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ROTC: College Education and Military Training

Military scholarships are offered to officer candidates in the form of tuition assistance and a monthly stipend in return for the student's commitment to serve as an officer in the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps. Large portions of these scholarships are awarded to high school seniors who go directly to college. The benefits consist primarily of reduced or free tuition and a stipend of $350 to $500 per month if the student is enrolled in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps or ROTC.

ROTC units are located on college campuses across the country and provide military and leadership training. After successfully completing ROTC, you are commissioned as an officer in the United States Military in the Army, Air Force, or Navy. Students interested in the Marine Corps can participate in Naval ROTC. The Coast Guard or Merchant Marine does not currently sponsor ROTC programs.

ROTC Scholarships

How can you participate in ROTC?

← Apply for the scholarship during the summer before or fall of your senior year

← Earn a National level 4-year scholarship (or, in some cases, a 3-year award) for high school seniors

← There is the opportunity to earn in-college scholarships, based on performance in the program.

← You can participate in the ROTC program as a non-scholarship student and have the opportunity to earn an in-college scholarship.

The primary type of ROTC scholarship is the four-year tuition scholarship program. These are awarded to high school seniors on the basis of a national competition, and each year more than 4,000 winners are selected from approximately 25,000 applicants of four-year Army, Air Force, and Naval ROTC scholarships.

In return for an Army ROTC scholarship, you must serve eight years in the Active Army, Army Reserve, or Army

National Guard, or a combination thereof. For college scholarships from other services, four years' active duty service is required plus an additional 4 years in the inactive ready reserve.

If you decide to compete for a four-year ROTC scholarship, it's important that you apply to a college that has the ROTC program you are interested in. A smart strategy is to apply to more than one participating school, as you may not be accepted at your first choice.

You may be required to major in a specific area if you are awarded an ROTC scholarship, so you'll need to pursue acceptance in your area of study as well. For example, if you win an Air Force ROTC scholarship for engineering, you must be accepted into the engineering program as well as to the college.

How to Improve your Chances of Winning the

ROTC Scholarship

To improve your chances of winning college scholarships, consider these suggestions:

← Adhere to a curriculum that includes 4 years of English and math, 3 or 4 years of a foreign language, and 2 years of laboratory science and history, with some courses at the honors level

← Maintain a B-plus average and rank in the top 15 percent of your class

← Earn SAT scores over 600 in both the critical reading and math sections, or secure an ACT composite score of 28 or better

← Join the National Honor Society or other service based clubs/organizations

← Hold an office in student government

← Be active in varsity athletics

← Demonstrate that you are one of the top all-around students in your class, and make a positive contribution to both your school and community

← Join an out-of-school Cadet Program: Sea Cadets, Young Marines, or Civil Air Patrol

MASSACHUSETTS

American International College

Amherst College

Anna Maria College – Air Force only

Assumption College

Babson College – Air Force only

Bay Path College

Becker College

Bentley University

Boston College

Boston University

Brandeis University

Bridgewater State University

Clark University

College of the Holy Cross

Curry College

Eastern Nazarene College

Elms College

Emmanuel College – Army only

Endicott College

Fitchburg State University – Army only

Gordon College

Hampshire College – Army only

Harvard College

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mass Maritime Academy

Merrimack College – Air Force only

Mount Holyoke College

Nichols College – Army only

Northeastern University

Pine Manor College

Regis College – Army only

Salem State University

Simmons College – Army only

Smith College – Air Force only

Springfield College

Tufts University

UMass Amherst

UMass Boston

UMass Dartmouth – Army only

UMass Lowell – Air Force only

Wellesley College

Wentworth Institute of Tech

Western New England College

Westfield State University

Wheaton College – Army only

Williams College – Air Force only

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester State University

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Colby-Sawyer College

Daniel Webster College

Dartmouth College – Army only

Franklin Pierce University

Granite State College – Army only

Keene State College

New England College

Plymouth State University

Rivier College

Saint Anselm College

Southern New Hampshire University

University of New Hampshire

MAINE

Colby College – Army only

Husson University – Army only

Maine Maritime Academy – Army only

New England School of Communications – Army only

Saint Joseph’s College – Army only

University of Maine – Army only

University of Maine/Augusta

University of Southern Maine

CONNECTICUT

Central Connecticut State University

Eastern Connecticut State University

Fairfield University

Quinnipiac University

Sacred Heart University – Army only

Southern Connecticut State University

Trinity College – Army only

University of Bridgeport – Army only

University of Connecticut

University of Hartford

University of New Haven

Wesleyan University – Air Force only

Western Connecticut State University

Yale University

RHODE ISLAND

Brown University – Army only

Bryant University – Army only

Johnson & Wales – Army only

Providence College – Army only

Rhode Island College – Army only

Roger Williams College – Army only

Salve Regina University – Army only

University of Rhode Island – Army only

VERMONT

Castleton State College – Army only

Champlain College – Army only

Johnson State College – Army only

Middlebury College – Army only

Lyndon State College – Air Force only

Norwich University

St. Michael’s College – Air Force only

University of Vermont – Army only

Vermont Technical College – Army only

2-YR ROTC PROGRAMS

Massachusetts

Fisher College – Army only

Holyoke Community College – Army only

Middlesex Community College – Army only

Quinsigamond Community College – Army only

Roxbury Community College – Army only

Rhode Island

Community College of Rhode Island – Army only

Connecticut

Capital Community College

Tunxis Community College

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