G.I. Bill®

APPLY

• Apply for admission to Oxnard College 
• If this is your first time using GI Bill® Benefits at Oxnard College, you will need to Apply for benefits
  • If you have any questions regarding VA Benefits, or need to update your personal information, contact VA at 1-888-GIBILL:  1 (888) 442-4551
  • The GI Bill® Comparison Tool is live. 

Net Price Calculator: The net price calculator is a tool for students and parents to use to get an estimate of what it may cost to attend Oxnard College each year. The "net price" (cost of attendance minus grants and scholarships) is the amount students and/or their families will have to cover with work, savings, and/or loans.

• Apply for Financial Aid & submit a FAFSA or California Dream Act Application
  • Oxnard College School Code: 016391
• AB540/Dream Act students at Oxnard College are now eligible to apply for state financial aid.
• Cost of Attendance & Fees
• If you have questions or need assistance regarding Financial Aid, do not hesitate to call Graciela Sanchez at (805) 678-5171 or by email at gsanchez@vcccd.edu

Net Price Calculator: The net price calculator is a tool for students and parents to use to get an estimate of what it may cost to attend Oxnard College each year. The "net price" (cost of attendance minus grants and scholarships) is the amount students and/or their families will have to cover with work, savings, and/or loans.

 PORTAL

• Your acceptance email will be sent to the email you used to create your OpenCCC Account when you applied
• The acceptance email contains a link to set up the portal
• Click on the link to activate your MyVCCCD student portal after your acceptance email is received
• Sometimes the acceptance email goes to an "Important," "Other," or "Junk" folder
• View this How-to-Video for assistance setting up your portal.
   

ORIENTATION

• Complete the Online Orientation through your MyVCCCD Portal under Tools and click on "Student Support"

TRANSCRIPTS

• Submit official high school or college transcript to Admissions & Records
• All Veteran Students: Submit official Joint Services Transcripts to Oxnard College Admissions & Records office 
  • Upon receive JST transcripts, 4 units will be directly awarded towards degree as Credit for Prior Learning: 
    • HED R101 Health and Society 
    • KIN R141 Running for Fitness 
• To comply with VA regulations, official transcripts must be submitted within two semesters of beginning GI Bill® benefits.

Preferred delivery for fastest processing:

Oxnard College Admissions & Records Office will accept official, electronic transcripts through email; ocadmissions@vcccd.edu, provided the transcript is sent from a certified transcript ordering service.

• Order your transcript through your institution's electronic delivery service 
• If prompted to enter an email, use ocadmissions@vcccd.edu
  • Transcripts emailed from a student's address or unauthorized sender will not be accepted.

Mailed transcripts may take up to 10 working days to process after receipt:

Oxnard College Admissions & Records Office will accept official, sealed transcripts through mail.

• Mailed transcripts may be addressed to:
  • Oxnard College Admissions & Records
    4000 South Rose Ave
    Oxnard, CA 93033
• Opened or unsealed transcripts will not be accepted.

External Coursework Evaluation

Oxnard College provides students who have completed coursework at outside institutions (college and university) with an official evaluation of how external coursework applies to your academic goal. To request an evaluation follow the steps on the External Coursework Evaluation website.

English/Math Placement Recommendations

• Counselors will assist students in placement in appropriate English and Math courses. Placement guidance is primarily by high school performance (grade point average and courses taken). 
• Students who graduated more than 10 years ago, students who have foreign transcripts, students that do not have access to their high school transcripts and/or students who left high school without graduating will use an Informed Self-Placement tool to choose the course(s) most suitable for them.
• The VET Center can be reached at (805) 678-5845

Make an appointment with an Academic Counselor

• Call the OC VET Center at (805) 678-5845 to set up an appointment with an academic counselor. Please bring transcripts and/or DD214 or any other discharge documents.

* Edlin Garcia 

VA Counselor

egarcia3@vcccd.edu

(805) 678-5845

* America Barroso

VA Counselor - Service Connected

america_barroso1@vcccd.edu

(805) 678-5857

• You must meet with an Academic Counselor so that an Educational Plan can be prepared.
• You must see the Academic Counselor every semester for course approval for VA payments.

REGISTER

• Register for classes through your MyVCCCD portal under Pages and click on "Registration & Payments".
  • Veteran Students using GI Bill^® benefits: Register for classes on your education plan.

PAY FEES

• Check your financial aid awards through your MyVCCCD portal under the Financial Aid link
• Pay fees (if no award is listed) or set up a payment plan through your MyVCCCD portal under Pages and clicking on "Registration & Payments", or call at Student Business Office at (805) 678-5811
  • Veteran Students using GI Bill^® CH. 33 Post 9/11 and CH. 31 Veterans Readiness & Employment (VR&E) benefits: CH 30: After registering for courses on your education plan, confirm with Admissions & Records School Certifying Officials that your account is coded to hold your spot in your classes.
    • Qualifying students who have turned in their Certificate of Eligibility and requested certification will not need to pay their fees. VA will be billed for the fees.
  • Active Duty Students using Tuition Assistance: Speak to the Student Business Office prior to paying any fees

For detailed information about Paying for College, visit the Paying for College page.​​​​

In accordance with the California Veteran Tuition Exemption - VACA. VACA Act, Education Code Section 68075.7, Senate Bill 81 (2015), and Senate Bill 85 (2017), and Assembly Bill 13 (Conway, 2014), and the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-315) (Effective August 1st, 2021) provides an exemption from the nonresident fee for all students verified to be “covered individuals” per the criteria listed below and who qualify to use Montgomery GI Bill®-Active Duty or Post-9/11 GI Bill ® education benefits (Chapters 30 and 33, respectively, of Title 38, U.S. Code) while living in California.

• Are you being charged nonresident tuition? Visit the Residency page for more information on applying for the nonresident exemption. 

Students using their Post-9/11 GI Bill® benefits at an Institution of Higher Learning (IHL) facility are required to verify their enrollment at the end of each month. Failure to verify for two consecutive months will impact their Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) and/or kicker payments. 

NEW: At the end of January 2026, Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (Chapter 35) beneficiaries will be required to verify their enrollment each month to receive their benefit payments. Please note that a beneficiary must verify their enrollment for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to begin processing the monthly benefit. Once verified, payment processing can take five to seven calendar days.

To verify enrollment, the following options are available:

• Text: To verify via text, beneficiaries can opt-in when they begin using their benefits to receive a monthly text message from VA to confirm their enrollment. This is the fastest way for students to verify their enrollment and receive their payments.
• Email: If beneficiaries choose not to opt into text verification, they will receive monthly enrollment verification messages by email.
• Online: Post-9/11 GI Bill® & Chapter 35 beneficiaries can verify their enrollment through our online tool.
• Ask VA: Beneficiaries can verify through Ask VA by sending a message with their enrollment dates via Ask VA. This is a manual process. Therefore, payment will be five to seven days once the message is formally reviewed, not from when the beneficiary submits the Ask VA message.
   

If a beneficiary had previously opted out and would like to change their enrollment verification method to text or email, they can call the Education Call Center (ECC) at 888-442-4551, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday.

To make sure students receive updates on enrollment verification requirements, and to have access to text and email verification methods, VA recommends that beneficiaries review and, if needed, update their personal contact information, including email address, mailing address, and mobile phone number. Beneficiaries can update their contact information in their VA.gov profile, through Ask VA, or by calling the ECC.

Watch the How to Verify Enrollment for Post-9/11 GI Bill® Students Video

• The Admissions and Records Office offers assistance and information to Veterans and eligible dependents regarding VA Educational Benefits. 
• The School Certifying Officials (SCOs) in the Admissions & Records Office certifying veterans registration to the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
  • All certification guidelines can be found in the US Department of Veterans Affairs School Certifying Official Handbook.
• Upon receiving certification, VA pays the school and student as appropriate.

• School Certifying Officials (SCOs) are Admissions and Records classified professionals responsible for certifying veterans' initial enrollment for GI Bill_® Benefits and reporting any changes in enrollment throughout the semester.
  • The certification submitted by the SCOs is evaluated by VA to determine payment.

• When the SCO certifies a student an automatic email is generated by VA confirming
  • the number of units certified,
  • type of certification (residence or distance),
  • dates of instruction, 
  • date certification was submitted to VA.
• All email confirmations will go to the students MyVCCCD email

VA determines payment amount based on the certification submitted by the SCO.

• If you believe your certification is inaccurate please contact one of our School Certifying Official. 
• If you have questions about the payment amount or determination, please contact VA.
  • 1-888-GIBILL-1 (1-888-442-4551)