Education

Welcome to the Army Education Center at the Robert C. McEwen Education Complex. Here you will find both traditional and non-traditional courses by local colleges and other Department of Defense/Department of the Army programs designed to enhance Soldier and workforce readiness through education.

The Army Education Center provides a wide range of services to both Soldiers and Family members at Fort Drum. Co-located with the post library in Bldg. P-4300, the center provides traditional and nontraditional educational opportunities and counseling services for the military, their Families, and the civilian workforce. The education center supports not only Fort Drum, but also an area of responsibility for northern and western New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine including Watervliet Arsenal, N.Y.

The Robert C. McEwen Library
and Education Complex
(315) 772-6878/8581
Bldg. P4300, Camp Hale Road
www.nereducation.army.mil/neraces/FortDrum/hubhome4.aspx
Education Center Hours: Mon-Tues,
Thurs-Fri, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Wed, 12:45-4 p.m.

Basic Skills Education Program
(315) 772-0691
The Basic Skills Education Program (BSEP) is a 17-day, on-duty program designed to provide Soldiers with instruction on math, reading, and language skills. The goal is to improve job performance, prepare Soldiers for advanced schooling, civilian higher education, increase reenlistment options and enhance trainability. Hours: Mon-Fri, 9 a.m.-noon; or 1 p.m.-4 p.m, (as scheduled)

Multi-Use Lea
rning Resource Center
(315) 772-9993 The Multi-Use Learning Resource Center (MLF) provides a wide range of educational services and resources to the military community. Some of these services and resources are: Army Correspondence Course Program assistance, MOS library reference materials, various information and study guides on military and civilian testing, foreign language CD-ROMs and self-study material for reading, grammar, GED preparation, and English-as-a-second language study material. Hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m.

Counseling
(315) 772-6878
Army counselors are available to support Fort Drum active duty personnel, their Spouses, Reserve components, and other services in a variety of counseling settings.

Army Personnel Testing
(315) 772-1251
Army personnel testing is done through the Education Center's test center. The Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE), GT Predictor (PreGT) and the Armed Forces Classification Test (AFCT) are just a few tests conducted at the center. They are all critical links in improving a Soldier's general technical (GT) score. These test scores are linked to a variety of personnel actions including retention, reclassification, specialty training or pre-commissioning programs.

Nontraditional and Other Educational Opportunities
(315) 772-8581
Nontraditional education opportunities supplement traditional college programs to provide flexibility. These programs are coordinated through the Education Center and the Defense Activity for Nontraditional Education Support (DANTES). DANTES validates both academic and experiential work by providing a wide variety of examinations including the General Equivalency Diploma (GED) test, college admissions (SAT/ACT), credit-by examination programs (CLEP/DSST), and an extensive number of certification examinations.

Colleges, Universities
Education partners with offices in the Fort Drum Education Center are:
State University of New York
Colleges in the North Country
(315) 772-5477/773-9007
DSN 772-5477
The Robert C. McEwen Library
and Education Complex
4300 Camp Hale Road
Fort Drum, New York 13602
Mon-Fri, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
The State University of New York (SUNY) system is the primary provider of college-level education in the state. Created in 1948, SUNY is the nation's largest, most diverse, multi-campus higher education system. It is made up of 64 campuses: community colleges, two-year colleges of technology, specialized and traditional four-year colleges, research university campuses and health science centers. Within this system, the SUNY Colleges of the North Country consortium provides information and access to higher education opportunities in the Watertown/Fort Drum area. Current members of the consortium are: SUNY Empire State College, SUNY Jefferson Community College, SUNY Potsdam, SUNY Oswego, SUNY Canton College of Technology, SUNY Utica Rome College of Technology, and the Upstate Medical University-Syracuse.

SUNY Empire State College
(315) 773-6139
The Robert C. McEwen Library
and Education Complex
4300 Camp Hale Road
Fort Drum, New York 13602
www.esc.edu
SUNY Empire offers programs from a nontraditional approach, with degrees ranging from associates through masters on Fort Drum or at the Watertown center. Numerous courses and majors are available. Classes are offered in an independent study or online format, and because students design their own degrees, most transfer credits are easily accepted.

SUNY Jefferson Community College
(315) 773-4535
The Robert C. McEwen Library
and Education Complex
4300 Camp Hale Road
Fort Drum, New York 13602
www.sunyjefferson.edu
Located in Watertown, Jefferson Community College serves approximately 3,600 full and part-time students from Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego and St. Lawrence counties, including a significant number of service members and their Families from Fort Drum. Jefferson offers 15 associate degree career programs, 11 associate degree transfer programs and 7 certificate programs, including highly regarded programs in nursing, accounting, early childhood education, hospitality and tourism, paramedic and criminal justice. Jefferson offers classes and provides advisors at the Fort Drum Education Center. The college's online program, which includes 6 online degrees, is highly acclaimed by both GoArmyEd military students and civilian students. Additionally, the college offers a wide variety of personal enrichment and professional development non-credit workshops, seminars and workforce training opportunities throughout the year.

Columbia College of Missouri
(315) 775-0128/773-5905
The Robert C. McEwen Library
and Education Complex
4300 Camp Hale Road
Fort Drum, New York 13602
www.ccis.edu
Columbia College, Fort Drum, offers upperlevel coursework leading to bachelor degrees in business, criminal justice, history, psychology and general studies. Columbia offers a Spouses' Opportunity Scholarship allowing active-duty spouses to take their first Columbia class tuition free. In addition, Columbia offers a spouses' tuition discount of 20 percent off regular tuition.

Other Area Colleges
and Universities
SUNY Potsdam
(315) 267-2000
Pierrepont Avenue
Potsdam, NY 13676
www.potsdam.edu
SUNY Potsdam is a four-year liberal arts and sciences college offering two graduate degrees in the Fort Drum/Watertown area—a Master's of Science in elementary or secondary teaching for students who may have a baccalaureate in non-educational area but want to enter teaching.

SUNY Canton College of Technology
(315) 386-7123
Cornell Drive
Canton, NY 13617
www.canton.edu
SUNY College of Technology at Canton offers technical certification, associate degree, and selected bachelor degree programs in applied and technology programs.

SUNY College at Oswego
(315) 312-2500
7060 Route 104
Oswego, NY 13126
www.oswego.edu
Offers traditional degree programs in liberal arts and business programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

SUNY Institute of
Technology at Utica-Rome
(315) 792-7500
PO Box 3050
Utica, NY 13504
www.sunyit.edu
Offers upper-level applied and technology programs in traditional classroom and distance learning environments. Provides transfer opportunities to complete bachelor and masters degree programs.

Clarkson University
(315) 265-2180
49 Elm Street
Potsdam, NY 13676
www.clarkson.edu
Clarkson is a four year technology and professional university offering bachelor degree and masters programs.

SUNY Upstate Medical
(315) 464-4570, 1-800-736-2171
SUNY Upstate Medical University is central New York's only academic medical center, educating more than 1,200 students in four colleges-medicine, graduate studies, health professions and nursing - as well as their Binghamton Campus. Upstate also hosts 450 graduate physicians in their residency and fellowship training programs and provides continuing education to practitioners. Degree programs offered locally in the Watertown area at the Jefferson Higher Education Center including respiratory therapy, B.S., medical technology, B.S., family nurse practitioner, M.S. and psychiatric nurse practitioner, M.S.