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Service Member Priority Registration

Priority registration allows eligible service members to register for Mid-State classes one day ahead of the official open registration date for any given semester. Eligible spouses are also entitled to priority registration, but it is not extended to dependents.

Wisconsin Act AB201

Eligible service members are those who have served, or are serving, on active duty under honorable conditions in the U.S. Armed Forces. Service members do not need to be using veteran benefits to be eligible for priority registration.

Jobs For Veterans Act (JVA)

Under JVA, eligible spouses are also entitled to priority registration. An eligible spouse (as defined in 38 U.S. Code § 4215) is the spouse of any of the following individuals:

  • A veteran who died of a service-connected disability;
  • An active member of the U.S. Armed Forces who, at the time of the priority determination, is missing in action, has been captured in the line of duty by a hostile force, or is being forcibly detained or interned by a foreign government or power for more than 90 days;
  • A veteran who has been evaluated by the Department of Veteran Affairs as having a total disability resulting from service; or
  • A veteran who died while a disability was in existence.

How to Receive Priority Registration

  1. Automatically given to those currently using VA educational benefits.
  2. New students are required to submit a copy of one of the following documents:
    • DD214 or DD215
    • NGB22/SSA - National Guard Report of Separation and Record of Service
    • Reserve Credit Report and Discharge Order and Point Summary
    • Commander's Letter
    • Current Orders
    • Letter from County Veteran Service Officer
    • Military Transcripts

    Submit documentation along with your phone number, address, email address and request for priority registration to:
    Mid-State Technical College
    Attn: Tracy Bliese
    500 32nd Street N
    Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494
    Email Tracy (715.422.5522)

  1. Continuing students who are approved will automatically receive priority registration for the following semester.
    Returning approved service members who have not attended for two consecutive semesters must notify Mid-State of request for priority registration.

Resources for Veterans and Service Members to get required documentation: