The Degree Completion Program (DCP) application period will open in mid Feb 2018 and run through mid-March 2018. Keep an eye out for a Broadcast announcing the application period and process.

The Degree Completion Program (DCP) is designed to assist employees with the completion of an undergraduate or graduate degree that they have previously started, but not finished. This competitive program will reimburse at least 50 FAA employees up to $4,000 annually for college tuition for up to five years.

Some of the content below will assist you with preparing your application.

• What are the basic eligibility requirements?
  You must have been employed full-time by the FAA since March 16, 2017 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST).


• Your first-level manager must verify that you meet the above program requirement.


• You must be accepted into an undergraduate or graduate degree program prior to your FAA DCP application submission. Employees pursuing associate degrees and certificate programs are not eligible for the DCP. Doctoral candidates will only be reimbursed for courses and not thesis/dissertation work. The educational institution must be regionally accredited and be on the U.S. Department of Education Database of Post-Secondary Institutions and Programs at www.ed.gov. For undergraduate degrees 65% of the credit requirements must be complete prior to application submission.


• For graduate degrees 50% of the course credit requirements must be complete prior to application submission.

Please check the Tuition Assistance webpage for additional information. For further questions, please contact, Dollie McCormick.