Financial Aid at MCC

Veterans & Military Education

Veterans Administration Education Benefits

Most curriculum programs offered by Mayland Community College are approved for Veterans Administration educational assistance benefits.  Veterans, dependents of veterans and war orphans may be eligible for VA benefits. 

Veterans receiving VA benefits will be monitored under the Academic Progress System found on page 45 of the Mayland Catalog.

For further information in establishing eligibility for educational benefits, contact the Financial Aid Office.

Veterans Administration Vocational Rehabilitation

This program aids disabled veterans to prepare themselves for work.
Eligibility:

• Must have a service connected disability rating of 10 % and a serious employment handicap or must have a service connected disability rating of 20%.
• Discharge must be other than dishonorable.
• Active duty service member can apply provided he/she is in the process of a medical separation and has a disability rating of at least 20%.

Veterans Scholarships

In appreciation for the service and sacrifices of North Carolina’s war veterans, a four-year scholarship program has been established for the qualifying children of certain class categories of deceased, disabled, combat or POW/MIA veterans.

To qualify, the applicant must:

• Be under the age of 25 at the time of the application.
• Have a veteran parent who was a legal resident of North Carolina at the time of said veteran’s entrance into that period of service in the armed forces during which eligibility is established.

OR

• Be the natural child or adopted child prior to age 15, who was born in North Carolina and has been a North Carolina resident continuously since birth.
• Have disabilities that occurred during a period of war.