veteran School Certifying Official (SCO) every semester you wish to utilize education benefits. In order to be certified in a timely manner, you must submit this form to the SCO within 30 business days before the start of the term, unless otherwise indicated.
Tuition Waiver
VA Application for Categorical Tuition Waiver form (PDF)
Veterans Resources
VA Benefits Policy Advisory
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Policy Advisory: Cannabis Industry Certificate VA Benefits Use
Veterans Affairs (VA) Education Service (EDU) Policy Advisory:
Because marijuana remains illegal at a federal level, Congress has not provided any exception for students seeking to use their VA educational benefits on courses involving the cultivation, sale, or distribution of marijuana, and to be consistent with VR&E, EDU will prohibit a student from using VA educational benefits for such courses. This prohibition includes programs in states in which either the recreational or medicinal use of marijuana is legally permissible.
This includes BCC's .
BCC has withdrawn its participation in Yellow Ribbon Program. The state now gives all veterans in-state rates, which is what the Yellow Ribbon Program was designed to off-set.
Contact Us
General Questions About VA Education Benefits
VAEducationBenefits@berkshirecc.edu
413‑499‑4660
Veteran School Certifying Officials (SCOs):
These staff members assist with VA Education Benefits and certify enrollment to the VA.
Chongxian (David) Zhao, Senior Financial Aid Counselor
Veteran School Certifying Official
czhao@berkshirecc.edu
413‑236‑1640
Financial Aid Office
Amanda Pittenger, Senior Special Programs Coordinator - Enrollment Services Coordinator
Veteran School Certifying Official
apittenger@berkshirecc.edu
413-236-2130
Registrar's Office