A military junior college (MJC) is a military-style junior college in the United States. Seven have been founded since 1842; four remain. These schools comprise one of the three major categories of Army ROTC schools whose graduates may immediately become commissioned officers in the U.S. Army. MJC graduates can earn a commission in two years, instead of the usual four, through the Early Commissioning Program (ECP). The schools also offer one-year programs that enable qualified students to earn an appointment to the U.S. service academies.
Schools Four institutions are considered military junior colleges: Georgia Military College, Milledgeville, Georgia, founded in 1879, includes a liberal arts junior college, a high school, and a middle school. Marion Military Institute, Marion, Alabama, founded in 1842, is the state military college of Alabama and nation's oldest military junior college. New Mexico Military Institute, Roswell, New Mexico, founded in 1891, is a four-year high school and a two-year junior college. Valley Forge Military College, Wayne, Pennsylvania, was founded in 1935, offers a co-ed two-year junior college program. It is the only private military junior college.
Defunct MJCs Kemper Military School, Boonville, Missouri, founded in 1844, filed for bankruptcy and closed in 2002. Oklahoma Military Academy operated from 1919 to 1971, when it was renamed Claremore Junior College, later Rogers State College, and in 1998, Rogers State University Wentworth Military Academy and College, Lexington, Missouri, founded in 1880, closed in 2017 due to financial difficulties.
See also Early Commissioning Program Senior Military College Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps
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