VSOC is a partnership between the US Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA) and Long Beach City College designed to “help Veterans, Service members, and their qualified dependents succeed and thrive through a coordinated delivery of on-campus benefits assistance and counseling, leading to completion of their education and preparing them to enter the labor market in viable careers” (USDVA).

The USDVA provides a VSOC to work in the LBCC Veterans Services office to provide the following services:

• On-campus outreach to Veterans
• Transition support services
• Referrals for VA medical and mental health services
• Adjustment/transition and career counseling services specific to VA benefits and Veteran issues
• Assistance in applying for other VA benefits
• Job placement assistance and coordination with local Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program (DVOP) Specialists and Local Veterans’ Employment Representatives (LVERs)
• Referrals to campus services as necessary