The Education Services Flight, located on the third floor in Bldg 1150, offers a variety of educational services and programs for active duty Air Force personnel. Some, but not all programs and/or services are also available to Air Force family members and DoD civilians and their family members.
Programs and services include:
The Air Force Tuition Assistance Program which pays 100% of an airman’s tuition cost for college courses up to a semester hour cap of $250 and up to a maximum of $4,500 per fiscal year
On-base colleges and universities with degree programs that can be completed (within a two to three year period) by students attending classes part time (off-duty). All five on-base schools Rio Salado Community College, Park University, Wayland Baptist University, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, and Webster University grant some credit to airmen for Air Force training or Professional Military Education. All five programs are open to civilians and military family members. Registration for classes is normally held at the beginning of each quarter.
Educational counseling and advisement services to include academic planning, college course/program selection and requirements, providing information about financial aid and scholarship programs, about college and university programs within the Phoenix area, as well as information about colleges and universities throughout the US.
Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) for active duty Air Force , Reserve, and Air Guard program which combines military technical school credit, professional military education credit and/or credit earned via testing with college credit culminating in an Associate of Applied Science Degree.
Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) Testing Program which provides many examinations free of charge to active duty, reserve, and National Guard Personnel. There are more than 100 tests for which college credit can be earned. Other types of tests available include college entrance exams such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). Some, but not all, tests are available to family members and other civilians, but are not provided free of charge. For more information, call 856-7722.
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OFFERING PROGRAMS ON LUKE AFB, AZ
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PARK UNIVERSITY
E-MAIL luke@park.edu
www.park.edu/luke
Bachelor & Masters Degrees
WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
E-MAIL simmonsg@wbu.edu
www.wbu.edu/px Phone: (623)856-3240
Associates, Bachelor & Masters Degrees
56th MSS/DPE LUKE AFB EDUCATION CENTER
BLDG. 1150, 3RD FLOOR
(623)856-7722/7723
56MSS.DPE@LUKE.AF.MIL
WEBSTER UNIVERSITY
E-MAIL lknight@webster.edu Phone: (623)856-6880
www.webster.edu/Luke/index.html
Masters Degrees
RIO SALADO COLLEGE
E-MAIL Bill.bristol@riomail.maricopa.edu
www.riosalado.edu Phone: (623)856-3239
Certificates and Associate Degrees
EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY
E-MAIL luke.center@erau.edu
www.erau.edu/luke Phone: (623)856-6471
Associates, Bachelors and Masters Degrees
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