The links below will take you to the Web sites of the colleges selected by the Coast Guard to provide Associate degrees to Guardians worldwide.
Core members of the 2-year SOC Degree Network System are in bold. Core member institutions participate in the guaranteed transfer of courses via the SOC DNS Course Category Codes.
Affiliate members of the 2-year SOC Degree Network System are in plain text. Affiliate member institutions do not participate in the guaranteed transfer of courses. They typically offer distinctive and highly-specialized degree programs that meet an identified educational need of a particular military Service, often associated with a specific MOS or Rating, or serving a targeted military population.
See Chapter 5 (PDF 1.MB) of the SOC Degree Network System-2 Handbook for college policies, contacts, and degree programs. See Chapter 6 (PDF 636KB) of the SOC Degree Network System-2 Handbook for Associate degree program offerings by network, college, and installation at Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard locations, including degrees offered via distance learning and learning assessment. See Chapter 8 (PDF 1.8MB) of the SOC Degree Network System-2 Handbook to view Core member colleges’ courses in SOC DNS Course Categories.
As of November 29, 2010
Anne Arundel Community College, MDAtlantic Cape Community College, NJ
Bismarck State College, ND
Central Texas College, TX
Chaminade University of Honolulu - Adult Evening and Online Program, HI
Coastline Community College, CA
Colorado Technical University - Online, CO
Columbia College - Nationwide Campuses, MO
Dallas County Community College District - Dallas TeleCollege, TX
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide, FL
Excelsior College, NY
Fayetteville Technical Community College, NC
Florida State College at Jacksonville, FL
Hawaii Pacific University, HI
Liberty University - Online, VA
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, MS
Northern Virginia Community College, VA
Northwood University - Adult Degree Program, MI
Park University, MO
Pierce College, WA
Rio Salado College, AZ
Roger Williams University - School of Continuing Studies, RI
Saint Leo University, FL
San Diego City College, CA
Southern New Hampshire University - College of Online and Continuing Education, NH
Strayer University, DC
Thomas Edison State College, NJ
Thomas Nelson Community College, VA
Three Rivers Community College, CT
Tidewater Community College, VA
Trident Technical College, SC
Troy University, AL
University of Alaska Anchorage, AK
University of Maryland University College, MD
University of Phoenix, AZ
Upper Iowa University - Academic Extension, IA
Vincennes University, IN
Wayland Baptist University, TX