CA Unemployment Insurance and starting college?

I've been on unemployment now since the end of January. I decided instead of working another dead end job, I would start at my local community college and start getting the education I need to make big bucks someday. I would like to start doing the summer semester that starts the end of May so I can freshen up my study habits before fall. I did the FAFSA forms for the summer and fall semesters, although I will probably not get any funding for summer. I was admitted to college and I am ready to register for my classes and go to school. My issue is, when I check that box on my unemployment that 'I began to attend any kind of school or training', will they cut off my benefits entirely? I read in my unemployment guide and read on their website that you can get training benefits, but it seems that they want you to do a specific pre-approved trade (attending school full-time), not just attend college. They don't offer full-time in the summer anyways! I won't know until I get the phone interview with EDD. I will not be getting federal aid for the summer so I will not be able to afford living this summer without my unemployment benefits. Does anyone know if they will stop paying my benefits because I am doing 3-4 units of community college in the summer without any federal aid, scholarships or grants? Or, do I have to skip summer classes just so I can eat!?!?!? Ugh!

7 months ago - 1 answers