Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is located on Patrick Air Force Base. Embry-Riddle was founded in the early 1970s by U.S. Army officer Dr. Wilbur A. Middleton, who wanted to award Army aviators for their military training. The school has 150 locations worldwide, which allows students to study almost anywhere in the world. The vast majority of Embry-Riddle students are military personnel who are subject to continuous relocation, which makes the programs offered by Embry-Riddle tailored to their needs. Students who are at sea or not able to connect to a local campus can take online courses to complete their degrees. The university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in fields of science such as aviation, fire science, technical management and transportation. Certificate programs offered by the university include helicopter operations and safety, aviation safety and pre-engineering.
Warner University is located approximately 12 miles from Patrick Air Force Base in Melbourne, Florida. Warner University is a private Christian school founded by the Church of God in 1968. The school offers students 27 majors in schools of education, business and ministry, arts and science. Students have the ability to take online classes, use the school's career center, academic skills center and participate in programs such as Habitat for Humanity or become a part of the school's athletic programs including basketball, tennis, soccer golf, track and field and more.
Keiser University is located in Melbourne, approximately 13 miles from Patrick Air Force Base. Keiser University is a private career university that provides students with non-traditional classroom options including online, evening and weekend courses. The school offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in accounting, business, criminal justice, health sciences and legal studies to name just a few. Associate degrees in computers and technology, culinary arts, business, nursing and health science are also available. Keiser University is a military-friendly university that offers special assistance to military personnel in obtaining a college education.
Columbia College is located on Patrick Air Force Base. The main campus is located in Columbia, Missouri but the campus at Patrick Air Force Base is one of 34 campuses provided by Columbia College to help serve military personnel and their families and working adults throughout the U.S. Columbia College offers associate degrees in arts, business administration, general studies, computer systems information and criminal justice administration and bachelor's degrees in business administration, criminal justice administration, general studies, computer information systems and management information on the Patrick Air Force Base campus. Students attending Columbia College at Patrick Air Force Base can also enroll in one of 20 online degree programs.