**Veterans Day** Thank you for your courage, dedication, and hard work. And thanks to the military families for their support, resilience, and sacrifice.
Robert Diaz will forever be in our hearts. The VSC will always be grateful for your commitment and dedication to our center. The RHC Veterans Memorial flags will always fly high thanks to your commitment.
Veterans Service Center Location
Student Services Building – Room SS150
Office Phone: (562) 463-3117 Call anytime, please feel free to leave a message.
Office Hours
- Monday 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- Tuesday 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Wednesday 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- Thursday 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- Friday 8:00 a.m. – 2:00pm
⇒Important VA Priority Registration Dates⇐
| Term | Registration Dates for 2022-2023 |
| Winter/Spring 2023 | October 31, 2022 |
NEW SERVICE:
We are very fortunate to have representatives from the East Los Angeles Vet Center every Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. in our Veteran Service Center. These representatives assist our veteran students with many services, including but not limited to:
- Counseling services
- Assistance in applying for VA Benefits
- Medical referrals
- Employment counseling etc.
Click here for the complete list of services and what U.S Department of Veterans Affairs Readjustment Counseling Service is about.
We are very excited about having such dedicated and knowledgeable VA representatives offering their assistance to our veterans . Please do not hesitate in taking advantage of this opportunity to speak with them.
VA WELCOME GUIDE/UPDATES
Title 38 U.S.C. §3679 (update 8/1/19)
Roadrunner Connect
This provides tools for faculty to notify students in their courses of concerns about academic progress based on course content and expectations. It also allows faculty to send positive feedback to students who are achieving outstanding performance or to acknowledge and congratulate students who are showing improvement. Click here to get started
Free Dental Care for Veterans Click here
Take a Book/Give a Book – Please consider donating your used books to another Veteran once your class has ended.
NEW JOB POSTINGS
NEW VETERAN EVENTS
- Chromebooks & Scientific Calculators – The VSC has purchased a limited number of Chromebooks & scientific calculators to loan to our veteran students. If you are interested in borrowing one, please email us at veteranscenter@riohondo.edu
- Supplies– We provide our veteran students with school supplies such as pencils, pens, notebooks, scantron sheets, etc.
Rio Hondo College Veterans Service Center Mission Statement:
The Veterans Service Center at Rio Hondo College is designed as a liaison between you as a veteran or dependents of a veteran and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Veterans Service Center is equipped to assist you with the appropriate forms to process your claim for educational benefits. Rio Hondo College will forward all appropriate documents concerning the application for the usage of your benefits to the VA processing center located in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
We are here to promote academic and career success for veterans and their dependents.
