Office of the Secretary of Higher EducationWebsite dedicated to services for student veterans.
Degrees & Certificates offered.
Veterans & Military Affairs Center
Violet Surdyka, Coordinator of Veteran and Military Affairs
Phone: 201-879-3767
Pitkin Education Center, Room L-113, Paramus, NJ, 07652-1595
Phone: 201-879-3767
Email: veterans@bergen.edu
| Services Available | ||
| Available to all students | Specialized for veterans | |
| Orientation program | ||
| Campus housing | ||
| Adaptive learning techniques (special needs) | ||
| Admissions and/or financial aid staff familiar with the passage of the new Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33) | ||
| Veterans' education benefit counseling | ||
| Financial aid/tuition assistance | ||
| Scholarship assistance specifically designed for veterans | ||
| Academic advising | ||
| Tutoring services | ||
| Career planning/career services | ||
| Veterans' clubs/student lounge or designated gathering place | ||
| Student health services related to post-traumatic stress disorder, or traumatic brain injury | ||
| Licensed veterans counselor or psychologist | ||
| Licensed counselor or psychologist trained specifically to address the needs of veterans with disabilities | ||
| Counselor Specialist qualified to support/assist students with brain injuries | ||
| A policy regarding course withdrawals and tuition refunds for military activations and deployments | ||
| Analysis of college credits earned at another institution | ||
| Challenge examinations or test-out procedures | ||
| Prior learning for military duty | ||
| Faculty and staff trained in understanding/recognizing the specific needs/concerns of past & current military personnel | ||