Education Options for Submariners

Week of June 22, 2009

Some colleges now offer Sailors distance-learning courses that can be completed on a personal digital assistant (PDA). These courses provide all the tools of an instructor-based course with the freedom to "attend" the class whenever they have time and in the location of their choice. Similar to the PDA, courses are also available where iPODs -- also provided with the course materials -- have educational video and audio files preloaded. These self-paced distance-learning courses were initially set up with submariners in mind. Sailors are provided the PDA, equipment and materials for each course at no cost. For more information, contact your Navy educational services officer or visit the Navy College Program website.

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