Air Force ROTC at University of Colorado Boulder

Detachment 088 University of Colorado Boulder is hosted at University of Colorado Boulder in Boulder, Colorado. The detachment's training events, classes, and PT all run on the University of Colorado Boulder campus.

In addition to University of Colorado Boulder, students enrolled at University of Colorado Denver, Colorado School of Mines, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Regis University, Front Range Community College, and Naropa University can contract through Detachment 088 University of Colorado Boulder via cross-town agreements. Cross-town cadets keep their primary academics at the partner school and travel to the host for ROTC-side coursework.

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.

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.

The detachment, known as the Thunderchiefs, describes itself as the nation's fourth-largest AFROTC detachment and the largest in the Northwest Region.

Yes. The detachment includes cadets from ten different college campuses across Colorado in addition to CU Boulder, so students at partner schools can participate.

Yes — Detachment 088 University of Colorado Boulder accepts cross-town and partner students from 6 other institutions, including Naropa University, Front Range Community College, Colorado School of Mines, Regis University. See the cross-town options for distance and enrollment paths.

Air Force programs accept students from most academic majors at University of Colorado Boulder. Some scholarships and commissioning options (e.g., nursing, engineering, foreign-language) carry major requirements — confirm with the unit before declaring.