For over twenty-five years Eastern Connecticut State University has provided educational opportunities to sailors at the Naval Submarine Base Groton. Initially ECSU ran a very popular videotape program designed specifically for those sailors on deployment. Over the past fifteen years, traditional classes have been offered at the Sub. Base combining upper level business and liberal arts courses. Currently, a Bachelor of General Studies Degree Program with a major concentration in Business Management is available to students 25 years or older.

Jennifer Beatty is the Submarine Base (SUBASE) Site Coordinator.

• Location:
  Submarine Base,
  Bldg. 83, Room 148.
• Phone:
  860-445-0333
• Fax:
  860-445-0299
• Email:
  beattyj@easternct.edu

Office Hours: M., Tu., Th. 9a-2pm, Wed. 10a-2pm, or call for an appointment.

About SOCNAV and SOCCOAST

Eastern Connecticut State University is a Servicemembers Opportunity College (SOC). Eastern participates in both the SOCNAV and SOCCOAST programs. Servicemembers Opportunity College (SOC), is a consortium of national higher education associations that functions in cooperation with the Department of Defense (DoD), the Military Services including the National Guard, and the Coast Guard to help meet the voluntary higher education needs of servicemembers.

Eastern is a member of the SOC Degree Network System which includes approximately 160 colleges and universities that provide enhanced educational opportunities for servicemembers and their families. Once a servicemember signs a SOC contact with a university and completes that university's residency requirement, the university agrees to allow the service member to transfer back any additional credits to complete the degree.

Programs offered at the site include:

Eastern's Fast Track Degree Completion Program through SOCNAV.

Fast

Attend classes for 24 months. Half of the courses are flexible, self-paced multimedia-based.

Convenient Location

Take required courses at the Sub Base and at Eastern's convenient Groton Site, located at 591 Poquonnock Road, Exit 87 off I-95.

Affordable

Tuition Assistance is available. Contact Eastern's Coordinator on the Sub Base for details.

Flexible

A minimum of ten courses are required from Eastern.
"Non-classroom" options are available.
Test Prep Kits for CLEP and DSST tests.
Transfer back any additional credits needed from other approved SOC colleges.

For more information contact:

Jennifer Beatty
Sub Base Office
Building #83, Room 148
Phone: (860) 445-0333

Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 9 am to 2 pm, Wednesday 10 am to 2 pm

Directions to our Submarine Base Site.