The 85/15 rule prohibits paying Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits to students enrolling in a program when more than 85 percent of the students enrolled in that program are having any portion of their tuition, fees, or other charges paid for them by the school or VA.
If the ratio of supported students to non-supported students exceeds 85 percent, only students maintaining continuous enrollment may receive benefits for that program.
The student must be counted as supported for the purposes of the 85/15 rule when:
*The reporting date is not later than 30 days after the start of the beginning of the term, sememster, or quarter (excluding summer sessions) if the school is term-based, or not later than 30 days of the start of each non-standard length term if the school is organized on a non-standard term. See Reporting Requirements for more information on this topic.
The student may be counted as non-supported for the purposes of the 85/15 rule when:
NOTE: If the student is receiving multiple types of aid and any of it is supported, the student must be counted as a supported student.
*The reporting date is not later than 30 days after the start of the beginning of the term, sememster, or quarter (excluding summer sessions) if the school is term-based, or not later than 30 days of the start of each non-standard length term if the school is organized on a non-standard term. See Reporting Requirements for more information on this topic.
Because the program is authorized under other than Title 38 or Title 10, VA beneficiaries using the Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program (VRRAP) are counted as non-supported students for 85/15 purposes, unless the student is receiving multiple types of aid and any of it is supported.