Defense Acquisition University - Cottonwood Parkway

Defense Acquisition University - Cottonwood Parkway is an instructional site of the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) located in California, Maryland. DAU is the primary federal institution responsible for educating and training the U.S. defense acquisition workforce. Specific institutional type and program data for this site are not available in current IPEDS records.

No specific program offerings are listed in available data for this site. DAU programs typically cover defense contracting, program management, systems engineering, logistics, and financial management within the federal acquisition framework. Access to DAU programs is generally limited to Department of Defense employees and contractors. Interested parties should contact DAU directly.

California is a community in St. Mary's County in southern Maryland, near the Patuxent River Naval Air Station. The location supports the large defense and federal contracting workforce in southern Maryland, which is home to numerous military installations and defense agencies.