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Veterans Eligible for Examination Reimbursement
Offered through U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, ODE Private Career Schools
If you’re a veteran of the U.S. military with G.I. Bill benefits, you may be eligible for reimbursement for licensing examinations the Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA) administers.
 
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs offers the reimbursement program through the Oregon Department of Education (ODE), Private Career Schools.
 
If you qualify, you will be eligible for reimbursement from Veterans Affairs for the following examinations:
 
 
Profession
 
Type of Examination
 Cost
 
Cosmetology
Any of four individual fields of practice:
Barber, Esthetician, Hair Designer, Nail Technician
 
Written
$25 per field of practice
Denturist
Practical
Written  
 
$525
$275
 
Electrologist
 
Practical
Written   
 
$100
$50
 
Environmental Health Specialist
 
Written
$175
Hearing Aid Specialist
 
Practical and Written (combined)
 
$300
 
Permanent Color Technician, Tattoo Artist

 
Written
Skills Assessment
$50
$100
 
 
For specific questions please contact Diane Baldwin, ODE Education Specialist, at (503) 947-5727 or at diane.baldwin@state.or.us.
 
Click here to go to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or call 888-GIBILL-1 (888-442-4551) (800-829-4833 if hearing impaired) for more information on the program.

 
Page updated: January 31, 2008

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