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United States Navy
Navy College Office - Navy
JBPHH Training Building
1260 Pierce Street
Building 679, Room 224
JBPHH, HI 96860-4673
808-473-5705
808-473-4586
877-838-1659
315-473-5705
If you’ve ever considered taking your education a step further, you should look to your installation for more information and assistance. They can help you decide if receiving an advanced degree is right for you, tell you which local colleges and classes are offered and find out if you’re eligible for tuition assistance. The Voluntary Education Center, or Installation Education Center, is available to help you put together a plan to advance your education.
Military spouses can also choose to engage with an education and career coach through the DoD’s Spouse Education and Career Opportunities program, or SECO. These coaches can assist them in exploring multiple tools, resources and information to reach their educational goals. To contact a career coach call 800-342-9647 or visit https://myseco.militaryonesource.mil.
Air Force Specific Information
The Undergraduate MOU colleges include: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Hawaii Pacific University, Honolulu Community College, and Wayland Baptist University. The graduate MOU colleges include: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Hawaii Pacific University, University of Oklahoma, and Wayland Baptist University.
Adult Education Classes are offered at McKinley Community School for Adults (MCSA) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam and nearby at the school's main campus at Moanalua High School. They offer non-credit courses to any person over the age of 18. For students who did not finish high school, McKinley Community School for Adults offers both a high school diploma program (GED) and English Language Learner program. Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) improvement/preparation classes are also offered:
Contact information for schools:
College credit by examination (CLEP, DSST, or Excelsior) is administered through the National Military Test Center on Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam operated by Hawaii Pacific University. Testing is free to active duty members, Reserve, Guard and DoD Civilians. Testing is offered Mondays Walk-in 0800 - 1000 (Last Walk-in must be seated by 1000) and Fridays Walk-ins 0800 - 1400 (Last Walk-in must be seated by 1400); Appointments are for afternoon Speech Tests Part II on Mondays from 1230 - 1400. Phone number: 808-543-8054.
Hickam Education Center
Installation Education and Training Center
The Force Development Flight-Education and Training Section located in Building 2060, Hangar 2 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hickam Air Force Base includes:
Overview of Education Services
Education information, advisement, and services are offered during regular duty hours to all active-duty personnel, ANG and Reserve personnel, dependents, retirees, federal employees, and their adult family members with military ID cards. Before beginning any course or degree program, you should first speak with an Air Force Education Advisor with the Education and Training Section in Hangar 2, Room 236-A. Our education advisors are available to assist with education programs and provide information on various Air Force and related programs such as:
Information about education resources can be found on the Air Force Virtual Education Center in the Air Force Portal for active duty, ANG and Reserve personnel.
The Education Office can be reached at 808-448-8074 or E-mail at 647fss.fsde@us.af.mil
Education Center
Navy Specific Information
Navy College Office Hawaii
Welcome to the Navy College Office (NCO) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii (JBPHH). The NCO is a network of professional Education Services Specialists who counsel and advise Sailors and their family members on all matters relating to academic and vocational programs including tuition assistance for service members, ACT, SAT, DLPT, DLAB exam administrations and on-base and distance learning college classes. Sailors can reach their educational goals while on active duty through assistance offered by the NCO. Following are ways the NCO assists clients:
To schedule an NCO Education Counseling appointment:
1. Log onto My Navy Portal using high bandwidth.
2. Click on the 'Career and Life Events' dropdown menu.
3. Click 'Training, Education & Qualifications'.
4. On the side bar click on 'Appointment Scheduler'
5. Click on 'Schedule Appointment' (VOLED Counseling or Language/Academic Test)
6. Select 'Education Counseling' (NCPACE & TA).
7. Select a 'Facility: Physical, NCO Pearl Harbor'.
8. Select the best time and date for you!
-Once all personal information is filled out and submitted, a confirmation email will be sent to you.'
Basic Skills, GED and ESL Classes
Adult education classes in basic skills are offered by the McKinley Community School for Adults (MCSA) at JBPHH and nearby at the school's main campus at Moanalua High School. MCSA offers non-credit courses at affordable prices to any person over the age of 18. For anyone wishing to prepare to take or retake the ASVAB, MCSA has a Basic Skills course. MCSA also offer English as a Second Language (ESL) classes and beginning word-processing/computer classes. For more information about their classes, call 808-837-8466.
CLEP and DSST Testing
College credit-by-examinations (CLEP or DSST) are administered by the National Test Center (NTC) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Testing is free to active duty members and available to other military ID cardholders for a fee. Testing is offered Monday and Wednesday at the NTC at the Air Force Hickam Education Center and Tuesday at the NTC in the Navy College Office building, building 679 on the Pearl Harbor side of JBPHH. Walk-in or schedule an exam by calling 808-543-8053.
For further information on Navy College programs, visit our office or go to the Navy College website.
Navy College Office Hawaii location and contact information:
Bldg. 679, Room 2241260 Pierce StreetJBPHH, HI 96860Phone: (808) 473-5705 or (808) 473-5705.College Classes
College Classes are offered on the Pearl Harbor side of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) Hawaii. Many colleges and universities in Hawaii offer degree options for Military service members stationed in Hawaii and their family members. These students can choose to attend a state public institution of higher learning, where active duty military and their family members are eligible for in-state tuition rates but whose courses are available at their college campus off-base or via distance learning/internet.
Or they may choose to attend a private educational institution such as one of the three private universities, Chaminade University of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University and Wayland Baptist University who offer evening and weekend classroom courses in the Navy College Office building, bldg. 679, on the Pearl Harbor side of JBPHH. Many of their courses may be taken via distance learning/internet as well. Below are these colleges' degree programs offered on Pearl Harbor:Degrees offered by Chaminade University of Honolulu, Pearl Harbor office 808-422-8860:
Degrees offered by Hawaii Pacific University, Pearl Harbor office 808-687-7081:
Degrees offered by Wayland Baptist University-Hawaii, Pearl Harbor office 808-422-6688:
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