Programs & Services

The Education Center’s Lifelong Learning Program (LLP) provides active-duty servicemembers the opportunity to reach their educational goals. Service members can complete their high school education, earn an equivalency diploma, enroll in vocational and technical schools, and enroll in post secondary education programs that lead to associate’s, bachelor's, graduate and post graduate degrees. Service members can also improve their academic skills or level of literacy, receive recommended college credit for military training and experience, and complete an apprenticeship in a trade.
Free testing services are provided to active duty service members to include DANTES (Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support), Armed Forces Classification and college proctoring of exams. In addition, family members, retirees, and authorized civilians (Civil Service and Contracted base employees) are eligible for educational counseling and college exam proctoring.


EDUCATIONAL COUNSELING
The Education Center is staffed by friendly trained counselors capable of providing academic counseling. The Education Center is easy to use and presents information in a clear and helpful manner. Once users zero in on the degree programs, course offerings, or institutions that meet their criteria, they can then explore the details for each option right down to course descriptions, number of credits, prerequisites, and a host of other related information.
Career Assessments:

DISCOVER
Plan your future with Discover!n your future with Discover!
• Learn about yourself
• Explore occupations, majors, and schools
• Select a career direction
• Build an education plan
• Develop job-seeking skills
• Manage your career portfolio


DISCOVER includes career-relevant assessments of interest, job values, and abilities to help you identify career options that fit you best.

DISCOVER offers up-to-date information about occupations, colleges, majors, and training institutions-including SOC schools. An interactive DISCOVER planner helps you construct a course-taking strategy that makes the most of your tuition assistance money.

DISCOVER prepares you for a successful job search with guidance on interviewing skills, writing a resume and cover letter, finding leads, and networking.

An online DISCOVER portfolio stores your information-including inventory results and favorite occupations, schools and majors-in your career portfolio, which can be updated at any time. You can use DISCOVER from any computer with Internet access.

Please stop by the Education Center for more information and to receive a user ID to access the DISCOVER Program.
Holland Self Directed Search (SDS)
Holland Self Directed Search is based upon the theory that people can be loosely classified into 6 different groups. SDS can be used as an exploration tool used for those individuals who are unsure about major and career choices. It provides a guide to educational and career planning as well as helping you learn about yourself. Through this search you are given the tools to explore your education and career path. If you are having difficulty narrowing down your career choices, visit the Education Center to get started on your search.

7 Steps to College Workshop
The Education Center presents a monthly workshop that provides a career assessment and discusses school selection process, admission requirements, financial aid/scholarships, MGIB and Post-9/11 GI Bill, College Success Tips and more… Please contact the Education Center to sign up for the workshop. Seating is limited to ten.

BASIC EDUCATION SKILLS PREPARATION

OASC
(Online Academic Skills Course)

OASC is a program designed to assist servicemembers in building their reading comprehension, vocabulary, and math skills. OASC is used for enhancing competency at work, ASVAB Scores, and other testing abilities. Please note that if you are using this program to improve ASVAB scores, a Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) placement test is required.

APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM: USMAP
(United Services Military Apprenticeship Program)
The mission of the United States Military Apprenticeship Program (USMAP) is to enable active duty military members to achieve a Department of Labor Certificate of Completion of Apprenticeship. USMAP requires no off duty hours. It combines on-the-job training and related technical instruction to allow members to achieve status as a journeyman in their MOS field, enhancing opportunities upon leaving the military. The program is administered online and is easy to enroll.

MILITARY CREDITS AND DEGREE PLANS

SMART
(Sailor/Marine American Council on Education Registry Transcript)
The SMART transcript provides servicemembers with a consolidated record of all their military learning experiences from courses to examinations to military occupations. The actual type and amount of credit awarded will depend on the policies of the college or university you attend and your academic goal.

SOCMAR
(Service Member Opportunity Colleges Marine Corps)
The Service Member Opportunity Colleges Marine Corps (SOC) is a contract-for-degree agreement between the college and the student as the Associate and Bachelor degree levels. In order for the contract to be fulfilled, the student must complete 25% of their degree with the college. SOC also guarantees the transfer of courses between SOC member colleges. Agreements are available to active duty and their spouses.

COMMMISSIONING PROGRAMS
Enlisted to Officer Commissioning Programs
Listed below are links to different Enlisted-to-Officer Commissioning programs:

Enlisted-to-Warrant Officer Program- MARADMIN 092/10

Marine Enlisted Commissioning Education Program (MECEP) MARADMIN 213/10

Early Release for Further Education MCO P1900.16F
link to Early Release Attachment

**This information is provided for informational purposes only. For additional information or assistance please contact your Career Planner or Command Career Counselor.