1 partner college
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ROTC colleges in Kentucky
21 colleges in Kentucky offer ROTC: 5 host a unit, 16 join a nearby unit cross-town.
Kentucky has 7 ROTC host units (5 Army and 2 Air Force) at 5 colleges. 16 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.
No cross-town partner colleges on record.
7 partner colleges
3 partner colleges
- Spalding University1.8 mi
- Bellarmine University3 mi
- Indiana University SoutheastIN9.4 mi
1 partner college
University of Kentucky
Detachment 290 University of Kentucky · Lexington
Air Force ROTC program page →8 partner colleges
University of Louisville
Detachment 295 University of Louisville · Louisville
Air Force ROTC program page →4 partner colleges
Colleges in Kentucky 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.
- Gateway Community and Technical Collegetrains withUniversity of CincinnatiOHAir Force · 13 mi
- Murray State Universitytrains withUniversity of Tennessee at MartinTNArmy · 35 mi
- Northern Kentucky Universitytrains withXavier UniversityOHArmy · 8.3 mi
- Northern Kentucky Universitytrains withUniversity of CincinnatiOHAir Force · 7.5 mi
- Thomas More Universitytrains withXavier UniversityOHArmy · 10 mi
- Thomas More Universitytrains withUniversity of CincinnatiOHAir Force · 8 mi
Every college in Kentucky with ROTC
Hosts a unit Cross-town partner None
| College | Army | Navy | Air Force |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asbury UniversityWilmore | Army: cross-town at University of Kentucky | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of Kentucky |
| Bellarmine UniversityLouisville | Army: cross-town at University of Louisville | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of Louisville |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeLexington | Army: cross-town at University of Kentucky | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of Kentucky |
| Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsville | Army: cross-town at Western Kentucky University | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| Centre CollegeDanville | Army: cross-town at University of Kentucky | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of Kentucky |
| Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond | Army: hosts Mountaineer Battalion (Eastern KY) | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of Kentucky |
| Gateway Community and Technical CollegeFlorence | Army: none | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of Cincinnati (OH) |
| Georgetown CollegeGeorgetown | Army: cross-town at University of Kentucky | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of Kentucky |
| Jefferson Community and Technical CollegeLouisville | Army: none | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of Louisville |
| Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort | Army: cross-town at University of Kentucky | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of Kentucky |
| Midway UniversityMidway | Army: cross-town at University of Kentucky | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of Kentucky |
| Morehead State UniversityMorehead | Army: hosts Eagle Battalion (MSU-KY) | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| Murray State UniversityMurray | Army: cross-town at University of Tennessee at Martin (TN) | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights | Army: cross-town at Xavier University (OH) | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of Cincinnati (OH) |
| Spalding UniversityLouisville | Army: cross-town at University of Louisville | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of Louisville |
| Thomas More UniversityCrestview Hills | Army: cross-town at Xavier University (OH) | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of Cincinnati (OH) |
| Transylvania UniversityLexington | Army: cross-town at University of Kentucky | Navy: none | Air Force: cross-town at University of Kentucky |
| University of KentuckyLexington | Army: hosts Wildcat Battalion (Kentucky) | Navy: none | Air Force: hosts Detachment 290 University of Kentucky |
| University of LouisvilleLouisville | Army: hosts Cardinal Battalion (Louisville) | Navy: none | Air Force: hosts Detachment 295 University of Louisville |
| University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg | Army: cross-town at Eastern Kentucky University | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
| Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green | Army: hosts Hilltopper Battalion | Navy: none | Air Force: none |
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