College options widen in Iraq

College options widen in Iraq
By Joseph Giordono, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Wednesday, May 7, 2008

College classes soon will be offered to servicemembers on the ground in Iraq, broadening an education program that has seen courses made available in Afghanistan and other Central Command nations.

According to school officials, the University of Maryland University College has been awarded a Pentagon contract to expand to Iraq the classes it already offers in the region.

The contract runs for five years, with additional options to extend the contract a year at a time.

“We are pleased to be able to continue our tradition of delivering a quality education to servicemembers stationed in this critical portion of the world stage,” UMUC President Susan C. Aldridge said in the statement.

School officials will travel to Iraq this summer to scout locations and work with the military commands to identify course locations.


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