Duke Field, FL - Educational Services

Duke Field Educational students can contact the Eglin Training Center at Eglin Air Force Base is located in Building 871 and offers classroom instruction of courses and programs. It is one of the largest educational facilities in the Air Force. The Education Training Center at Eglin Air Force Base offers equivalency exams as well as college prep exams including the GRE, the CLEP, the SAT and the ACT. The education center at Eglin Air Force Base is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 0730-1600 and Wednesday from 0730-1500. For more information about specific programs, call 850-883-1266 or 850-883-1264.

Eglin Education & Training Flight

The Education and Training Flight centrally manages administration of all education and training matters at Eglin.

As part of the Eglin Training Flight, the Eglin Training Center, Building 871, offers some of the most advanced methods of training available today. Students not only participate in traditional classroom instruction, but may also take advantage of live satellite-delivered interactive video instruction. Hundreds of courses are beamed over the network each week. Hands-on instruction in a wide range of computer software programs is also available through computer-based training. Hours of operation are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

To call the Center, call 850-882-8697 or for off-site training, call 850-882-8784.

The Eglin Education Services Center, Building 251, is one of the largest in the Air Force. It offers a wide variety of on-base programs from adult basic education through master's degree programs. Five colleges and universities operating on base offer programs. The Education Services staff provides counseling services on military academic planning, Community College of the Air Force, tuition assistance, commissioning programs, Air Force Institute of Technology, high school diploma or equivalency certificate, military correspondence courses, vocational training, veteran's educational benefits, and testing and professional military education, which includes Air War College and Air Command and Staff College seminars. More information is available by calling the Center at 882-8142. Hours of operation are Monday through Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The Base Training Office assists unit personnel in training for mission related functions. It also manages the Career Development Course program and conducts staff assistance visits. For more information, call 850-883-1266, 850-883-1264.

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For information about On-Base Colleges & Universities, please visit http://www.militarymediainc.com/eglin/universities.html.