RIA Education Center (earmyU) services all active duty enlisted
personnel, including AGR, physically located in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and
the greater St. Louis area in Missouri. earmyU offers 146 degree and
certification programs from 29 different educational institutions. Web-based
courses allow soldiers to study at times that are most convenient for them,
wherever they are stationed. Earmyu.com is the website for more information.
Rock Island Arsenal Education Center services all military personnel
from Bloomington north to the Wisconsin Border in Illinois, and from the
Illinois border west to DesMoines in Iowa. We also serve dependents,
retirees, and civilian employees on the Rock Island Arsenal. This
support includes:
Post Secondary Education Goals
Education
Instruction
Basic Skills
Educational Counseling
Testing (Clep, DSST,
ACT, SAT, Certifications, Proctoring Services, etc.)
MOS Library
Distance Learning (Correspondence Courses (Paper), On-Line Internet Courses)
Evaluation of Military Credits (AART's Transcripts, DD295
Evaluations)
Tuition Assistance Program....
The Tuition
Assistance (TA) program provides financial assistance for voluntary off-duty
education programs in support of a soldier's professional and personal
self-development goals. All soldiers (officers, warrant officers and enlisted)
on active duty and National Guard and Army Reserve on active duty pursuant to
Title 10 or Title 32 U.S. Code, are authorized to participate in the TA program.
Active duty members of other Services who are supported by the Army under
provisions of an Inter-service Support Agreement also are eligible.
Military on active duty can receive tuition assistance (TA) for $4,500
annually at the rate of 100% of tuition costs. There is a maximum cap of $250
per semester hour (SH) - [$167.50 per quarter hour (QH)].
Before
obtaining TA, soldiers must contact an education counselor to declare an
educational goal and an education plan. The Army Continuing Education System
(ACES) requires that a degree plan be in the Soldiers Education File DA form
669. A Degree Plan is an outline of required courses for a degree and is signed
by a counselor from the college granting the degree. It usually lists
all transfer credit and CLEP credit courses accepted for a degree as well as
courses that must be completed at the college. Courses listed on the DA form
2171 that correspond to courses on the approved degree plan will be approved if
received before the last day of late registration.
Tuition Assistance
Forms, eArmyU, and other helpful links are available on the Education Center's
Webpage, listed in the contacts/links section.