Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) was created
in 1972 to provide educational opportunities to servicemembers who, because
they frequently moved from place to place, had trouble completing college
degrees. SOC functions in cooperation with 15 higher education associations,
the Department of Defense, and Active and Reserve Components of the Military
Services to expand and improve voluntary postsecondary education opportunities
for servicemembers worldwide. SOC is funded by the Department of Defense
(DoD) through a contract with the American Association of State Colleges
and Universities (AASCU). The contract is managed for DoD by the Defense
Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES).
SOC Operating Programs
SOC
Consortium
Approximately 1,800 institutional members that enroll
hundreds of thousands of servicemembers,
their family members, and veterans
annually in associate-, bachelor-,
and graduate-level degree programs
on school campuses, military
installations, armories within
the United States and overseas,
and through a variety of distance
learning methods.
SOC
Consortium
Member Institutions 2009-2011 (PDF 280KB)
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SOC
Degree Network System
A subgroup of SOC Consortium member institutions selected
by the military Services to deliver specific associate and bachelor’s
degree programs to servicemembers and their families.
SOCAD — Associate
and bachelor’s
degree programs for Army
personnel and their families.
SOCNAV — Associate
and bachelor’s
degree programs
for Navy
personnel
and their
families.
SOCMAR — Associate
and bachelor’s
degree programs for Marine
Corps personnel and their
families.
SOCCOAST — Associate
and bachelor’s
degree programs for
Coast Guard personnel
and their families.
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SOCGuard
A college outreach program that integrates postsecondary
education with key Army National Guard (ARNG) activities and functions.
ConAP
A
partnership
between the
Army Recruiting
Command and
participating
SOC Consortium
colleges
and universities
to link new
soldiers
to a college
at the time
of enlistment.
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