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Air Force ROTC at Louisiana State University

Yes — Louisiana State University hosts Air Force ROTC on campus through Detachment 310 Louisiana State University. Students from 3 partner schools also join it cross-town.

Detachment 310 Louisiana State University · Tigers · 310

Detachment 310 Louisiana State University hosts AFROTC at Louisiana State University and 2 partner schools across Louisiana.

Detachment 310 Louisiana State University
Founded1947
FY2012: 9 officers commissioned2012: 71 cadets enrolledSource: GAO, GAO-14-93 (published 2013). Later years are not public.

About this program

Detachment 310 Louisiana State University sits inside Louisiana State University as the campus's AFROTC detachment. AFROTC has been on this campus since 1947. The mission is straightforward — produce U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force officers — and the cadre run a four-year curriculum to do exactly that.

Southern University and A&M College and Baton Rouge Community College are the cross-town partner schools feeding Detachment 310 Louisiana State University. Det leadership runs a single training schedule for the consortium, and all cadets — host and partner — show up to the same PT, lab, and AS classes.

Cadets pursue HSSP Type 1, Type 2, or Type 7 awards as high-school seniors and the In-College Scholarship Program once they're contracted. Tech and rated-pilot slots run through the same detachment board cycle. On the academic side, Louisiana State University draws cadets into history and the humanities as well as nursing and health professions, and the cadre work directly with academic advising on time-conflict resolution between ROTC and major requirements.

Scholarships at this unit

AFROTC HSSP Type 2 ($18k cap)

Tuition + fees capped at $18,000/yr, plus $900/yr textbook allowance and monthly stipend ($300-$500); may convert to a housing scholarship (up to $10,000/yr). AY27-28 minimums: SAT 1310 / ACT 28 / CLT 93, GPA 3.3. Window: July 1 - December 11, 2026. Award type is fixed at selection - no upgrades.

Service obligation: 4 years

AFROTC In-College Scholarship Program

In-College Scholarship Program for freshmen/sophomores already enrolled in AFROTC. Merit-based with fall and spring selection phases; same capped/uncapped structure as HSSP plus the $10,000/yr housing conversion. The General Charles McGee Leadership Award (CMLA) covers non-scholarship cadets who receive an enrollment allocation.

Service obligation: 4 years

AFROTC HSSP Type 4 ($36k cap)

Tuition + fees capped at $36,000/yr, plus $900/yr textbook allowance and monthly stipend ($300-$500); may convert to a housing scholarship (up to $10,000/yr). Type 4 replaced the old in-state Type 7 award in the current HSSP structure. AY27-28 minimums: SAT 1310 / ACT 28 / CLT 93, GPA 3.3. Window: July 1 - December 11, 2026.

Service obligation: 4 years

AFROTC HSSP Type 1 (Full Tuition)

Full tuition with no cap + $900/yr textbook allowance + monthly stipend ($300 freshman to $500 senior); may convert to a housing scholarship (up to $10,000/yr). Most competitive tier. AY27-28 minimums: SAT 1310 / ACT 28 / CLT 93, unweighted GPA 3.3, single test sitting. Window: July 1 - December 11, 2026; two boards (Oct 2026, Mar 2027). 4-year active-duty obligation (longer for rated career fields).

Service obligation: 4 years

Cross-town and partner schools

Students at these schools can join Detachment 310 Louisiana State University. They travel to Louisiana State University for training.

Cross-town · 3.4 mi
Baton Rouge Community College

Cross-enroll students take Aerospace Studies courses at Louisiana State University.

Cross-town · 7.6 mi
Southern University and A&M College

Cross-enroll students take Aerospace Studies courses at Louisiana State University.

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Official site: https://afrotc.lsu.edu

Location: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803

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Air Force ROTC FAQ

Does Louisiana State University have Air Force ROTC?

Yes — Louisiana State University hosts Air Force ROTC on campus through Detachment 310 Louisiana State University. Students from 3 partner schools also join it cross-town.

Is Detachment 310 Louisiana State University a host unit or cross-town?

Detachment 310 Louisiana State University is the host unit, based at Louisiana State University. Students at 3 partner schools join it cross-town and train at Louisiana State University.

Where is Detachment 310 Louisiana State University located?

Detachment 310 Louisiana State University is hosted at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The detachment's training events, classes, and PT all run on the Louisiana State University campus.

Which colleges and universities can attend Detachment 310 Louisiana State University?

In addition to Louisiana State University, students enrolled at Southern University and A&M College and Baton Rouge Community College can contract through Detachment 310 Louisiana State University via cross-town agreements. Cross-town cadets keep their primary academics at the partner school and travel to the host for ROTC-side coursework.

What scholarships are available through Detachment 310 Louisiana State University?

AFROTC cadets at this detachment compete for AFROTC HSSP Type 1 (full tuition), AFROTC HSSP Type 2 ($18k cap), AFROTC HSSP Type 7 (in-state), ICSP (in-college). National awards apply out of high school; on-campus side-loads kick in once a cadet is enrolled and contracted.

What's the AFROTC summer training for cadets at Detachment 310 Louisiana State University?

Between sophomore and junior year, cadets compete for slots at AFROTC Field Training at Maxwell AFB — the gate that converts a GMC cadet into a POC contracted cadet.

How big is the corps at Detachment 310 Louisiana State University?

Public corps-size figures aren't always published year-to-year; AFROTC detachments in this size class generally carry between several dozen and a few hundred contracted cadets depending on host enrollment.

Can students at other schools join Detachment 310 Louisiana State University?

Yes. Detachment 310 Louisiana State University takes cross-town and partner students from 3 other schools, including Baton Rouge Community College, Southern University and A&M College, Southeastern Louisiana University. See the cross-town section above for distances and how to enroll.

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