Graduate and post-graduate programs are available to both military and civilians aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune through several universities, including Southern Illinois, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Boston, Webster, Mississippi State and Campbell Universities. Campbell is a university of liberal arts, sciences and professions and provides undergraduate, graduate and professional instruction. It was founded in 1887 and Camp Lejeune is the core satellite campus. Jacksonville also lays claim to one of the best community colleges in the nation. Coastal Carolina Community College is a fully-accredited state institution that serves the community with more than 50 curricular programs in college transfer, general education, and vocational and technical training programs.
Students can choose from a variety of programs to suit their needs.
More than half of the college's students are enrolled in the college transfer curriculum. College transfer students earn up to 64 credit hours leading to an associate's degree in liberal arts, fine arts and science degree programs. Business and marketing, education and engineering are just a few of the numerous areas of study available to students. Technical programs include network administration, criminal justice, electronics and emergency medical services. Vocational programs qualify students to work as diesel and automotive technicians, welders, dental assistants, and electricians.