3 partner colleges
- Grand View University28 mi
- Drake University29 mi
- Buena Vista University90 mi
State hub
ROTC colleges in Iowa
13 colleges in Iowa offer ROTC: 3 host a unit, 10 join a nearby unit cross-town.
Iowa has 6 ROTC host units (3 Army, 1 Navy and 2 Air Force) at 3 colleges. 10 more colleges join through cross-town agreements.
Host units and their partner colleges
Each unit is based at its host college. Cadets at partner colleges join that unit cross-town and earn the same commission.
2 partner colleges
- Kirkwood Community College18 mi
- Coe College23 mi
3 partner colleges
- Allen College6.2 mi
- University of Dubuque90 mi
- Loras College91 mi
No cross-town partner colleges on record.
3 partner colleges
2 partner colleges
- Kirkwood Community College18 mi
- Coe College23 mi
Colleges in Iowa that train with a unit in another state
Cross-town agreements follow distance, not state lines. Cadets at these colleges join a unit across the border.
- Iowa Western Community Collegetrains withUniversity of Nebraska OmahaNEAir Force · 11 mi
Every college in Iowa with ROTC
Hosts a unit Cross-town partner None
| College | Army | Navy | Air Force |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen CollegeWaterloo | Army: cross-town at University of Northern Iowa | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake | Army: cross-town at Iowa State University | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| Coe CollegeCedar Rapids | Army: cross-town at University of Iowa | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of Iowa |
| Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny | Army: none | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at Iowa State University |
| Drake UniversityDes Moines | Army: cross-town at Iowa State University | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at Iowa State University |
| Grand View UniversityDes Moines | Army: cross-town at Iowa State University | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at Iowa State University |
| Iowa State UniversityAmes | Army: hosts Cyclone Battalion | Navy: hosts NROTC Iowa State University | Air Force: hosts Detachment 250 Iowa State University |
| Iowa Western Community CollegeCouncil Bluffs | Army: none | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of Nebraska Omaha (NE) |
| Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids | Army: cross-town at University of Iowa | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of Iowa |
| Loras CollegeDubuque | Army: cross-town at University of Northern Iowa | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| University of DubuqueDubuque | Army: cross-town at University of Northern Iowa | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| University of IowaIowa City | Army: hosts Hawkeye Battalion | Navy: none | Air Force: hosts Detachment 255 University of Iowa |
| University of Northern IowaCedar Falls | Army: hosts Panther Battalion (UNI) | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
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