Using Your VA Benefits at Peirce
First, Activate Your VA Benefits
If you have not yet activated your benefits, you need to determine what VA benefits you have.
Determining your VA benefits program is important because only the Post-9/11 GI Bill® and the Veteran Readiness & Employment (VR&E) Program pay for tuition up-front. Every other chapter reimburses tuition, which can affect your
choices when applying for financial aid.
View all VA benefit chapters.
Learn more about VA eligibility
To apply for your VA benefits:
- Veterans and service members: submit VA Form 22-1990 through the VA website.
- Dependents using transferred benefits: submit VA Form 22-1990e through the VA’s Veterans Online Application.
Once submitted, the VA will send the application to the appropriate regional office for processing. If your application is approved, the VA will activate your benefits and provide a Certificate of Eligibility (COE), verifying the details of your benefits,
such as length of benefit and delimiting dates, if applicable.
If you have already activated your benefits:
If you are using the Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) Program, speak to your VA Counselor about changing schools.
This step is crucial, as VA counselors are directly responsible for payment of tuition and will also discuss educational goals related to a change of school. Once the change is agreed upon, the
counselor will then submit an electronic authorization, directly to Peirce College.
For All Other VA Programs
Submit a Change of Institution Application
Submitting a VA Form 22-1995 through the VA website will notify the VA that you wish to change your home (degree-seeking) institution to Peirce
College, upon which they will then provide you with an updated Certificate of Eligibility (COE).
Questions?
Contact us at veterans@peirce.edu or 215.670.9214.