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College Selected to Participate in Coast Guard Partnership
One of 10 Institutions Selected for New Program TRENTON, NJ(March 23, 2010) —Thomas Edison State College is one of only 10 institutions in the country selected to participate in a new program of U.S. Coast Guard that enables Coast Guard members to earn credit for their training and apply it toward a degree.Thomas Edison State College is the only New Jersey school selected for the Coast Guard’s Maritime Law Enforcement College Partnership Program and has tailored its Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice and Bachelor of Science degree in Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness to maximize credit for Coast Guard training and Maritime Law Enforcement Academy courses.
“We are honored to be selected for this new initiative and look forward to serving Coast Guard members with degree programs that are tailored to their unique needs,” said Louis Martini, director of the college’s Office of Military & Veteran Education. “Our programs can prepare Coast Guard members for professional growth within the Coast Guard or for a civilian career after active duty service.”
The Coast Guard’s Maritime Law Enforcement College Partnership Program is a program of the Coast Guard’s Force Readiness Command, the Maritime Law Enforcement Academy and the Coast Guard Institute and is designed to assist Coast Guard law enforcement professionals in maximizing credit for their training.
The college has developed degree roadmaps that detail how specific training and courses transfer into the school’s criminal justice and homeland security programs, which can be completed entirely online and work around the schedules of active duty members.
“Coast Guard members can transfer up to 39 credits for Coast Guard and Maritime Law Enforcement Academy training that can be applied directly to their Thomas Edison State College degree,” said Dr. Susan Davenport, dean of the Heavin School of Arts and Sciences. “This includes 12 credits for general education requirements and six credits toward the area of study, or major.”
In addition to Thomas Edison State College, academic partners for the Maritime Law Enforcement College Partnership Program are American Military University; Bellevue University; Northcentral University; Penn State University; Roger Williams University; Saint Leo University; University of Maryland University College; Oklahoma University and Vincennes University.
For more information on the program, visit www.tesc.edu/coastguard.
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Thomas Edison State College provides flexible, high-quality, collegiate learning opportunities for self-directed adults. One of New Jersey’s 12 senior public institutions of higher education, the College offers associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees in more than 100 areas of study. Students earn degrees through a wide variety of rigorous and high-quality academic methods that can be customized to meet their individual needs. Identified by Forbes magazine as one of the top 20 colleges and universities in the nation in the use of technology to create learning opportunities for adults, Thomas Edison State College is a national leader in the assessment of adult learning and a pioneer in the use of educational technologies. The College is home to The John S. Watson Institute for Public Policy. The New Jersey State Library is an affiliate of Thomas Edison State College. Further information about admission to the College may be obtained by calling (888) 442-8372, via e-mail at info@tesc.edu or by visiting the College Web site at www.tesc.edu.
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