Once you have applied to the College, you can expect to receive your acceptence letter within 5 business days. It will be emailed to the address you provided on your application.

Follow instructions in your acceptence letter to set up your OwlMail and OwlNet accounts. This is the email we will use for all correspondence from this point forward. Next, visit the circulation desk at the Library (2nd floor) to obtain your Harford Community College student ID.

Submit official, sealed military and college transcripts to transcripts@harford.edu. Military transcripts for Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Coast Guard can be obtained through the Joint Services Transcript website. Air Force transcripts can be obtained through the Air University website.

Review the Exemption for Placement Tests chart. If you do not meet any of the requirements for exemptions you must take the Accuplacer® academic skills assessment tests.

Take the Accuplacer® academic skills assessment test for English and math. It takes roughly an hour and a half to complete this test and you may take the test on campus in Maryland Hall.* There is no appointment necessary, but please check the available hours. There is a practice exam on the site for your convenience. To take the test on Aberdeen Proving Ground, call to schedule an appointment in advance at 443.412.2100.

*Review the Test Center page for up-to-date options and changes due to COVID-19 restrictions.

New or transferring students should schedule a MAPS advising and registration session. Contact admissions to do so. 

NOTE: You must be enrolled in a degree ending program to receive VA benefits (e.g. Nursing Prep is not a degree end program).

Harford Community College offers priority registration to all veteran/military students who served/currently serving in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, including the National Guard and the Military Reserves and received an Honorable or A Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Military Service.

To be eligible for the 30-credit priority registration, students must indicate their veteran status on the Harford Community College Application form. Priority registration does not waive any course or program requirements, such as prerequisites and program restrictions. All student registration holds must be resolved before students can take advantage of Priority registration. Students can check their OwlNet account under My Academic Life, then Degree Works to determine whether or not there is a Registration Hold on their account. Academic courses are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Choose the Chapter you want to apply for and complete the application for as required by the VA. Print out the confirmation page of the application as you will need it for future reference.

Chapter 30: Montgomery GI Bill® Active Duty (MGIB-AD) 
For active duty members who enroll and pay $100 per month for 12 months and are then entitled to receive a monthly education benefit once they have completed a minimum service obligation.

Chapter 31: Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment Program
For ill or injured Service-members who have not yet received a SCD rating do not need to wait to apply. Service-members expecting a discharge that is other than dishonorable who possess a VA memorandum or Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) rating of 20% or more—as well as Service-members currently going through a Physical Evaluation Board—may be eligible to receive VR&E services.

Chapter 33: Post 9/11 GI Bill® 
If you have at least 90 days of aggregate active duty service after September 10, 2001, and are still on active duty, or if you are an honorably discharged Veteran or were discharged with a service-connected disability after 30 days, you may be eligible for this VA-administered program. Students who withdrawal from class and are using Chapter 33 benefits, should complete the mitigating circumstances form if it is applicable to their situation.

Transfer of Entitlement: For all Post 9/11 GI Bill® and/or Transfer of Entitlement information and inquiries, refer to the website or call 1.888.442.4551. Please note: the Veteran must apply to transfer benefits with the Department of Defense (DOD) and an approval email response must be submitted with the VA Application for Transfer of Entitlement, (Form 22-1990E).

Chapter 35: Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program (DEA) 
The Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) program offers education and training opportunities to eligible dependents of Veterans who are permanently and totally disabled due to a service-related condition or of Veterans who died while on active duty or as a result of a service-related condition.

Fry Scholarship: The Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (Fry Scholarship) provides Post-9/11 GI Bill® benefits to the children and surviving spouses of Service-members who died in the line of duty while on active duty after September 10, 2001. Eligible beneficiaries attending school may receive up to 36 months of benefits at the 100% level. Find out more information on payment rates. See our fact sheet which provides more detailed information. 

Chapter 1606: Montgomery GI Bill® Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR) 
For Reservists with a six-year obligation in the Selected Reserve who are actively drilling. To Apply for MGIB-SR: Your unit will give you DD form 2384-1, Notice of Basic Eligibility (NOBE), when you are eligible for MGIB-SR. The VA will verify your eligibility after your unit codes you into the Department of Defense personnel system.

Chapter 1607: Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP) 
Provides educational assistance to members of the Reserve components called or ordered to active duty in response to a war or national emergency declared by the president or Congress.

GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website.

To use VA Education Benefits (Post 9/11 GI Bill®, Montgomery GI Bill®, etc.) you must apply for them through the VA website. Please print out the confirmation page. This may be submitted while you wait to receive your official Certificate of Eligibility. If you have specific questions regarding your benefits, you can contract the VA Regional Office at 1.888.442.4551.

Email vetsmilitary@harford.edu to inform the  College that you are planning to use VA education benefits to pay for your tuition.

NOTE: Military-connected students must be in a degree ending program to receive VA education benefits (e.g. Pre-Nursing is not a degree ending program). 

The Harford Community College VA Certification Request Form must be submitted each semester that you wish to use your VA educational benefits at Harford. Forms can be completed online or you can obtain a paper copy from the Financial Aid Office or by emailing vetsmilitary@harford.edu. 

Unless you are using dependent benefits, you must also submit a copy of your DD214, Member 4. 

Complete your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Harford Community College’s school code is 002075.

The College also offers a convenient Payment Plan for those wishing to pay over multiple months.

If you are an Active Duty service member: Tuition assistance may be an option for funding your education. Please speak to your commander.

If you are enlisted in the Army: visit APG’s Education Center in Building 4305, second floor for more information about tuition payment through GoArmyEd.

If you are in the National Guard: you must refer to the Maryland National Guard website.

Students who are military, veterans, or their families who are applying for a noncredit program that is approved for VA Educational benefits should complete the following:

Register for the approved noncredit program. 

Complete and submit the following forms to the Military & Veteran Services Office:

Harford’s VA Certification Request Form

Copy of your VA Certificate/Letter of Eligibility

Individuals who are covered under Chapter 31 – Veterans Vocational Rehabilitation, are permitted to attend educational courses beginning on the date designated on their VAF-28-1905 and ending on the earlier of one of the following dates:

· The date on which tuition/fees (T&F) payment from the VA is made to the facility.

· 90 days after the date the facility submits a valid T&F invoice to the VA following receipt of the VA authorization

Individuals who are using Chapter 31 benefits must submit the following to the School Certifying Official:

· A valid VA authorization, VAF 28-1905 form for VR&E beneficiaries, no later than the first day of classes if possible. If this is not possible, the student must make arrangements with the School Certifying Official for a date that the form will be submitted.

· A complete Harford Community College VA Enrollment & Benefit Agreement form

Harford Community College will not impose any penalty on the individual, that includes late fees, denial of access to classes, libraries or other institutional facilities; or require the Chapter 31 individual to borrow additional funds, due to a delay of Tuition and Fee payments from the VA under Chapter 31 VR&E.