Educational Services at Fort Drum:
The Army Education
Center provides a wide range of services to both the soldiers and family members
at Fort Drum. Co-located with the McEwen Library in Building P4300, the
Education Center provides traditional and nontraditional educational
opportunities and counseling services for the military, their families, and the
civilian workforce.
The State University of New York (SUNY) Colleges of
the North Country Consortium supports the Center at the college level. The
consortium has 6 active member institutions providing community college through
graduate level academic programs in both traditional and nontraditional
modes.
The Defense Activity for Nontraditional Education Support (DANTES)
supports distance learning, credit by examination, and national certifying
examination programs available to all of the population
served.
Counselors at the Center provide education counseling in support
of educational programs, financial assistance through Army Tuition Assistance
and other federal program, and veteran's benefits.
Additional information
can be obtained on the Education Center web page located in the overview web
address.
On July 1, 2002, Fort Drum was designated a primary site for
eArmyU, the Army's most innovative system for education and
retention. If already enrolled in eArmyU, the soldier is responsible
for notifying his departing Army Education Center and eArmyU on the web, the web
link is located below in the detail listing. Interested service
members should check with their chain of command about unit procedures for
registration.