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The United States Coast Guard Academy prepares future leaders of the Coast Guard and our nation. We seek students of high moral character who bring an established academic, athletic and leadership track record.
Admissions
The United States Coast Guard Academy prepares future leaders of the Coast Guard and our nation. We seek students of high moral character who bring an established academic, athletic and leadership track record that outpaces the competition.
Admission to the Coast Guard Academy is highly competitive and based on merit. Congressional nominations are not required or considered.
Few applicants will meet our requirements. Fewer still will be offered an appointment. Each year, the Academy admits about 300 cadets from thousands of applicants. They’re exclusive tickets to an extraordinary educational experience.
If you want your ticket, if you aspire to an elite education, one that challenges you to learn, achieve, and lead, we encourage you to find out more about the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
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As an Academy graduate, you receive a highly respected degree, a commission as an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard and a guaranteed position of leadership.
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Located on the banks of the Thames River in New London, Connecticut, the Academy’s picturesque, waterfront campus offers the idyllic New England college setting. The region we call home has a rich maritime heritage, one that has long embraced the sea, the military and higher education.
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and New London
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What the Academy Has to Offer
The Academy
Experience
The Coast Guard Academy provides an elite education in an exclusive environment where expectations are high. Ours is a unique, integrated preparation rooted in the Coast Guard’s military, maritime heritage.
Academic Majors
Civil Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Cyber Systems | Government | Management | Marine and Environmental Sciences | Mechanical Engineering | Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | Operations Research and Computer Analysis
Why USCGA?
As a cadet, you develop professionally from academic rigor, teamwork and unrelenting challenges, preparing you for a meaningful career in service to your country and humanity.
Athletics
Athletic opportunity abounds. 62% of cadets play on varsity teams.
Clubs
Explore a huge range of interests through 65+ clubs, societies, and organizations.
Aviation Club | Cyber Team | Women’s Leadership Council | Glee Club | Pep Band | Rugby and more…
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Class Profile
Talent comes from every state in the union, and many foreign nations.
What the Academy Has to Offer
The Academy
Experience
The Coast Guard Academy provides an elite education in an exclusive environment where expectations are high. Ours is a unique, integrated preparation rooted in the Coast Guard’s military, maritime heritage.
Academic Majors
Civil Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Cyber Systems | Government | Management | Marine and Environmental Sciences | Mechanical Engineering | Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | Operations Research and Computer Analysis
Why USCGA?
As a cadet, you develop professionally from academic rigor, teamwork and unrelenting challenges, preparing you for a meaningful career in service to your country and humanity.
Athletics
Athletic opportunity abounds. 62% of cadets play on varsity teams.
Clubs
Explore a huge range of interests through 65+ clubs, societies, and organizations.
Aviation Club | Cyber Team | Women’s Leadership Council | Glee Club | Pep Band | Rugby and more…
Explore
Class Profile
Talent comes from every state in the union, and many foreign nations.
Featured Cadets
Taylor Lynch
Madison, Indiana
Major:
Mechanical Engineering
Charles Levental
Oceanside, NY
Major:
Electrical Engineering
Vivi Christopoulos
Knoxville, TN
Major:
Mechanical Engineering
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SAVE LIVES
The Coast Guard is recognized as a leader in the field of search and rescue – on an average day, the Coast Guard
saves 10 lives.
RESPOND TO DISASTERS
Whether a hurricane, flooding, oil spill or other disaster, the Coast Guard is ready to respond as the nation’s
maritime first responder. The Coast Guard also renders aid to foreign nations struck by disaster.
PROTECT ENDANGERED SPECIES
The Coast Guard works with a variety of groups and organizations to ensure the livelihood of endangered
marine species.
PROTECT AMERICAN SHORES
As a lead agency in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Coast Guard is America’s shield of freedom,
keeping America safe.
PREVENT AND DETER CRIME
The Coast Guard works continuously with international, federal, state and local governments to detect, deter, and stop crime, terror, and violations of the law.
STOP ILLEGAL DRUGS
The Coast Guard is the nation’s first line of defense against drug smugglers seeking to bring illegal substances
into the United States.
PROTECT CYBER ASSETS
…against threats and disruption to critical infrastructure.
HELP DEVELOP NATIONS
The Coast Guard provides training and information sharing to help developing countries establish and sustain
maritime service capabilities.
EXPLORE POLAR REGIONS
As activity in the Arctic region continues to evolve and grow, the Coast Guard ensures the safety, security and
stewardship of our nation’s arctic waters.
FLY AIRCRAFT
…the Coast Guard ensures freedom of navigation and the rule of law in arctic waters.
GO TO SEA
The Coast Guard experience is woven into the fabric of the sea – as an afloat officer in the Coast Guard, you lead
in this vast realm.
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