VA Certificate is short for the VA Certificate of Eligibility (COE), the document issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs that shows a person qualifies for VA education benefits.
Who issues it
The Certificate of Eligibility comes from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the United States agency that administers veterans’ education benefits.
The catalog is plain about who decides: “The Veteran Administration determines student eligibility for benefits.”
Which program prepares for it
The catalog states: “InterCoast is approved for training Veterans utilizing Veteran Administration Education benefits.”
On the certification process, the catalog states: “Covered individuals must provide the school by the first day of class with a VA Certificate of Eligible (COE) or e-Benefits summary of benefits page or, if Chapter 31, an authorization of approval from the student’s case manager.”