Marion Military Institute
official state military college of Alabama, and the oldest military junior college in the United States.
Marion Military Institute, the Military College of Alabama, (MMI, sometimes Marion Institute, Marion Military, or simply Marion) is a public military junior college in Marion, Alabama. Founded in 1842, it is the official state military college of Alabama and the nation's oldest military junior college.
Marion Military Institute is one of only four military junior colleges in the United States. MMI's programs include the Army's two-year Early Commissioning Program (ECP), an Army Reserve Officers Training Corps program through which qualified cadets can earn a commission as a second lieutenant after only two years of college. MMI's ECP is one of the country's leading U.S. Army commissioning programs. The Service Academy Program (SAP) is a freshman year of academic and physical preparation for students who wish to attend one of the service academies in the United States. It is designated, endorsed, and selected by all five service academies. MMI also offers Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Course (PLC), the first two years of Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, or the Leadership Education Program (LEP) for those not intending to pursue military service. Over the years, MMI has produced more than 200 generals and admirals in the United States Armed Forces.
MMI is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees.
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