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Fast Facts

ABOUT
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A Professional Graduate-Level
Educational and Research Institution
 
The U.S. Naval War College started more than 125 years ago as a small institution with mostly summer courses. It has evolved into a one-year, resident program that graduates about 600 students a year, and a robust distance program that graduates about 1,000 students a year. Students earn Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) credit and either a diploma or a master’s degree in National Security and Strategic Studies.
 
Established in 1884, the U.S. Naval War College is the oldest institution of its kind in the world. More than 50,000 students have graduated since its first class of 9 students in 1885 and about 300 of today’s active-duty admirals and generals and senior executive service leaders are alumni.
 
The college’s Professional Military Education (PME) programs prepare leaders for the challenges of operational and/or strategic level leadership over the remainder of their careers as decision makers and problem solvers. More than 1,400 students have graduated from the Maritime Staff Operators Course and more than 342 U.S. and international flag and general officers from the flag course.
 
Just as our educational programs have expanded in depth and reach, so have the research and analysis efforts conducted by our Center for Naval Warfare Studies. Through war games, conferences, workshops, and publications, our research arm provides direct curriculum support to our educational programs and focused, task-driven analysis for fleet customers and government agencies across the national security spectrum.

Established 
1884 – Oldest war college in the world

Location  
Coasters Harbor Island,
Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island

Current (53rd) President
Rear Adm. John N. Christenson
 
Faculty: 307
191 Civilian
116 Military
(165 are teaching faculty)
 
Staff: 290
211 Civilian
79 Navy personnel
 
Courses          
·         Strategy and Policy or Strategy and War
·         National Security Decision Making or Theater Security Decision Making
·         Joint Military Operations or Joint Maritime Operations
·         Electives
·         Joint/Combined Force Maritime Component Commander Courses
·         Executive Level OLW Course
·         Maritime Staff Operators Course
·         Maritime Advanced War-fighting School
 
Degree Granted
Master of Arts
National Security and Strategic Studies
 
Academic Accreditation          
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
 
Joint Professional Military Education (JPME)
Accredited by Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff to award JPME Phase I/II credit

Center for Naval Warfare Studies
Links NWC to the fleet and Washington policy makers as a source of strategic and operational thought through research, analysis and gaming

Resident Student Body
Total Students on Campus  566
                
Senior Class
College of Naval Warfare (U.S.)
Naval Command College (international)
U.S. Navy 82
U.S. Army 38
U.S. Air Force 27
U.S. Marine Corps 25
U.S. Coast Guard 3
U.S. Civilian 22
International Naval Officers 45


                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                         







Intermediate Class
College of Naval Command & Staff (U.S.)
Naval Staff College (international)
U.S. Navy 156
U.S. Army 59
U.S. Air Force 28
U.S. Marine Corps 22
U.S. Coast Guard 4
U.S. Civilian 13
International Naval Officers 42








 

College of Distance Education
Fleet Seminar Program with faculty-led instruction at 20 satellite campuses and non-degree granting Web-enabled and CD-ROM based programs 
Fleet Seminar 996
NWC at Naval Postgraduate School       1,600
Web-enabled Program 1,409 
CD-ROM Program 800
Graduate Degree Program 586
Total Distance Course Enrollments         5,391

                                                                                                                                  
College of Operational & Strategic Leadership
Leadership continuum of Professional Military Education (PME) for Navy personnel, supports combat readiness and the operational level of war through courses and an Assist & Assess Team
 
Senior Enlisted Academy
Aligned with NWC, provides senior enlisted leadersresident and distanceeducation in communication skills, leadership and management, national security affairs, Navy programs, and physical fitness
 
Naval War College Press Publications
www.usnwc.edu/press

Statistics current as of January 2012