DSDT College (VET TEC 2.0 provider)
DSDT College
Check before you apply: details change often, so confirm on the official page before you apply.
- Who it's for
- VET TEC 2.0: Veterans discharged under other than dishonorable conditions, or active-duty service members within 180 days of separation; at least 36 months of active duty; under age 62 when VA approves the application
Open to: veterans, active duty / transitioning service members. - Cost
- Free with benefit (Free with VET TEC 2.0: VA pays tuition and fees to the provider (4,000 paid slots per fiscal year))
- Free with no benefit?
- No
- VA benefits
- VET TEC 2.0 (required)
- What you get
- VET TEC 2.0: Technology Professional 6, a 240-clock-hour cybersecurity certificate preparing for CompTIA Network+, Security+ and CySA+
- Type
- Training program / bootcamp
- Credential strength
- 4/5: VA-approved VET TEC 2.0 preferred provider; VA pays tuition plus a housing allowance and books for eligible veterans.
- Duration
- Varies
- Format
- Online (In person in Detroit, MI or online (VA-approved distance learning, except for students who live in California))
- Location
- Detroit, MI / online (distance learning not available to California residents)
- Deadline
- Rolling / varies
- Next start
- Varies
- Stipend / housing / travel
- Monthly housing allowance plus books and supplies stipend via VA (VET TEC 2.0)
- Jobs it can lead to
- SOC Analyst; Network Security Administrator; Network Administrator; Help Desk Administrator
- Notes
- VA approves DSDT for VET TEC 2.0 distance learning except for students who live in California. DSDT says 2026 award-year applications are closed and new applications are for the 2027 award year. VA GI Bill Comparison Tool lists it as a VET TEC 2.0 preferred provider (facility code 2T000022; checked Oct 5, 2026). Confirm program approval with VA before applying.
- Official page
- dsdt.edu/vet-tec-2-0
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026