DC Government Employees: Advance your career with a degree from Catholic University, while maintaining your work and family responsibilities

District employees pay no application fee when applying for admission to our programs, and receive an automatic 10 percent scholarship based on our published tuition rates. Other need and merit-based financial aid programs are available too!

Catholic University is located steps from the Brookland/CUA Metro stop on the Red Line.

Associate’s Degrees

Certificate Programs

Bachelor’s Degrees

Master’s Degrees

The School of Professional Studies serves working professionals seeking associate's, bachelor's, master's, and certificate students. Our Admissions Team is here to meet with you and design a unique, individual program tailored to your needs.

 

Program For DC Government Employees

The School of Professional Studies at The Catholic University of America offers generous tuition discounts for employees of the District of Columbia government. Through this partnership, the District’s valued civil-service employees can complete career-building coursework in fields as varied as human resources, project management, information technology, and social services management. Undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees, and certificates are available.

District employees will pay no application fee when applying for admission to our programs, and they will receive an automatic 10 percent scholarship based on our published tuition rates. Other need- and merit-based and programs remain available too.

Our partnership with the District government applies to all of the School of Professional Studies' for-credit degrees and certificates as well as to the Master of Science in Management degree that is offered in partnership with CUA’s Busch School of Business.

Face-to-face courses are offered at our beautiful campus, located just steps away from the Brookland-CUA Red Line Metrorail station in Northeast Washington. Online courses are available for those who prefer the schedule flexibility offered by this mode of study.

We understand the unique practical and academic needs of adult workers. Our face-to-face classes are held at night, convenient for working adults who seek to advance their careers. Our classes focus on building practical knowledge that you can immediately use in the workplace. And we provide access to touring and coaching that will help you succeed academically.

We admit new students for fall, spring and summer semesters, so apply now.