ROTC
Reserve Officer Training Corps
Reserve Officer Training Corps
Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) is a leadership training and development program that prepares full-time, college-enrolled students for service opportunities in the Army, Marine Corps (trained by NROTC), Navy, Air Force and Space Force.
Joining ROTC opens a door to professional skills development, scholarship opportunities and tuition assistance, and, upon completion, attaining the rank of officer.
Today, ROTC is offered at more than 1,700 colleges and universities.
The Coast Guard offers a similar program called the College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative [CSPI].
Army ROTC pays for your tuition while you go to college and train to become an Army Officer. It’s offered at more than 1,000 colleges and universities. Get the college experience and graduate as a second lieutenant in the Army, Army Reserve, or Army National Guard.
Learn about the NROTC Scholarship
The Naval ROTC program trains qualified young men and women for service as commissioned officers in both the Navy and Marine Corps.
Learn about the AFROTC Scholarship
The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) is an educational program designed to give men and women the opportunity to become Air Force or Space Force officers while completing their degrees.
Learn about the CSPI Scholarship
CSPI is a scholarship program for motivated college juniors and seniors who demonstrate academic and leadership excellence and a desire to serve in the Coast Guard. To apply, you must be a sophomore or junior at a federally designated Minority Serving Institution (MSI).
To be eligible for CSPI, your school must meet the federal definition for one of the following types of minority serving institutions. Additionally, to support your training, your school must be located within 100 miles of a Coast Guard unit or recruiting office.
Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISI)
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions (ANNHI)