Veteran and Military Education

Army

Empire State College has a longstanding partnership with the Army to provide accessible and affordable degree options to our service members. Students can choose from a wide selection of degrees offered at any of our New York state locations and/or online through our Center for Distance Learning.

Army soldiers

Degrees Offered:

To view the list of associate and bachelor's degrees available, including detailed degree roadmaps, go to www.goarmyed.com

We are also partners with the College of the American Soldier to offer bachelor's degrees in the Career Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO) program. Go to www.goarmyed.com and choose "College of the American Soldier" to view the degrees offered.

To view our graduate degree offerings, go to www.esc.edu/grad.

Apply and/or Enroll:

Active-duty Army and activated Army National Guard and Reservists are required to apply and enroll through the GoArmyEd portal at www.goarmyed.com.

Inactive Guard may apply to and enroll in Empire State College using the college's normal application and enrollment procedures. Please see the applicable page to apply for undergraduate study or graduate study.

Empire State College has LOI and Non-LOI designations in the GoArmyEd portal:

Empire State College LOI Locations:
Empire State College - Center for Distance Learning

  • To study through our Center for Distance Learning: Go to www.goarmyed.com and select Empire State College – Center for Distance Learning as your home institution.
  • Empire State College - Fort Drum
  • To study at our Fort Drum location: Go to www.goarmyed.com and select Empire State College – Fort Drum as your home institution.

Empire State College Non-LOI Locations:
Empire State College (SUNY) - Undergraduate programs at Centers other than CDL and Ft. Drum

  • Go to www.goarmyed.com and select Empire State College (SUNY) as your home institution

Empire State College (SUNY) - Graduate Programs

  • To study through our School for Graduate Studies: Go to www.goarmyed.com and select Empire State College – Graduate Programs as your home institution.

Receive Up-Front Tuition Assistance:

In order to receive up-front tuition assistance, active-duty Army and activated Army National Guard and Reservists are required to apply and enroll through the GoArmyEd portal at www.goarmyed.com. Effective October 1, 2009, inactive reservists also will be required to apply and enroll through the portal. Inactive Army National Guard students receive tuition assistance from the state and, therefore, can apply and enroll directly through the center of their choice.

Process for soldiers to receive up-front Tuition Assistance when attending non-LOI schools is as follows:
Soldiers:

  • Complete a TA Request Form via the GoArmyEd portal
  • Provide the form to the school after receiving Army approval
  • Register for the class directly with the school

GoArmyEd:

  • Approve Tuition Assistance to Soldier at the time of enrollment
  • Pay school invoices electronically
  • Automatically recoup TA from Soldier for failed classes

Empire State College Non-LOI Locations in New York State:

  • Go to www.goarmyed.com and select Empire State College (SUNY) as your home institution.

Niagara Frontier Center (Buffalo area):
Call: 716 686-7800
E-mail: Niagara.Frontier@esc.edu

Genesee Valley Center (Rochester area):
Call: 585 224-3200
E-mail: Genesee.Valley@esc.edu

Central New York Center (Syracuse area):
Call: 315 472-5730
E-mail: Central.NY@esc.edu

Northeast Center (Albany area):
Call: 518 783-6203
E-mail: Northeast.Ctr@esc.edu

Hudson Valley Center (Hartsdale area):
Call: 914 948-6206
E-mail: Hudson.Valley@esc.edu

Metropolitan Center (New York City area):
Call: 212 647-7800
E-mail: metroenroll@esc.edu

Long Island
Call: 800 847-3000 ext. 2848
E-mail: Long.Island@esc.edu