The U.S. Army has created one of the most innovative programs
of higher education in the world – Army University Access
Online (known as eArmyU). eArmyU
provides access to quality education for enlisted soldiers
across the globe, helping them further their professional
and personal goals and providing the Army with top preparation
for its forces. eArmyU supports the goal of transforming the
military into an Objective Force capable of responding to
the diverse and complex demands of the 21st century.
eArmyU is among a series of dynamic changes that the Army
is engaging in to transform the Army. Specifically, the mission
of eArmyU is to:
Increase retention by allowing soldiers to earn credits,
degrees and certificates at low or no cost to them while
they serve on active duty.
Develop educated, technology-savvy soldiers who will succeed
in the missions and on the battlefields of the 21st century.
eArmyU includes best-in-class
providers of online educational programs and services, technology
components and program management. These providers compose
the backbone of the Army's distance education programs delivered
to its soldiers through a state of the art portal known as
eArmyU.com. eArmyU members are market-leaders in their respective
industries and are experienced at working collaboratively
to deliver integrated solutions to customers. The key eArmyU
members are IBM Business Consulting Services, the Council
on Academic Management, and an impressive group of education
partners, and learning technology and infrastructure support
providers.
IBM Business Consulting Services
With more than 60,000 consultants and professional staff in
more than 160 countries globally, IBM Business Consulting
Services is the world's largest consulting services organization.
IBM Business Consulting Services provides clients with business
process and industry expertise, a deep understanding of technology
solutions that address specific industry issues, and the ability
to design, build and run those solutions in a way that delivers
bottom-line business value. In addition to being the prime
integrator of eArmyU, IBM provides the hardware to support
the eArmyU Technology Packages that are distributed in the
program and also supplies the 24/7 managed hosting services.
Council on Academic Management (CAM) serves as an
advisory body to the eArmyU project leadership of IBM Business
Consulting Services, representing national leadership in distance
learning and education. The Sloan Foundation sponsors the
CAM. Individuals serving on the CAM represent a broad range
of institutions involved in distance learning and education
including the American Distance Education Consortium, League
for Innovation, Servicemember Opportunity Colleges, Southern
Regional Electronic Board, and Western Interstate Commission
for Higher Education. CAM membership also includes faculty
members from Hampton University and the University of Illinois.
Consultants who support the CAM include individuals who represent
the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, Historically
Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/Minority Institutions
Research Alliance, the Hispanic Association of Colleges and
Universities, Michigan Virtual University, the Sloan-C Consortium,
and the University of Wisconsin Academic Advanced Distributed
Learning (ADL) Co-Lab.
Education Partners: The eArmyU network of education
partners is comprised of 29 institutions of higher education
that provide approximately 146 degree or certificate programs
to eArmyU students. The eArmyU education partners have extensive
experience and proven success in online learning. Collectively,
they have delivered more than 3,000 online courses to more
than 250,000 students.
Soldiers enrolled in eArmyU may take courses from 29 different
higher education institutions.
All institutions offering degrees belong to the Servicemembers
Opportunity Colleges Army Degree (SOCAD) or SOC programs.
This requirement guarantees transferability of credit among
schools and maximum credit for prior learning and military
experience.
The colleges and universities that are currently part of
the eArmyU Learning Network include:
Anne Arundel Community College
Atlantic Cape Community College
Baker College
Central Texas College
Coastline Community College
Cochise College
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Empire State College, SUNY
Excelsior College
Fayetteville Technical Community College
Franklin University
Grambling State University
Hampton University
Jefferson Community College
Lansing Community College
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Nova Southeastern University
Pennsylvania State University World Campus
Pierce College Military Program
Rio Salado Community College
Saint Josephs College of Maine
Saint Leo University
Southern Christian University
Southwestern College
Thomas Edison State College
Troy State University
University of Alabama
University of Maryland University College
University of the Incarnate Word
