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EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

COLLEGE STUFF

SELECTED COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

 

Links from this page to non-Coast Guard sites are provided as a customer service and do not represent any implicit or explicit endorsement by the United States Coast Guard of any commercial or private issues, products, or services presented there.

There are hundreds of accredited colleges and universities in the United States.  Unfortunately, ESOs are prohibited from recommending one over another or steering you toward one or away from another.

Those listed below are all members of the Coast Guard network system within Servicemembers' Opportunity Colleges (SOC), an association of colleges and universities created to make it easier for military personnel to pursue college degree programs.  The programs at these schools are all distance learning programs.

The fact that some schools are listed and others aren't should not be taken as indicating schools not listed are inferior to those which are listed.

TWO-YEAR (associate's

degree) PROGRAMS

FOUR-YEAR (bachelor's degree) & Grad PROGRAMS

Anne Arundel Community College

Atlantic Cape Community College

Barton County Community College

Bismarck State College

Central Texas College

Chaminade University of Honolulu

Coastline Community College

Colorado Technical University

Columbia College

Dallas Telecollege

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Empire State College

Excelsior College

Florida State College at Jacksonville

Hawaii Pacific University

Liberty University

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Northern Virginia Community College

Northwood University - University College

Park University

Pierce College

Rio Salado College

Saint Leo University

Southern New Hampshire University

Strayer University

Thomas Edison State College

Thomas Nelson Community College

Three Rivers Community College

Tidewater Community College

Trident Technical College

Upper Iowa University

Vincennes University

Wayland Baptist University

American Military University (B, M)

Ashford University (A, B)

Averett University (B, M)

Baker College (A, B, M)

Bellevue University (B, M, D)

Brandman University (A, B, M)

Chaminade University of Honolulu (B, M)

Charter Oak State College (B)

City University of Seattle (B, M, D)

Colorado Technical University (A, B, M, D)

DeVry University (B, M)

Duquesne University (B, M)

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (B, M, D)

Empire State College (B)

Excelsior College (B, M)

Fort Hays State University (B, M)

Hawaii Pacific University (B, M)

Jones International University (B, M, D)

Liberty University (B, M)

Maryland University College, University of (A, B, M, D)

National University (B, M)

Norfolk State University (B, M, D)

Northwood University (B)

Oklahoma, University of (B, M)

Old Dominion University (B, M, D)

Park University (B)

Penn State University (B, M, D)

Phoenix, University of (B, M, D)

Roger Williams University (B, M)

Saint Leo University (B, M)

Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) (B)

Southern New Hampshire University (B, M)

Southwestern College (B, M)

St. Joseph's College (B, M)

Strayer University (B, M)

Thomas Edison State College (B, M)

Trident University International (B, M, D)

Upper Iowa University (B, M)

Vincennes University (A, B)

Wayland Baptist University (B, M)

In the lists above,

Some schools which award bachelor's degrees also award associate's degrees.

Although the schools listed below are not members of Servicemembers' Opportunity Colleges (SOC) they have established reputations with military personnel and have distance learning programs.

The fact that some schools are listed and others aren't should not be taken as indicating schools not listed are inferior to those which are listed.

 

TWO-YEAR (associate's

degree) PROGRAMS

FOUR-YEAR (bachelor's degree) & Grad PROGRAMS

Alaska (Anchorage), University of

Alaska (Fairbanks), University of

Coastal Carolina Community College

ECPI College of Technology

Fayetteville Technical Community College

Limestone College

Mountain State University

Pensacola Junior College

Pikes Peak Community College

Roger Williams University

Troy University

Capella University (B, M, D)

Columbia College (B, M)

Eastern Connecticut State University (B)

Franklin University (B, M)

Governors State University (B, M, D)

Limestone College (B)

Mountain State University (B, M, D)

Nova Southeastern University (B, M, D)

Troy University (B, M)

 

Self-Paced/Independent Study Programs

 

The following schools are just a few of many regionally-accredited colleges and universities which have self-paced degree programs.

All of these programs allow you to start a course at any time – there are no fixed deadlines for registering, completing lessons, taking tests, or even finishing a course.  You can register at any time of the year and work at your own pace.  Some schools require you to complete their courses in four months, but many allow up to nine months, and a few give you a year or even two years.  Those with shorter time frames grant extensions.

Needless to say, courses from these programs are especially advantageous if your schedule is unpredictable.

An added benefit of these programs is that in most cases tuition is lower than the maximum tuition assistance will cover.  (The lower the tuition, the more courses per year you can take using tuition assistance.)

Arizona, University of

Colorado (Boulder), University of

Idaho, University of

Indiana University

Kansas, University of

Louisiana State University

Mississippi State University

Missouri, University of *

Nebraska (Lincoln), University of

North Carolina, University of

North Dakota, University of *

Northern Iowa, University of

Oklahoma, University of

Oklahoma State University

Ohio University *

Tennessee (Knoxville), University of

Texas (Austin), University of

Upper Iowa University *

Weber State University

Western Governors University *

Wisconsin (Madison), University of

* Whole degrees may be completed via self-paced/independent study courses

 

Racial & Ethnic Minority Schools

 

For many reasons, some students wish to attend and receive degrees from colleges and universities which have historical ties to or exist to serve their racial or ethnic groups.  Below are lists of these schools.

On-line Directories of Schools and Degrees

(This list is not definitive or all-inclusive and search engine results may not include all schools which meet the criteria you select.)

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