Community College -> NROTC

[A2024TN]

Good morning/afternoon/evening everybody.

I'm currently a freshman in community college with less than 30 college credits. I've recently submitted my entire package through NETFOCUS and am now waiting for a response. Yet, I had a few questions regarding my current situation. As far as I understand, the NROTC 4-Year Scholarship prioritizes high-school students; seeing how I'm a community college freshman, I'd like to shed some light on my current situation. In many community college student's situations, they would complete their first two years in a community college, then transfer to a university as a junior.

1. How would I transfer to a University without having the minimum college credits (60)? As far as I'm aware, if I were to get accepted, I would be transferring to the NROTC school the same year. As of now, it'll take me another year to achieve my associate's degree and transfer as a junior. UCSD's application stipulates that I'm either an incoming freshman (from high school) or entering UCSD as a junior (transfer student).

2. How would the application process look like? Specifically for the UC system, if I transfer the same year I receive the scholarship, would I essentially be a freshman transfer student starting spring semester?

3. Does anyone have any information on transferring from a community college to an NROTC school? What is it like? Did you transfer as a freshman -> your NROTC school? Or did you complete your associates and then transfer to your NROTC school as a junior?

 

[Ivy22]

Someone else will probably have more info than me, but I don’t think someone who will be going into their junior year of college can use the NROTC 4-year scholarship. There is an upper limit on the amount of college credits one can have to start the NROTC scholarship. NROTC has additional required classes of its own, including 8 Naval Science courses (1 each semester)

OCS is a good route to look into for people who decide they want to commission but it’s too late for NROTC or academy.

This thread has some talk about NROTC and college credits:
https://www.serviceacademyforums.com/index.php?threads/what-are-my-chances-of-getting-in.97565/

 

[Herman_Snerd]

Follow the limk below if you’d like- it may answer some of your questions. Contact a NROTC unit to get the rest answered directly, or loop back here to affirm.
You can transfer to a university without sixty credits outside of any structured associates to bachelors program. * as long as the college will take transfers. Contact admissions at UCSD directly to confirm options or seek a different NROTC host or crosstown school. Nearly all will take transfers.
NROTC 2 and 3 year scholarships

 

[NY1234]

Follow the limk below if you’d like- it may answer some of your questions. Contact a NROTC unit to get the rest answered directly, or loop back here to affirm.
You can transfer to a university without sixty credits outside of any structured associates to bachelors program. * as long as the college will take transfers. Contact admissions at UCSD directly to confirm options or seek a different NROTC host or crosstown school. Nearly all will take transfers.
NROTC 2 and 3 year scholarships

Word of caution. If you have any college credit you are unlikely to be considered a freshman for college application purposes. My daughter (not NROTC) transferred with 16 credits, and could not even apply to many schools because she already had some credits but didn’t have the minimum they required and could not be considered for freshman scholarships at others. Also some schools don’t guarantee housing for transfers.

 

[Ihavenoidea]

Good morning/afternoon/evening everybody.

I'm currently a freshman in community college with less than 30 college credits. I've recently submitted my entire package through NETFOCUS and am now waiting for a response. Yet, I had a few questions regarding my current situation. As far as I understand, the NROTC 4-Year Scholarship prioritizes high-school students; seeing how I'm a community college freshman, I'd like to shed some light on my current situation. In many community college student's situations, they would complete their first two years in a community college, then transfer to a university as a junior.

1. How would I transfer to a University without having the minimum college credits (60)? As far as I'm aware, if I were to get accepted, I would be transferring to the NROTC school the same year. As of now, it'll take me another year to achieve my associate's degree and transfer as a junior. UCSD's application stipulates that I'm either an incoming freshman (from high school) or entering UCSD as a junior (transfer student).

2. How would the application process look like? Specifically for the UC system, if I transfer the same year I receive the scholarship, would I essentially be a freshman transfer student starting spring semester?

3. Does anyone have any information on transferring from a community college to an NROTC school? What is it like? Did you transfer as a freshman -> your NROTC school? Or did you complete your associates and then transfer to your NROTC school as a junior?

You need to contact the unit of the college you want to transfer into about applying for a side load scholarship. After you graduate high school, you are no longer eligible to apply for the 4 year National scholarship. A freshman in college use to be able to apply, but they changed it a few years ago. Your best bet is to reach out to the unit to speak with them about what the steps are to try and get a side load. I believe you can apply even though you are not yet at the school. Though the board for side loads is not until summer, so you would likely have to get into the school before knowing for sure if you get the scholarship.

For those thinking of community college and transferring into a NROTC unit and school. Many consortiums (several schools under one NROTC unit) have a community college connected with it. If you are able, consider going to that community college and then you can still join the NROTC unit while at the CC. You can join as a college programmer to the unit and have a better chance at a side load.