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Private college-prep military schools[]

Public schools[]

These military academies are part of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) program, and are partly funded by the United States Department of Defense. Chicago with six academies has more than any other city, a third of all in the country.[2]

Military junior colleges (United States)[]

Five institutions are considered Military junior colleges. These five schools participate in the Army's two-year Early Commissioning Program (ECP), an Army ROTC program in which qualified students can earn a commission as a Second Lieutenant after only two years of college. The five Military Junior Colleges are:

State-supported maritime colleges and universities[]

Students at these academies are organized as military academy cadets, and graduate with appropriate licenses from the U.S. Coast Guard and/or U.S. Merchant Marine, with an option to become commissioned reserve officers with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, or the U.S. Marine Corps.

  • California Maritime Academy
  • Great Lakes Maritime Academy, a division of Northwestern Michigan College
  • State University of New York Maritime College
  • Maine Maritime Academy
  • Massachusetts Maritime Academy
  • United States Merchant Marine Academy[4]
  • Texas Maritime Academy,[5] a division of Texas A&M University at Galveston

Senior Military Colleges[]

Public Senior Military College

Public Senior Military Colleges Which Also Enroll Civilian Students

Private Senior Military College Which Also Enrolls Civilian Students

  • Norwich University (Northfield, Vermont; four-year private university)

Federal Service Academies[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. N.B. The military program at TMI has been optional since the 1970s and most students are not cadets. Despite this, the school maintains membership in the Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Allen McDuffee (2008-08-20). "No JROTC Left Behind". In These Times. http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3855/no_jrotc_left_behind/. 
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  4. Maritime Programs in New York
  5. Maritime Programs in Texas

US Military Academy Schools

Full List of Military Schools and Academies in the United States


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