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1 Utilizing MyCAA Funding Hosted By: Erin Cross, Partner Marketing Specialist Keosha Rembert, Sales Support Specialist Partner CoPresenter: Elaina McReynolds January 19 th , 2017

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Utilizing  MyCAA  Funding

Hosted  By:  Erin  Cross,  Partner  Marketing  Specialist

Keosha  Rembert,  Sales  Support  Specialist

Partner  Co-­Presenter:  Elaina  McReynolds

January  19th,  2017

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Agenda

•What  is  MyCAA?

• Student  Eligibility

• Current  Benefit

• Provider  Eligibility

• Next  Steps

• Partner  Success  Story

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What  is  MyCAA?

MyCAA  is  a  scholarship  for  active  duty  military  spouses.  

Students  are  eligible  to  receive  up  to  $4,000  and  funds  can  be  used  at  any  academic  institution  approved  for  participation  in  the  

MyCAA  scholarship.

The  goal  of  MyCAA  is  to  help  provide  education  to  military  spouses  for  portable  jobs/careers  they  can  take  with  them  as  the  relocate  during  their  spouse’s  enlistment  in  the  military.

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Student  Eligibility

The  MyCAA  program  is  open  to  all  eligible  spouses  under  the  new  program  guidelines  below:

Spouse  of  an  active  duty  Army,  Navy,  Air  Force,  or  Marine  service  member  or  activated  Reserve  member  in  pay  grades  E1-­E5,  W1-­W2,  or  O1-­O2  

If  the  spouse  of  National  Guard  and/or  AGR  member,  the  sponsor  must  be  on  federal  Title  10  active  duty  orders  as  reported  in  DEERS.

Spouses  of  Guard/Reserve  member  in  an  Alert,  Transition  Assistance,  or  Post  Deployment  status  are  not  eligible.

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Current  Benefit

Spouses  are  eligible  to  receive  $4,000  over  a  two  year  period.  If  a  spouse  is  pursuing  a  certificate  program,  a  waiver  is  available  for  the  spouse  to  collect  all  $4,000  up  front.

Spouses  must  finish  their  program  within  3  years  of  their  start  date.  

ed2go  certificate  programs  must  be  completed  within  18  months  of  the  start  date

Funding  is  limited  to  only  Associates  degrees,  certificates,  certification  training,  and  licensure  programs.  

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Benefit  Amounts  – Explained  

Example:  If  a  spouse  enrolls  in  a  program  that  costs  $1,995  and  completes  the  program  in  4  months,  the  spouse  will  have  $2,005  left  in  their  account  to  use  toward  additional  training.  

Spouses  may  enroll  in  multiple  programs  that  provide  a  pathway  to  a  portable  career.  Example:  Administrative  and  Clinical  Dental  Assistant

Administrative  Dental  Assistant Clinical  Dental  Assistant

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Becoming  a  MyCAA  Approved  School

Schools  must  be  accredited  nationally  or  regionally  by  an  agency  recognized  by  the  U.S.  Department  of  Education.

Certified  Department  of  Defense-­approved  state

Industry-­standard  regulatory  body

Schools  must  meet  one  of  the  following  requirements  in  order  to  be  eligible  to  qualify  as  a  provider:

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Next  Steps

Check  your  school’s  status,  there  are  two  types:• Previously  approved• Have  not  applied

Search  for  your  school’s  status  by  visiting:https://aiportal.acc.af.mil/mycaa/School/SearchSchools.aspx

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Listed  Schools

If  your  school  is  listed,  visit  the  link  below  to  request  access:https://aiportal.acc.af.mil/aiportal/Register.aspx

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Becoming  a  Provider

If  you  haven’t  applied  before,  visiting  the  MyCAA  resource  page  is  a  great  first  step!

https://aiportal.acc.af.mil/mycaa/SchoolResources/Default.aspx

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MyCAA  Application

https://aiportal.acc.af.mil/aiportal/SchoolApplication/ChoosePrograms

Once  you  select  the  program  you’re  applying  for,  you  will  be  taken  through  the  terms  &  conditions  and  required  to  complete  their  orientation.  

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Partner  Success  Story—CSU  Chico

Elaina  McReynoldsCalifornia  State  University,  Chico  Regional  &  Continuing  EducationDirector  of  Special  Sessions  and  Extension

• How  it  started,  stopped,  and  boom!

• Ed2go’s  support  and  intervention

• The  enrollment  boom

• Team  Effort

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Questions?

Thanks  for  joining  us  today!

Erin  Cross,  [email protected]

Keosha  Rembert,  [email protected]

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