Florida Tech University Online Military and Veterans Affairs

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Important Resources

Veterans Affairs - Melbourne Campus


Florida Tech is Military Friendly

G.I. Jobs named Florida Tech a Military Friendly School in recognition of its efforts to recruit, support and retain American veterans and current active or reserve service members as students. Florida Tech is among the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that made the 2010 list

Getting Started with Florida Tech University Online

Florida Institute of Technology's Office of Online Learning has been approved by the Florida State Approving Agency to certify eligible veterans, dependents, and active duty service members to receive Montgomery GI Bill Benefits and Post 9/11 GI Bill Benefits under the Department of Veterans' Affairs.

VA Forms

VA forms can be filled out and submitted to the Department of Veterans Affairs online. Please use the VONAPP site click here.   General information about getting started can be found on the VA home page.  Click here. 

Requesting Documents

To obtain a free copy of your DD214 click here. This is an important document so it best to keep it safeguarded. You can also contact someone in your unit for collecting important military documents.

Verifying Attendance

Chapters 30, 1606 and 1607 need to verify their attendance monthly to receive their benefits. The WAVE verification can be done here or by calling the automated verification line at 877-823-2378.

Payment Rates and Tuition

The following time status applies to the 8 week terms for undergraduate and graduate students. The VA is the final authority in approving time status levels based on the number of credit hours completed in an accelerated term.

Status Undergraduate Graduate
Full Time 6 6*
¾ time 4 N/A
½ time 3 3
¼ time 1 N/A

*Please note graduate students are required to complete two terms at half-time status before becoming full-time students.

For more information about payment rates please see the payment tables here. 

Tuition Assistance

Active Duty students utilizing their Tuition Assistance need to send their authorization forms to the University Alliance Billing Department via their secure eFax line 1-800-497-3405. Active Duty ARMY students can request Tuition assistance through the GoArmyEd Portal. Click here 

Vocational Rehabilitation

Chapter 31 students that have utilizing their vocation rehabilitation benefits in the past can have their case manager send the certifying official a copy of their VA Form 28-1905 via fax at 321-674-8216. They will, in turn, notify billing that an invoice is being requested and they will promptly send an invoice to the case manager for processing of benefits.

New Chapter 31 students can go here for more information: 

Important Websites and Phone Numbers

Contacting The Certifying Official/VA Coordinator

The Florida Tech Office of Online Learning Certifying Official/ VA Coordinator is the point of contact for VA benefits and is also the point of contact for students that are currently active duty. They can be reached at:

Florida Institute of Technology
Attn: VA Coordinator/Certifying Official
Office of Online Learning
Quad 405, Room 106
150 W. University Blvd
Melbourne, FL 32901
(321) 674-8204
(321) 674-8216 (fax)
uava@fit.edu