Four-year Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs are available in conjunction with the University of Virginia. The credit awarded for ROTC classes counts toward PVCC degree requirements. For further information about PVCC credit, contact the contact the Division of Health and Life Sciences at 434.961.5431.
The Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) offers a general military science curriculum that provides eligible students the opportunity to become commissioned officers in the United States Army while completing their undergraduate or graduate degrees.
Qualified cadets enroll in one military science class and leadership laboratory each semester. Cadets attend a five-week leadership training camp during the summer between their Junior and Senior years. With the instructor’s permission, students not enrolled in Army ROTC may take military science classes as electives. These students are not cadets and do not participate in the “Applied Military Leadership” courses.
Second year, transfer, and graduate students who were unable to take ROTC during the first two years of college may be eligible for a compressed program. These students complete a five week summer internship at Fort Knox, Kentucky. During attendance they are provided transportation, food, lodging, and cadet pay.
Highly qualified students may compete for two, three, and four year scholarships that cover tuition, an annual stipend for books and equipment, and a monthly stipend during the school year. Students may apply during their junior or senior years of high school and their first and second years of college. Scholarship recipients and contracted cadets incur a military service obligation.
Non-scholarship cadets enroll in the same courses as scholarship cadets. During their Junior and Senior years, they receive the monthly stipend. Non-scholarship cadets incur no military obligation until the last two years of a four-year academic program at the University.
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