The Barden Education Center provides adult education opportunities to Military Soldiers, Adult Family Members, Retirees and Department of Defense Civilians. Services include Educational Counseling, Testing, Functional Academeic Skills Training (FAST), Multi-Use Learning Facility (MLF), Facility Space Management, and On-post undergraduate and graduate college programs.
Barden EDUCATION CENTER
Hours of Operation
Monday-Friday
7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Closed Holidays and Weekends
Contact Information:
- Front Desk: 703-805-9264
- Manager/Education Services Specialist/Test Control Officer: 703-805-9267
- Assistant Manager/Lead Counselor/Alternate Test Control Officer: 703-805-9268
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ACES HUB VIRTUAL EDUCATION SERVICES AVAILABLE
Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall
TA, CA & GoArmyEd - 703-696-3178/1541/1588/1579
Fort Belvoir
TA, CA & GoArmyEd - 703-805-9268/9267
Career Skills Program - 703-805-9270
Fort Meade
TA, CA & GoArmyEd - 301-677-5414/2064
Transition Counseling
703-696-1652
Education Services Officer
Office: 703-696-3195
Mobile: 703-402-8007
Email address for all education centers
usarmy.jbmhh.asa.mbx.education-center@army.mil
counseling servicesCounselors are available to discuss Career Counseling, In/Out Processing, Tuition Assistance, GoArmyEd portal, VA Benefits, JST (Joint Service Transcript) Evaluation process, discuss Financial Aid, Tuition Recoupment, approve tests, and provide education briefings.
Hours of Operation:
Monday through Thursday
7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Room 138 (no appointment required)
Closed Weekends and Ferderal Holidays
Contact Information:
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Phone: 703-805-9264/9267/9268
Government Testing center
Army Personnel Tests/Education Tests administered include: Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT), Armed Forces Classification Test (AFCT), Pre-GT, Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE), Selection Instrument Flight Training (SIFT), Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI), and Basic Math and Science Test (BMST).
Hours of Operation:
Monday through Thursday
7:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Room 134 (by appointments only)
Contact Information:
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Phone: 703-805-9261
national testing center (ntc)
Exams given: College Level Examination Programs (CLEP) tests, DANTES Subject Standardization Tests (DSSTs), Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) English and Math placements exams, including Accuplacer, Extended Learning Insitute (ELI), Student Development Assessment by Local Examination (SDV-ABLE) PearsonVue, and Proctored exams from other institutions. PearsonVue exams are only given on Tuesday 0800-1200 and Wednesday 0800-1500. Please register for these exams at www.PearsonVUE.com/gov/register.
Hours of Operation:
Tuesday through Thursday
8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Room 134
Contact Information:
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Phone: 703-805-9261
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Fax: 703-805-9262
functional academic skills training (fast)
The FAST class provides Soldiers with on-duty instruction in reading, math and language skills. The goal is to strengthen academic skills, improve job performance and increase reenlistment options.
Hours of Operation:
Monday through Friday
8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Classes are offered at various times throughout the year.
Contact Information:
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Phone: 703-805-9268/9267
multi-use learning facility (mlf) & facility space management services
The MLF provides a Computer Lab where service members may utilize the computers. The MLF Technician can schedule classrooms and the computer lab for usage.
Hours of Operation:
Monday through Thursday
7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Room 123
Closed Friday
Contact Information:
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Phone: 703-805-9254
schools offering on-post programs at the barden education center
Northern Virginia Community College - 703-360-8524
Park University - 703-781-8456
University of Maryland University College - 703-781-0059
Central Michigan University - 703-360-5336
Webster University - 703-781-7942
Old Dominion University - 703-781-8203
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