When schools close, students can lose out on the tuition and time they invested. If your school closes, get free help from our team: [email protected]. We’ve been leading the effort to push Congress to restore GI Bill benefits lost when a school closes. In 2017, in the Harry Colmery Forever GI Bill – thanks in part to our friends at VFW, who spoke up for us at a key moment in negotiations – we got full GI Bill restoration for students during a few years window of time, covering when ITT and Corinthian closed, but only one semester restoration for most students. In 2020 and 2021, Congress worked with us to give full GI Bill restoration to all students. We are grateful to the Congressional Veterans Affairs Committee for working with us to fix this.
What should you do if your school closes?
- Click here to learn your rights.
- Click here to find VA’s procedures.
- Click here to read the rules at the Education Dept for getting your student loans forgiven when your school closes.
- Get free help from our staff to figure out your rights and options: [email protected]
- Watch this video of Andi, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, on his experience attending Argosy University when it closed and his advice.
OUR WORK
The Bradenton Times: Buchanan Bill Would Aide Vets on GI Bill When School Closes
William Hubbard, the Vice President for Veteran and Military Policy at Veterans Education Success said, "When a student veteran faces the collapse of their school, added layers of bureaucracy only serve to worsen an already [...]
Coffee Or Die: GI Bill Benefits May Soon be Less Appealing to ‘Predatory’ Schools
“It’s a very community-driven process,” said William Hubbard of Veterans Education Success, an organization that advocates for student veterans. Veterans Education Success and numerous veterans it represents have testified during the Department of Education’s rule-making process. [...]
Our Blog in Military.com: What to Do About Your GI Bill or Veterans Education Benefits If Your School Closes
By William Hubbard The following blog was published by Military.com. If you're a veteran and you just found out your school (or program) is closing, or the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has disapproved [...]
Our Interview on the Policy Vets Podcast with Former Secretary Shulkin
Our Vice Presidents, Chris Madaio and Will Hubbard, joined former VA Secretary David Shulkin and Policy Vets Executive Director Lou Celli on their podcast to talk about our work standing up for the GI Bill and [...]
Our Letter to the VA Advisory Committee on Education
October 18, 2021 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Education Service 810 Vermont Avenue NW Washington, DC 20420 Via electronic submission to [email protected] Re: Advisory Committee on Education Meeting October 19-20 Dear Members of [...]
Our Statement for the Record: September 30th House Subcommittee on Education and Labor Hearing on Closed School Discharge
STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING ON CLOSED SCHOOL DISCHARGE SUBMITTED TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SUBCOMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 30, 2021 Chairwoman Wilson, Ranking Member [...]
Yahoo! Finance: Biden Administration Forgives $1.1 Billion in Student Loans for 115,000 Borrowers
The evidence against ITT was made possible due to investigations by partners at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Iowa Office of the Attorney General, as well as Veterans Education Success. Read the full [...]
Our Letter to the VA Advisory Committee on Education Regarding June 9-10 Meeting
June 7, 2021 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Education Services 810 Vermont Avenue NW Washington, DC 20420 Via electronic submission to [email protected] Re: Advisory Committee on Education Meeting June 9-10 Dear Members of the Advisory [...]
MORE NEWS & INFO
USA Today: A College Closed, Upending One Veteran’s Life. Two Years Later, He’s Still Rebuilding
"Harrison didn’t know the safeguards he’d depended on were not as solid as they appeared. For example, the Veterans Affairs Department doesn’t track how well a university prepares its students for the workforce, said Carrie [...]
Military Times: Women Veterans, Students Would See Expanded Services and Benefits Under New Law
After a lengthy wait, President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed into law a sweeping veterans policy measure that includes new protections for women veterans, student veterans and individuals struggling with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.... The [...]
Marine Times: Congress finalizes sweeping veterans policy bill with new protections for women, students
“This landmark legislation will significantly weed out predatory colleges that seek to take advantage of veterans,” said Carrie Wofford, president of Veterans Education Success. She praised lawmakers for “stepping up to protect veterans and their [...]
Stars & Stripes: Congress passes sweeping end-of-year bill impacting ‘every corner’ of the veteran community
WASHINGTON — Congress approved a bill Wednesday that increases resources for homeless veterans, creates a Department of Veterans Affairs advisory committee for Native American veterans and mandates that every VA hospital hire a dedicated women’s [...]
Inside Higher Ed: Veterans Group Hails Passage of Bill Protecting Students
“This landmark legislation will significantly weed out predatory colleges that seek to take advantage of veterans,” Carrie Wofford, president of the advocacy group Veterans Education Success, said in a statement. Read the full story at [...]
PBS NewsHour & Hechinger Report: For-Profit Colleges that Get GI Bill Money Need More Oversight, Veterans Say
The VA has received at least 37 complaints about Ashford from GI Bill beneficiaries. An advocacy group called Veterans Education Success (VES) has collected 113 more from veterans and service members, many of which echo [...]
Andi and Lachelle were in the middle of classes when their school closed leaving them without a degree and new school to transfer to. Today they met w/ Congress and @DeptVetAffairs to talk about what needs to change to help others like them. #VetsEdSuccess pic.twitter.com/slvMgQQsaw
— Veterans Education Success (@GIBillRights) May 15, 2019
Thank you @RepMikeLevin & @DrPhilRoe for meeting w/ Andi and Lachelle today to hear their stories and discuss ways we can improve the #GIBill and support students when colleges abruptly close! #VetsEdSuccess #GIBillRights pic.twitter.com/aWbdN1VjZF
— Veterans Education Success (@GIBillRights) May 15, 2019
Student #veteran Lachelle Griffin spoke on a Capitol Hill panel today to share her experience at #4profit Virginia College when it suddenly closed. #closedschools
Read her testimony here: https://t.co/XlhOGpPTUM pic.twitter.com/vLlMVwG6tv
— Veterans Education Success (@GIBillRights) May 16, 2019
Today’s hearing was postponed but that didn’t stop @DeptVetAffairs from spending time w/ Lachelle and Andi to learn their stories and how we can improve the #GIBill for all veterans. We held an impromptu meeting in the Capitol Lobby! #VetsEdSuccess #GIBillRights pic.twitter.com/ruoCSwhhL2
— Veterans Education Success (@GIBillRights) May 15, 2019