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Educational Benefits - General information for eligible veterans to apply for a monthly educational allowance and a tutorial allowance. (408) 741-2601
Military Transcripts - located at: http://www.archives.gov/veterans/evetrecs/index.html
Tuition Assistance (TA) Program Overview - Program to support their education goals including up to 100% Tuition Assistance for college courses taken during off-duty hours.
Unit Equivalency - Use this chart to determine summer or winter semester equivalency in regards to payment.
New Post 9/11 GI Bill - The fact sheet provides a quick reference to answer questions you may have the new GI Bill (Chapter 33) or "Post 9/11 GI Bill.
Emergency Book Loan - You can borrow up to $250 to purchase required textbooks. (408) 741-2080
Additional Resources - Websites for additional services

New Post 9/11 GI Bill

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West Valley College VA Office takes 2-3 weeks to process VA Certification. After West Valley submits the certification, the VA Office takes approximately 3-6 weeks to process claims

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Unit Equivalency

Use the chart below to determine summer or winter semester equivalency in regards to payment.

Semester
Units ↓	15+ wk	14 wk	13 wk	12 wk	11 wk	10 wk	9 wk	8 wk	7 wk	6 wk	5 wk	4 wk	3 wk	2 wk	1 wk
12+	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT
11	¾	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT
10	¾	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT
9	¾	¾	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT
8	½	¾	¾	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT
7	½	¾	¾	¾	¾	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT
6	½	½	½	¾	¾	¾	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT
5	½	½	½	½	½	¾	¾	¾	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT
4	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	¾	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT	FT
3	¼	¼	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	¾	¾	FT	FT	FT	FT
2	¼	¼	¼	¼	¼	¼	½	½	½	½	½	¾	FT	FT	FT
1	¼	¼	¼	¼	¼	¼	¼	¼	¼	¼	¼	½	½	¾	FT

Hour Equivalency Key
FT	= Fulltime
¾	= ¾ time
½	= ½ time
¼	= ¼ time

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last updated: November 5, 2009