NROTC Units Experience Surge

Week of November 23, 2009

Interest in the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) program increased significantly in the past couple of years. The program is available to students at more than 150 colleges and universities that either host NROTC units or have cross-town enrollment agreements with a host university.  This year, 2,825 NROTC scholarships were offered and more than 1,250 were accepted. Navy nurse degree scholarships were offered to 208 candidates with more than 120 accepted. The entire enrollment in NROTC units nationwide is expected to increase by 17 percent. For more information, visit the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) website.