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38<br />
St. Mary’s College of Maryland campus<br />
accelerated route to teacher<br />
certification in Maryland, and more<br />
than 38 graduate certificates. Full staff<br />
support is available for services such as<br />
undergraduate academic advising and<br />
proctoring of DE exams and placement<br />
tests. For more information, call<br />
301-737-3228 or visit the school’s Web<br />
site at http://www.umuc.edu.<br />
Florida Institute<br />
of Technology,<br />
<strong>Patuxent</strong> Site<br />
301-862-1004<br />
Since 1972, Florida Tech’s <strong>Patuxent</strong> Site<br />
has offered the working professional an<br />
opportunity to maintain professional and<br />
technical <strong>com</strong>petence while earning a<br />
graduate degree without career<br />
interruption. Students may choose from 11<br />
programs in Computer Science,<br />
Engineering, and Business/ Management<br />
with concentrations in Human Resources,<br />
Acquisition and Contracts, eBusiness,<br />
Information Systems and Operations<br />
Research. Courses are offered in a traditional<br />
format meeting once a week or via<br />
distance learning during a 15-week<br />
semester. For added convenience, all<br />
degree coursework may be <strong>com</strong>pleted<br />
through the <strong>Patuxent</strong> Site in two years or<br />
less. Florida Tech is accredited by the<br />
Commission on Colleges of the Southern<br />
Association of Colleges and Schools.<br />
Florida Tech is approved by the<br />
Maryland Higher Education Commission<br />
Academic Programs<br />
(MHEC) to offer courses and degree<br />
programs at the <strong>Patuxent</strong> Site. These programs<br />
have been approved for payment of<br />
veterans’ benefits to qualified students<br />
under authority of Subchapter 1775,<br />
Chapter 36, Title 38, United States Code,<br />
Veterans’ Benefits Support. For additional<br />
information, e-mail to patuxent@fit.edu<br />
or visit the school’s Web site at<br />
http://www.uc.fit.edu/segs/patuxent.<br />
Embry-Riddle<br />
Aeronautical<br />
University<br />
phone: 301-863-8776,<br />
fax: 301-863-7046<br />
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is<br />
an independent, non-sectarian, non-profit,<br />
coeducational university with a history<br />
dating to the early days of aviation. The<br />
university serves culturally diverse adult<br />
students motivated toward careers in<br />
aviation/aerospace, logistics, management,<br />
and safety. We have been at the NAS<br />
<strong>Patuxent</strong> <strong>River</strong> site since 1979 and are part<br />
of an extensive network of many<br />
extended campuses throughout the United<br />
States, Europe, and Asia. Embry-Riddle<br />
Aeronautical University serves civilian<br />
and military working adults in a<br />
non-traditional setting.<br />
To ac<strong>com</strong>modate the schedule of working<br />
adults, courses are offered during the<br />
evening hours and on Saturday mornings.<br />
Undergraduate courses are offered five<br />
times a year for nine weeks and graduate<br />
courses are offered four times a year for<br />
10 weeks.<br />
The <strong>Patuxent</strong> <strong>River</strong> Center offers the<br />
following programs: Bachelor of Science<br />
in Aviation Maintenance Management,<br />
Associate/Bachelor Degrees in<br />
Professional Aeronautics and Technical<br />
Management, with minors in Management,<br />
Logistics, and Safety. The University offers<br />
a Masters in Aeronautical Science with<br />
specialties in Aeronautics, Management,<br />
Safety, and Operations. In addition, the<br />
Master of Science in Management is<br />
offered on-line through the Distance<br />
Learning Program. Also, Embry-Riddle<br />
Aeronautical University offers certificate<br />
programs in Logistics, Safety, Supply<br />
Chain Management and Aviation<br />
Maintenance Technology.<br />
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is<br />
accredited by the Commission on colleges<br />
of the Southern Association of Colleges<br />
and Schools. All academic and certificate<br />
programs at the <strong>Patuxent</strong> <strong>River</strong> Center<br />
have been approved by the U.S. and<br />
Maryland Department of Veterans’ Affairs<br />
for veteran training.<br />
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is<br />
located at 21795B North Shangri-La Drive<br />
in Lexington Park and is open from 9 a.m.<br />
to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. (Closed<br />
for federal holidays.) Note: Onstation<br />
employees can access ERAU student<br />
services in Building 1489 from<br />
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. by appointment,<br />
Monday through Thursday. Contact the<br />
main office at 301-863-8776 or fax<br />
301-863-7046 for more information. Visit<br />
http://www.erau.edu/patuxentriver or<br />
e-mail: patuxent.river.center@erau.edu<br />
Southern<br />
Maryland Higher<br />
Education<br />
Center (SMHEC)<br />
301-737-2500<br />
SMHEC is a large and <strong>com</strong>prehensive<br />
<strong>com</strong>plex offering distinguished university<br />
degree programs, conferences, training<br />
programs, showcase programs, luncheons<br />
and special event programs. Created by