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A Degree From Embry-Riddle Worldwide Will Enhance Your Military and Post-Military Career
Embry-Riddle is the world’s pre-eminent university for aviation and aerospace education. However, our dynamic, hands-on programs will prepare you for careers well beyond the limits of the sky.
Our Worldwide Campus has been working with U.S. military service members since 1970, helping them to earn a degree while on active duty or as veterans. And we do it at more than 90 military installations around the globe.
The Embry-Riddle Tacoma Site — located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord — offers associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees, as well as undergraduate certifications, that will help you in the military, after you’ve served your country or as a civilian.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is authorized by the Washington Student Achievement Council and meets the requirements and minimum educational standards established for degree-granting institutions under the Degree-Granting Institutions Act. This authorization is subject to periodic review and authorizes Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to offer specific degree programs. The Council may be contacted for a list of currently authorized programs. Authorization by the Council does not carry with it an endorsement by the Council of the institution or its programs. Any person desiring information about the requirements of the act or the applicability of those requirements to the institution may contact the Council at P.O. Box 43430, Olympia, WA 98504-3430 or by email at degreeauthorization@wsac.wa.gov.
Become an Officer
Nearly all military commissioned officers hold college degrees. Many do so before entering the armed forces after attending a service academy, a military college, or a university with a Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program.
For enlisted service members who did not enter the military as an officer, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is here to help you achieve your goal of getting into Officer Candidate School (OCS) or Officer Training School (OTS) and becoming a commissioned officer.
Our flexible course delivery methods allow service members to take courses that accommodate your military duties and family life. Those serving can attend courses in a classroom, via recorded or real-time video conferencing online, or through a blend of modes.
Take classes at Embry-Riddle Worldwide and set yourself up to soar as a military officer.
After the Military/Veterans
Entering the civilian workforce after completing service to your country can be a daunting task. However, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is here to help you earn a college degree and become an attractive job candidate in the field of your choice.
Service members can earn a degree while on active duty thanks to Worldwide's flexible modes of instruction, as well as government tuition assistance for the military.
Then, once you trade in your G.I. boots for dress shoes, you can hit the post-military ground running by being able to list "college graduate" on your resume.
Let Embry-Riddle Worldwide serve your educational needs while you serve your country.
As a Spouse or Civilian
Not everyone working at a military base is member of the armed services. Service members' families and civilian base employees are also an important part of the Tacoma, WA Air Base community.
Military spouses can take advantage of their proximity to an Embry-Riddle Worldwide facility by taking classes at our Tacoma, WA Site. Additional financial assistance is also available under the Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts for spouses who seek certification or an associate degree in an occupation that may be available regardless of where a service member is stationed.
Other civilians employed on base can improve their job prospects by earning a degree at our Tacoma, WA Site.
For more on what Embry-Riddle Worldwide can offer, go to the Degrees & Programs page.
To learn more about the admission process, costs, tuition benefits, and more for active-duty service members, veterans, and their families, go to Our Commitment to the Military page.
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Degrees Offered at This Site
Embry-Riddle offers many courses on location for students who wish to include traditional classroom instruction as part of their degree program. However, it is expected that students will pursue multiple learning modalities, including online, classroom, and virtual classroom instruction.
- Airline Management
- Airworthiness Engineering
- Aviation Maintenance Technology Part 65
- Aviation Safety
- Business Intelligence and Analytics
- Engineering Fundamentals
- Finance
- Human Factors
- Human Resources
- Information Systems Security
- International Business
- ISTAT
- Leadership
- Marketing
- Occupational Safety Management
- Project Management
- Systems Engineering
- Uncrewed Systems Technology
- Aeronautics
- Aviation Business Administration
- Aviation Maintenance
- Aviation Safety
- Business Analytics
- Communication
- Emergency Services
- Engineering
- Engineering Technology
- Homeland Security
- Human Factors Psychology
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Pilot Operations
- Project Management
- Safety Management
- Software Engineering
- Technical Management
- Uncrewed & Autonomous Systems
- Aeronautics
- Aerospace Engineering
- Airworthiness Engineering
- Aviation and Aerospace Sustainability
- Aviation Cybersecurity
- Aviation Maintenance
- Aviation Safety
- Business Administration in Aviation
- Emergency Services
- Engineering Management
- Human Factors
- Human Security & Resilience
- Leadership
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Management
- Management Information Systems
- Occupational Safety Management
- Project Management
- Space Operations
- Space Systems
- Systems Engineering
- Uncrewed and Autonomous Systems
- Uncrewed and Autonomous Systems Engineering
- In-person instruction is not available for this program at this site.
For information on degree programs at Embry-Riddle's residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz,. check out the Embry-Riddle degrees page.
It is the policy of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to administer its educational programs both on and off campus in a manner that is fair, equitable, academically sound, and in accordance with the appropriate regulations. Review State Specific Authorization Information.
Contact This Site
Phone: 253-589-1728
Fax: 253-589-0406
Email:
Tacoma@erau.edu
Hours of Operation:
Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-4 p.m.
Address:
851 Lincoln Blvd. SW, Suite 350, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 98438
Mailing Address:
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Tacoma
851 Lincoln Boulevard SW, Suite 350
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 98438
More About This Site
Affiliated Site: Seattle
Modes of Instruction:- Classroom
- Online
- EagleVision Home
- EagleVision Classroom
- Blended Program
Students: Most ERAU sites located on military installations allow access to non-Department of Defense civilians. Please contact the site for more information.