VetSuccess on Campus
Providing a supportive, on-campus environment assisting Veteran-students to make a smooth transition to college life and to successfully complete their educational programs.
VetSuccess on Campus is a collaborative effort between Florida State College at Jacksonville and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with the purpose of providing a supportive, on-campus environment where Veteran-students may gather to obtain assistance and peer support. The goal of the program is to assist Veteran-students to make a smooth transition to college life and to successfully complete their educational programs. The VA has placed two full-time, experienced Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors at the Military and Veterans Service Center. These counselors will serve as a "one-stop liaison" for Veterans, active duty military and their eligible family members who attend or plan to attend FSCJ.
Your VetSuccess on Campus Counselor can assist you with:
- Information on VA educational benefits to include the Montgomery G.I. Bill ® (Chapter 30), Post 9/11 G.I Bill ® (Chapter 33), and other VA and non-VA educational benefits
- Vocational exploration, selecting a suitable major, and career counseling services
- Accessing, understanding and applying for VA benefits to include Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment, disability compensation, Life Insurance, Home Loan Guaranty and other benefits and services
- Assistance with electing healthcare benefits through the Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
- Obtain referrals for medical and mental health care
- Readjustment counseling services for eligible Veterans and their families
- Coordinate with FSCJ faculty/staff to provide Veteran-specific services (e.g., VA Certifying Official, Career Development Center, Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, Counseling and Advising)
- Find job placement assistance and coordinate with Local Veterans’ Employment Representatives (LVER) and Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Programs (DVOP)
- Referrals to on-campus, community and VA resources to ensure academic success
- Transition support services
- Assistance registering and obtaining a premium account on eBenefits and My HealtheVet
- Tutoring and Peer Mentoring services (for additional information see below)
Tutoring Services
If you are a Veteran, Service member, or Beneficiary and meet one of the following requirements you may be eligible for FREE tutoring:
- You are currently failing a course
- You are retaking a course
- You are on academic warning or probation
If approved, tutoring services will be provided at a designated location at FSCJ
To apply, please submit the Tutorial Assistance Request in person, by mail, or email.
Military and Veterans Service Center
FSCJ South Campus
11901 Beach Blvd.
U-129
Jacksonville, FL 32246
Attention Tutors: Accepting applications now!
Requirements:
- Must meet VA Work-Study eligibility:
- Post-9/11 GI Bill ® --(38 U.S.C. Chapter 33) (Veterans and transfer-of-entitlement recipients)
- Montgomery GI Bill® --Active Duty (38 U.S.C. Chapter 30)
- Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP) Participants
- Montgomery GI Bill ® --Selected Reserve (10 U.S.C. Chapter 1606)
- Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance Program (38 U.S.C. Chapter 32)
- Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program (38 U.S.C. Chapter 35)
- Eligible dependents under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 may use work study only while training in a State.
- National Call to Service Participants
- Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment Program -- (38 U.S.C. Chapter 31)
- Must have a grade “A” for course being tutored or supporting documentation to justify expertise in area
- A current resume
- Do not have to be a Florida State College at Jacksonville student
- Must commit to tutoring a minimum of 4 hours per week at the Military and Veterans Service Center
Please submit VA Work-Study application, grades or proof of expertise, and resume in person or by mail or email to:
Military and Veterans Service Center
FSCJ South Campus
11901 Beach Blvd.
U 129
Jacksonville, FL 32246
To apply, please submit the Tutorial Assistance Request in person, by mail, or email.
Please submit VA Work-Study application, grades or proof of expertise, and resume in person or by mail or email to:
Brittany Beimourtrusting
VA VetSuccess on Campus Counselor
(904) 256-6983
brittany.beimourtrusting@va.gov
Jonathan Davis
VA VetSuccess on Campus Counselor
Jonathan.davis4@va.gov