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If you are on unemployment you can collect it as long as the weeks that are set out for you - it will ask for you information and you have to tell them you're a student.

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You can collect for only as long as you are in compliance with your state's regulations, such as being ready, willing, able, and continuously seeking full time employment, which might be difficult to do as a student. If you qualify under those conditions you can collect only as long as any other recipient, 26 weeks plus Federal extensions, if there are any.

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Yes and no. If a college student is working and gets fired or layed off then they can collect unemployment. If they are not working then no they can't collect unemployment because they have no job to collect it from.

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Because each state sets its own requirements for eligibility, in terms of income earned, time worked, and reasons for unemployment, you need to check with your own state's employment security office for details.

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The only question answered regarding being a full time student is whether you qualify in the first place. Although some states have programs that a person is eligible for if enrolled, the majority require the person to be actively seeking, able, and willing to accept full time employment, which most full time students cannot oblige. Otherwise, the length of receiving benefits would be the same as any other recipient - up to 26 weeks in a benefit year plus any extensions.

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