VETERANS Center
www.smc.edu/vet
Liberal Arts 135 434-8205
Santa Monica College provides a variety of support services to veterans and veterans’ dependents entitled to educational assistance from the Veterans Administration (VA). To help these students achieve their educational goals, the College offers academic, career, and transfer counseling, as well as tutoring and other services.
To secure full VA educational assistance benefits under Title 38 USC, students must comply with Veteran Regulations Section 21.4135, 21.4235, and 21.4277 regarding the attendance and progress requirements they must meet. Repeat courses (unless required) may not be counted as units for benefits. VA regulations not only require students to meet the same academic standards as all other students at SMC, but also place certain restrictions on students receiving VA educational benefits. Students who fail to achieve a semester grade point average of 2.0 (C) will be placed on academic probation. After two semesters on academic probation, students will lose their VA educational benefits. Please see the Veterans Counselor for additional information.
Veterans are urged to take full advantage of the counseling services and educational programs offered by Santa Monica College. While SMC does not provide answers to veterans’ problems that are not related to the College’s programs, efforts will be made whenever possible to direct students to resources where answers may be found.