Eastern Illinois University
Eastern Illinois University Army ROTC · Charleston
Army ROTC program page →No cross-town partner colleges on record.
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ROTC colleges in Illinois
39 colleges in Illinois offer ROTC: 12 host a unit, 27 join a nearby unit cross-town.
Illinois has 15 ROTC host units (10 Army, 2 Navy and 3 Air Force) at 12 colleges. 27 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
4 partner colleges
- North Park University3.2 mi
- Northeastern Illinois University3.5 mi
- Northwestern University3.6 mi
- DePaul University8.6 mi
1 partner college
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Saluki Battalion (Carbondale) · Carbondale
Army ROTC program page →No cross-town partner colleges on record.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Salukis Battalion (Carbondale) · Edwardsville
Army ROTC program page →3 partner colleges
University of Illinois Chicago
University of Illinois Chicago Army ROTC · Chicago
Army ROTC program page →9 partner colleges
- Columbia College Chicago1.3 mi
- Roosevelt University1.3 mi
- Illinois Institute of Technology3.2 mi
- University of Chicago6.4 mi
- Chicago State University11 mi
- Saint Xavier University12 mi
- Purdue University NorthwestIN22 mi
- Indiana University NorthwestIN27 mi
- Valparaiso UniversityIN42 mi
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Fighting Illini Battalion · Champaign
Army ROTC program page →1 partner college
- Parkland College3.7 mi
1 partner college
- Monmouth College31 mi
7 partner colleges
4 partner colleges
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
NROTC University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Champaign
Navy ROTC program page →1 partner college
- Parkland College3.7 mi
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Detachment 205 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale · Carbondale
Air Force ROTC program page →1 partner college
- John A. Logan College7.3 mi
14 partner colleges
- Illinois Institute of Technology3.2 mi
- DePaul University6.4 mi
- University of Illinois Chicago6.4 mi
- Saint Xavier University13 mi
- North Park University14 mi
- Northeastern Illinois University15 mi
- Loyola University Chicago15 mi
- Northwestern University19 mi
- Governors State University24 mi
- College of DuPage25 mi
- Wheaton College26 mi
- Lewis University28 mi
- North Central College28 mi
- Northern Illinois University61 mi
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Detachment 190 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Champaign
Air Force ROTC program page →1 partner college
- Parkland College3.7 mi
Colleges in Illinois 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.
- McKendree Universitytrains withSaint Louis UniversityMOAir Force · 23 mi
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsvilletrains withSaint Louis UniversityMOAir Force · 17 mi
- Southwestern Illinois Collegetrains withSaint Louis UniversityMOAir Force · 19 mi
Every college in Illinois with ROTC
Hosts a unit Cross-town partner None
| College | Army | Navy | Air Force |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora UniversityAurora | Army: cross-town at Wheaton College | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| Benedictine UniversityLisle | Army: cross-town at Wheaton College | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| Bradley UniversityPeoria | Army: cross-town at Illinois State University | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| Chicago State UniversityChicago | Army: cross-town at University of Illinois Chicago | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeChicago | Army: none | Navy: cross-town at Northwestern University | Air Force: none |
| College of DuPageGlen Ellyn | Army: none | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of Chicago |
| Columbia College ChicagoChicago | Army: cross-town at University of Illinois Chicago | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| DePaul UniversityChicago | Army: cross-town at Loyola University Chicago | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of Chicago |
| Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston | Army: hosts Eastern Illinois University Army ROTC | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst | Army: cross-town at Wheaton College | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| Governors State UniversityUniversity Park | Army: none | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of Chicago |
| Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago | Army: cross-town at University of Illinois Chicago | Navy: cross-town at Northwestern University | Air Force: cross-town at University of Chicago |
| Illinois State UniversityNormal | Army: hosts Redbird Battalion | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington | Army: cross-town at Illinois State University | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| John A. Logan CollegeCarterville | Army: none | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
| Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfrey | Army: cross-town at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| Lewis UniversityRomeoville | Army: cross-town at Wheaton College | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of Chicago |
| Loyola University ChicagoChicago | Army: hosts Wolfpack Battalion (Loyola) | Navy: cross-town at Northwestern University | Air Force: cross-town at University of Chicago |
| McKendree UniversityLebanon | Army: cross-town at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at Saint Louis University (MO) |
| Monmouth CollegeMonmouth | Army: cross-town at Western Illinois University | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| North Central CollegeNaperville | Army: cross-town at Wheaton College | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of Chicago |
| North Park UniversityChicago | Army: cross-town at Loyola University Chicago | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of Chicago |
| Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago | Army: cross-town at Loyola University Chicago | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of Chicago |
| Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb | Army: hosts Northern Illinois University Army ROTC | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of Chicago |
| Northwestern UniversityEvanston | Army: cross-town at Loyola University Chicago | Navy: hosts NROTC Northwestern University | Air Force: cross-town at University of Chicago |
| Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais | Army: cross-town at Wheaton College | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| Parkland CollegeChampaign | Army: cross-town at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Navy: cross-town at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Air Force: cross-town at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Roosevelt UniversityChicago | Army: cross-town at University of Illinois Chicago | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| Saint Xavier UniversityChicago | Army: cross-town at University of Illinois Chicago | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of Chicago |
| Southern Illinois University CarbondaleCarbondale | Army: hosts Saluki Battalion (Carbondale) | Navy: none | Air Force: hosts Detachment 205 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale |
| Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville | Army: hosts Salukis Battalion (Carbondale) | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at Saint Louis University (MO) |
| Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville | Army: cross-town at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at Saint Louis University (MO) |
| University of ChicagoChicago | Army: cross-town at University of Illinois Chicago | Navy: none | Air Force: hosts Detachment 195 University of Chicago |
| University of Illinois ChicagoChicago | Army: hosts University of Illinois Chicago Army ROTC | Navy: cross-town at Northwestern University | Air Force: cross-town at University of Chicago |
| University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign | Army: hosts Fighting Illini Battalion | Navy: hosts NROTC University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Air Force: hosts Detachment 190 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| University of St. Francis JolietJoliet | Army: cross-town at Wheaton College | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar Grove | Army: cross-town at Northern Illinois University | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| Western Illinois UniversityMacomb | Army: hosts Leatherneck Battalion | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| Wheaton CollegeWheaton | Army: hosts Wheaton College Army ROTC | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of Chicago |
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