An Overview of Virginia Tech

Introduction Virginia Tech (VT), formally Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI), is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. It also has educational facilities in six regions statewide, a research centre in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and a study-abroad site in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland. Through its Corps of… Read More

An Overview of the Virginia Military Institute

Introduction Virginia Military Institute (VMI) is a public senior military college (SMC) in Lexington, Virginia. It was founded in 1839 as America’s first state military college and is the oldest public senior military college in the United States. In keeping with its founding principles and unlike any other senior military college in the United States,… Read More

An Overview of Texas A&M University

Introduction Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System in 1948. Since 2021, Texas A&M has enrolled the largest student body in the United States, and the only university… Read More

An Overview of Norwich University

Introduction Norwich University – The Military College of Vermont is a private senior military college (SMC) in Northfield, Vermont. It is the oldest private and senior military college in the United States and offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees on-campus and online. The university was founded in 1819 in Norwich, Vermont, as the American Literary, Scientific… Read More

An Overview of The Military College of South Carolina (The Citadel)

Introduction The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, commonly known simply as The Citadel, is a public senior military college (SMC) in Charleston, South Carolina. Established in 1842, it is one of six SMCs in the United States. It has 18 academic departments divided into five schools offering 31 majors and 57 minors. The… Read More

An Overview of Wentworth Military Academy and College

Introduction Wentworth Military Academy and College was a private two-year military college and high school in Lexington, Missouri. Wentworth was one of six (now four) military junior colleges (MJCs) in the United States. The institution was founded in 1880 and closed in 2017. Brief History Background Lexington’s American Civil War Battle of the Hemp Bales… Read More

An Overview of Kemper Military School

Introduction Kemper Military School & College was a private military school, a former military junior college (MJC), located in Boonville, Missouri. Founded in 1844, Kemper filed for bankruptcy and closed in 2002. The school’s motto was “Nunquam Non Paratus” (Never Not Prepared). The 46-acre campus played a key role in Boonville’s identity as a popular… Read More