Veterans Resource Center

Apply to Los Angeles Harbor College: 

• Complete the Online Admissions Application. 
  • Admission Application: Submit the Online College Credit Application (Click Here)
    • Be sure to select the correct Military Status on your Application ex. Active Duty, Veteran, etc.
  • Once you submitted your application, you will receive your student ID# and enrollment instructions within 24-48 hours. 
• Meet with the veterans counselor to create your Comprehensive Educational Plan.
  •  To schedule an appointment with our counselor, please contact our front desk. 
    • Email: lahc-veterans@lahc.edu
    • Office Line: (310) 233 - 4093
    • Office Location: General Classrooms 107 
  • If you plan on using your VA Educational benefits, you must meet with the counselor every semester prior to submitting your Online LAHC certification request.  

VA Education Benefits: 

• Complete the VA education application if you plan on using your benefits. 
  • VA Online Application: (Click Here) 
  • Review the Veterans Affairs website to determine your benefit eligibility, compare programs, collect you paperwork, calculate your benefit and apply for VA benefits online. 
  • Remember, to use your benefits, you must complete our LAHC online certification request.
    • Certification is not automatic! You must register and submit the online form each semester you want to be certified!

• Submit the Online Veterans Certification Request Each Semester You Want to Utilize Your GI Bill Benefits: 
  • LAHC Online Certification Request Form: (Click Here)
• Email the following documents to our front desk: (lahc-veterans@lahc.edu) 
  • Copy of DD-214 (Member 4)
  • Certificate of Eligibility (provided by the VA after application approval) 
  • Picture ID
  • Complete/upload Military Credit Petition
  • Tungsten Authorization - Submitted by the VR&E counselor. Chapter 31 only.
• Financial Aid, it is highly recommended as it will not affect VA benefits.
  • FAFSA Application: (Click Here) 

Official Transcripts:

• You must submit official transcripts if you attended college(s) outside the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD). Transcripts must be mailed to Admissions and Records:

  • 1111 Figueroa Pl. Wilmington C.A. 90744
• You can be certified without official transcripts on record only the first semester at Harbor as long as you have an updated student ed plan on record.

Reminders:

• Complete the Online Veterans Certification Request Each Semester You Want to Utilize Your GI Bill Benefits: (Click Here)

  • You must meet with the veteran's counselor every semester prior to submitting your certification request. Please contact our office to schedule an appointment. 

  • Changes to the initial certification request (drops, adds, exclusions, section changes) see below: 

    • You must submit another certification request form and select adjustment to the original certification request. Make sure to add all the changes you made to your schedule on the form. 

    • Please email us to notify that you have submitted an adjustment to your schedule. 

NOTE: Waitlisted status courses cannot be certified. You must submit the Online Veterans Certification Request every time you make changes to your class schedule.

• Students who wish to certify a course at another college must confirm with academic counselor first.

• Request for certification may be delayed if requested courses are not listed on your educational plan as GE or major requirements. NO EXCEPTIONS!

Verify School Enrollment for G.I. Bill Benefits: 

Post-9/11 GI Bill® students who receive Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) and/or kicker payments are required to verify their enrollment to continue receiving their payments. 

Enrollment verification is a requirement for Post-9/11 GI Bill students to verify that they have remained enrolled in the same courses or training each month. Students who receive MHA/kicker payments will have their payments withheld if they fail to verify or report that they are no longer enrolled in their courses or training. To streamline the process, VA is providing the options to verify enrollment easily and securely via text message, email, and online at VA.gov. 

This requirement is only for Post-9/11 GI Bill and does not impact other benefit programs, such as the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB), Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses (VET TEC), Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance (DEA), Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program (VRRAP), or the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship.  

Enrollment Verification 

It is our priority to ensure all our Veteran Students receive on time payments from the V.A. office. If you encounter any issues with your payment, please email the Program Director (Jessica Cruz) at: @email We will do our best to assist you.