DCC Office of Veterans' Affairs
Veterans:
Welcome to Danville Community College! DCC
Campus is a “Military Friendly Campus,” and this office is dedicated to helping
eligible veterans, dependents, reservists, guardsmen, and disabled veterans
(service connected) in the pursuit of education, be it higher education,
retraining, vocational skills or just life long learning. We will assist
veterans in using their earned Veterans benefits through the Department of
Veteran Affairs.
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Veterans Specialist: Thomas R. Kelley, LCDR, USN,
Ret. Danville Community College 1008 South Main Street Danville, Virginia 24541 Phone: 434-797-8489 Email:
tkelley@dcc.vccs.edu |
Local Claims Office:
VA Department of Veterans
Services 139-A Deer Run Rd. Danville, VA 24540 Phone: 434-836-8447 Fax: 434-836-8448 |
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GI Bill Info:
www.gibill.va.gov EBenefits portal:
https://www.ebenefits.va.gov/ebenefits-portal/ebenefits.portal Veterans Crisis Hotline:
1-800-273-8255 |
 United States Department of Veterans Affairs |
If you are a veteran wanting to start or
restart your education your first stop should be by our Veterans Affairs Office
located in the student center on the DCC Campus. Office hours are from 10 am to
2 pm daily with appointments anytime. Please email the office at
tkelley@dcc.vccs.edu for an appointment or call 434-797-8489. We look forward to
welcoming you home and helping you pursue your educational goals.
Keep Track of your Military Education Credits
Did you know that every military course that you took while on
active duty or in training was recorded on a website that you can access? Did
you also know that colleges, including DCC, and universities across the United
States will evaluate these courses and some will give you credit for the
schooling that you have already had while in the service. If there are courses
you know you had and they do not appear there is even a procedure to get those
courses entered on the website, to include the courses you are taking now. Check
it out. Go to this website and register into the S.M.A.R.T system to keep track
of your education at one website.
https://smart.navy.mil/smart/welcome.do
STUDENT VETERANS ORGANIZATION
Did you know that Danville
Community College has a Student Veterans Organization (SVO)? A chapter of the
Student Veterans of American (SVA) the SVO is here to allow veterans to have a
voice on campus about their needs as well as providing a forum for veterans to
socialize and assist one another in adjusting to campus life. The organization
membership meets once a month on the Third (3rd)
Tuesday of every month from 1100 – 1200 in the Student Center Conference room.
Membership is free. Come join us and help us to make veterans voices heard on
the DCC campus. Click on the following link below for a membership form. Please
drop the form off at the Veterans Affairs Office in the Student Center or save
it and email it to tkelley@dcc.vccs.edu
. We look forward to welcoming you to our ranks.
If you have any questions concerning
the Danville Community College Student Veterans Organization (SVO) you can send
email directly to the officers of the organization by sending your email to
dccsvo@dcc.vccs.edu.
Student Veterans Organization Executive Team
These are members of the Student Veterans Organization who are the leaders and organizers. If you want to join the SVO or want to participate in any of the SVO events please contact one of the executive team:
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Commander |
Debra Thomas |
U.S. Navy |
434-227-0968 |
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Deputy Commander |
Chelsea Piedra |
U.S. Army |
434-228-3553 |
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Adjutant |
Ruben Marable |
U.S. Army |
434-753-2582 |
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Quartermaster |
Victoria Smith |
U.S. Navy |
434-688-6208 |
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Master-At-Arms |
Jennifer Garcia |
U.S. Marine Corps |
434-713-0191 |
Student Veterans Organization
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