FAA Tuition Assistance

Current FAA policy allows and encourages lines of business/staff offices (LOB/SOs) to support tuition assistance programs and academic degree programs. These programs vary across FAA organizations and are subject to availability of funding. Contact your organization’s training coordinator to find out which programs are available to you. In addition, managers may pay tuition for individual courses or classes to pursue mission-related education for purposes of professional development.

Reduced College Tuition Program

Interested in pursuing a post-secondary degree or certification?

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has partnered with several institutions of higher learning to offer reduced tuition for Federal employees, their spouses, and (in some cases) their dependents. Certificate programs, undergraduate degrees, and graduate degrees are available through this program.

The amount of tuition reduction varies from 5% to 70%. Each college or university has unique policies on transfer credits for previous college work, military training, corporate training, and life experiences. Some offer a course test-out option.

The following are the current colleges and universities participating in the Reduced College Tuition Program:

• University of Maryland University College
• Champlain College
• Excelsior College
• Central Michigan University
• Penn State University World Campus
• Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
• University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
• College for America at Southern New Hampshire University
• Drexel University Online
• Georgetown University of Continuous Studies
• University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business
• Catholic University of America Metropolitan School of Professional Studies
• Pace University Pace Program
• Park University
• Utica College