United States Coast Guard Academy - Wikipedia United States Coast Guard Academy `` USCGA '' redirects here. It is not to be confused with United States Coast Guard Auxiliary. United States Coast Guard Academy Former names Revenue Cutter Service School of Instruction ( 1876 ) Motto Scientiæ Cedit Mare ( Latin ) Motto in English The sea yields to knowledge Type U.S. Service Academy Established 1876 Superintendent RADM James E. Rendon Dean CAPT Kurt J. Colella USCG, ret. Commandant CAPT Melissa L. Rivera Academic staff 130 Students 988 cadets Location New London, Connecticut, U.S. 41 ° 22 ′ 22 '' N 72 ° 06 ′ 06 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 41.37278 ° N 72.10167 ° W ﻿ / 41.37278 ; - 72.10167 Campus Suburban -- 110 acres ( 44.5 ha ) Fight song `` Semper Paratus '' Colors Blue and Orange Athletics NCAA Division III -- NEWMAC Nickname Bears Mascot Objee the Bear Website www.uscga.edu The United States Coast Guard Academy ( USCGA ) is the service academy of the United States Coast Guard, founded in 1876 and located in New London, Connecticut. It is the smallest of the five federal service academies and provides education to future Coast Guard officers in one of eight major fields of study. Unlike the other service academies, however, admission to the Coast Guard Academy does not require a congressional nomination. Students are officers - in - training and are referred to as cadets. Tuition for cadets is fully funded by the Coast Guard in exchange for an obligation of five years active duty service upon graduation. This obligation increases if the cadet chooses to go to flight school or graduate school. Approximately 250 cadets enter the academy each summer, with about 200 graduating. Graduates are commissioned as ensigns. The academic program grants a Bachelor of Science degree in one of eight majors, with a curriculum that grades cadets ' performance upon a holistic education of academics, physical fitness, character, and leadership. Cadets are required to adhere to the academy 's `` Honor Concept, '' `` Who lives here reveres honor, honors duty, '' which is emblazoned in the halls of the academy 's entrance. The academy 's motto is Scientiæ cedit mare, which is Latin for `` the sea yields to knowledge ''. The Academy is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, ABET, and AACSB for its various programs. Contents 1 History 1.1 Mission 2 Admission 3 Course of study 3.1 Academic majors 3.2 Military training 4 Organization of the Corps of Cadets 5 Extracurricular activities 5.1 Athletics 5.2 Music 5.3 Model UN 5.4 Clubs 6 Traditions 6.1 Links in the Chain 7 Notable alumni 8 U.S. Coast Guard Museum 9 See also 10 References 11 Further reading 12 External links History Historic photograph of the USRC Dobbin The roots of the academy lie in the School of Instruction of the Revenue Cutter Service, the school of the Revenue Cutter Service. The School of Instruction was established near New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1876 and used the USRC Dobbin for its exercises. Captain John Henriques served as superintendent from founding until 1883. The one civilian instructor was Professor Edwin Emery, who taught mathematics, astronomy, English composition, French, physics, theoretical steam engineering, history, international law, and revenue law, among other subjects. The School was a two - year apprenticeship, in essence, supplemented by minimal classroom work. The student body averaged five to ten cadets per class. With changes to new training vessels, the school moved to Curtis Bay, Maryland in 1900 and to Fort Trumbull in 1910, a Revolutionary War -- era Army installation in New London, Connecticut. In 1914, the school became the Revenue Cutter Academy, and it became the Coast Guard Academy in 1915 with the merger of the Revenue Cutter Service and the Life Saving Service. Land was purchased in New London on 31 July 1930 for the construction of the Coast Guard Academy. The 40 - acre site was made up of two parcels from the Allyn and Payne estates and was purchased for $100,000. The $100,000 was not raised through a bond issue, as originally planned, but with a bank loan based on uncollected back taxes. The contract was awarded to Murch Brothers Construction Company of St. Louis and ground was broken on January 1931 by Jean Hamlet, daughter of RADM Harry G. Hamlet, Academy Superintendent from 1928 -- 1932. On 15 May 1931, Treasury Secretary Andrew W. Mellon visited New London to lay the cornerstone of Hamilton Hall. Construction proceeded relatively on schedule and cadets moved in to the new buildings on 20 September 1932. In 1946, the academy received the barque Horst Wessel as a war reparation from Germany, a 295 - foot tall ship which was renamed the USCGC Eagle. It remains the main training vessel for cadets at the academy as well as for officer candidates as the Coast Guard 's Officer Candidate School, which is located on the grounds of the USCGA. The academy was racially integrated in 1962 at the request of President Kennedy. The academy began admitting women in 1976 at the request of Congress. Mission Superintendent of the academy Vice Admiral Harry G. Hamlet composed the academy 's mission statement in 1929. All entering cadets must memorize the statement during their first few days of Swab Summer, the indoctrination period for new cadets. The mission of the United States Coast Guard Academy is to graduate young men and women with sound bodies, stout hearts and alert minds, with a liking for the sea and its lore, and with that high sense of Honor, Loyalty and Obedience which goes with trained initiative and leadership ; well - grounded in seamanship, the sciences and the amenities, and strong in the resolve to be worthy of the traditions of commissioned officers in the United States Coast Guard, in the service of their country and humanity. Admission Aerial view of Washington Parade field and campus Unlike the other service academies, admission to the USCGA does not require a congressional nomination. This is due to the fervent objections of Captain John A. Henriques, the first Superintendent of the Revenue Cutter School of Instruction ( later the Revenue Cutter Academy ). His objection stemmed from years of poor political appointments in the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 's bureaucracy. The academy is regularly cited as being one of the most difficult American institutions of higher education in which to gain entrance. Each year more than 2,000 students apply and appointments are offered until the number accepting appointments to the incoming class numbers reaches approximately 400 ; the average entering class size is 300 cadets. Those who have accepted appointments as cadets report to the USCGA in late June or early July for `` Swab Summer '', a basic military training program designed to prepare them for the rigors of their Fourth Class year. After four years of study and training, approximately 200 of those cadets will graduate. About 35 percent of cadets are women. Course of study An Academy class graduating All graduating cadets earn commissions as ensigns in the United States Coast Guard, as well as Bachelor of Science degrees. For that reason the academy maintains a core curriculum of science and professional development courses in addition to major - specific courses. Each cadet takes two semesters of classes during the school year and then spends the majority of the summer in military training to produce officers of character with the requisite professional skills. Among these are courses in leadership, ethics, organizational behavior, and nautical science. The majority of cadets report to their first units after graduating, which are either afloat units, shore units, or basic flight training as student naval aviators, with the training conducted under the auspices of the U.S. Navy. Those that are assigned afloat serve as either deck watch officers or student engineers. Professional maritime studies courses help prepare cadets in piloting, voyage planning, deck seamanship, and all aspects of shiphandling, as well as Coast Guard leadership and administrative duties. Academic majors Academics at the USCGA stress the sciences and engineering, but different courses of study are available. In addition, several of the majors offer tracks of specialization ( for example, Marine and Environmental Science majors can choose to focus on biology, chemistry, or geophysics ). Cadets sometimes opt to take elective courses with Connecticut College ( adjacent the academy 's campus ) as part of an open exchange agreement. The academy offers eight majors : Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Operations Research and Computer Analysis Marine and Environmental Sciences Government Management Military training The barque USCGC Eagle ( WIX - 327 ), the United States ' only active duty tall ship. The ship is used by the USCGA as a sail training ship. Each summer, cadets participate in training programs according to their class. The summers are organized as follows : Swab Summer : The new class of freshmen report in to the Academy, and are sworn into the military. They undergo a seven - week basic training program that culminates on a week - long voyage underway on the barque USCGC Eagle. Third - class ( 3 / c ) Summer : Five weeks aboard the USCGC Eagle training under sail, five weeks aboard an operational Coast Guard cutter or small boat station in the role of junior enlisted ( i.e., standing watches as helmsman, lookout, quartermaster of the watch, or engineering watch ). Second - class ( 2 / c ) Summer : Damage control training, weapon qualifications, navigation rules certification, aviation internship, sail training program, and three weeks as members of the cadre, who train the incoming Swabs. First - class ( 1 / c ) Summer : Ten weeks aboard an operational cutter in the role of a junior officer ( i.e., standing bridge watches conning the ship as Officer of the Deck ), or an optional internship for exceptional cadets who split their summer with five weeks at an internship and five weeks aboard a cutter. Each week during the school year cadets participate in Regimental Review, a formal military drill. In addition, cadets perform a variety of military duties at the academy. Like all cadets and midshipmen at the United States service academies, Coast Guard cadets are on active duty in the military and wear uniforms at all times. Cadets receive a monthly stipend to pay for books, uniforms, and other necessities. Cadets receive monthly pay of $1,017.00, as of 2015. From this amount, pay is automatically deducted for the cost of uniforms, books, supplies, services, and other miscellaneous expenses. Cadets only receive a portion of their total pay in cash. Fourth - class to second - class receive monthly stipends of $100, $200, $300, respectively. First - class receive the difference between the pay and outstanding expenses. Organization of the Corps of cadets The Corps is organized as one regiment divided into eight companies, each of which is composed of about 120 cadets of all classes. Although the Corps of Cadets is supervised directly by the Commandant of Cadets ( a Coast Guard officer with the rank of captain ), the academy operates on the concept of `` the Corps leading the Corps. '' The Corps of Cadets is largely a self - directed organization that follows a standard military chain of command : 1st class cadets lead the Corps 2nd class cadets are cadre in Swab Summer training and are primarily responsible for leading and developing 4th class cadets. They serve as mentors 3rd class cadets are role models to 4th class cadets 4th class cadets are responsible for learning and applying Coast Guard core values such as leadership, teamwork, attention to detail, accountability, etc. The highest - ranking cadet in each company is the Company Commander, a first - class cadet ( `` firstie '' ), equivalent to a senior. Although each company has some leeway in their standards and practices, every company commander reports to the Regimental Staff who plan and oversee all aspects of cadet life. At the top of the cadet chain of command is the Regimental Commander, the highest ranking cadet. Command positions, both in companies and on Regimental Staff, are highly competitive, and a cadet 's overall class rank is often a deciding factor in who is awarded the position. The eight companies are named for the first eight letters of the NATO phonetic alphabet. Each has a special focus in administering day - to - day affairs : Alpha company is in charge of health and wellness. Bravo company is in charge of training. Charlie company is in charge of administering the honor system, Delta company is in charge of drill and ceremonies. Echo company is in charge of transportation and logistics. Foxtrot is in charge of operating the cadet conduct system, organizing the watch rotations, and making the regulations. Golf company is in charge of supplies for cleaning and repairing damaged rooms within the corps. Hotel company is in charge of morale events, and so forth. To accomplish these missions, each company is divided, along shipboard lines, into three departments, each of which is divided into a variety of divisions. Divisions are the most basic unit at the Coast Guard Academy, and each has a very specific duty. Each division is commanded by a firstie and contains several members of each other class. This organizational structure is designed to give every cadet a position of leadership and to emulate the structure of a Coast Guard cutter, in which the division officer and department head positions are filled by junior officers. Third - class cadets directly mentor the fourth - class in their division, just as junior petty officers would be responsible for the most junior enlisted personnel ( non-rates ). Second - class cadets act as non-commissioned officers, and ensure that the regulations and accountability are upheld. Firsties ( like junior officers ) are in supervisory roles, and are responsible for carrying out the mission of their divisions and ensuring the well - being of those under their command. Exchange cadets from the other federal service academies are also a part of the Corps, and take part in many activities alongside their USCGA counterparts. Extracurricular activities Athletics Main article : Coast Guard Bears The USCGA Athletic Department offers 24 intercollegiate sports for cadets. The academy 's athletics teams generally compete in Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Cadets devote two hours per academic day to athletic activities, either on varsity teams, club teams, or other sports pursuits. The academy nickname is the Bears, after the USRC Bear, which made a dramatic rescue in Alaska in 1897, shortly after the opening of the academy. Music Non-athletic activities also abound. Principal among them are the musical activities, centered on Leamy Hall. Regimental Band, Windjammers Drum & Bugle Corps, various pep bands, and the NiteCaps Jazz Band are some of the instrumental programs. Chapel Choirs, Glee Club, the Fairwinds all - female a cappella group, and The Idlers all - male sea shanty group are some of the vocal programs. Model UN The academy 's Model UN team was started in 2004, and has since been successfully competing around North America, and at the World Model UN Conference. Clubs Multiple clubs are offered to students at the Academy, such as the Judo Club, to help assist them in networking with others. All clubs are non-discriminating and offer insight into many cultures or sports based on the club theme. Traditions Links in the chain For years it has been a United States Coast Guard Academy tradition for fourth - class cadets ( freshman ) to hide the chain links that sit outside the cadet library, also known as Waesche Hall. The chain links are historic : they were used during the Revolutionary War to prevent ships from transiting up the Hudson River and attacking West Point. When Benedict Arnold betrayed the United States, the chain links were one of the secrets that he revealed to the British. The family that originally forged the chain donated the links to the United States Coast Guard Academy. Since the donation, the fourth class is challenged each year at the annual homecoming football game to outwit the second class ( juniors ) and keep the chain hidden until half - time. If the fourth class is successful in hiding the links until the end of the second quarter, it is granted some sort of reward such as carry - on ( this allows the fourth class to have privileges of the upper upperclassman for a day ). Notable alumni Name Class Notability Worth G. Ross 1879 Captain - Commandant ; 3rd Commandant of the Coast Guard ( 1905 -- 1911 ), member of the first graduating class of the School of Instruction William E. Reynolds 1880 Rear Admiral ; 5th Commandant of the Coast Guard ( 1919 -- 1924 ) Ellsworth P. Bertholf 1887 Commodore ; last Captain - Commandant of the United States Revenue Cutter Service ( 1911 -- 1915 ) ; 4th Commandant of the Coast Guard ( 1915 -- 1919 ) ; awarded Congressional Gold Medal for participation in the Overland Relief Expedition Leonidas I. Robinson 1889 First Academy graduate to die in the line of duty Frederick C. Billard 1896 Rear Admiral ; 6th Commandant of the Coast Guard ( 1924 -- 1932 ) ; Superintendent of the United States Coast Guard Academy ( 1921 -- 1924 ) Harry G. Hamlet 1896 Vice Admiral ; 7th Commandant of the Coast Guard ( 1932 -- 1936 ) ; Superintendent of the United States Coast Guard Academy ( 1928 -- 1932 ) ; Gold Lifesaving Medal recipient ; author of the `` Creed of the United States Coast Guardsman '' Russell R. Waesche 1906 Admiral ; 8th Commandant of the Coast Guard ( 1936 -- 1946 ) ; longest serving Commandant Philip F. Roach 1907 Commodore ; recipient of the Navy Cross William J. Keester 1910 Rear Admiral ; Commander of the 5th Coast Guard District Joseph Stika 1911 Vice Admiral ; recipient of the Navy Cross Joseph F. Farley 1912 Admiral ; 9th Commandant of the Coast Guard ( 1946 -- 1950 ) Elmer Fowler Stone 1913 United States Naval Aviator, piloted the NC - 4 on the first naval transatlantic flight Lyndon Spencer 1918 Vice Admiral ; commanding officer of the USS Bayfield ( APA - 33 ) during World War II Harold G. Bradbury 1920 Rear Admiral ; commanding officer of the USS Leonard Wood ( APA - 12 ), USS Wakefield ( AP - 21 ) and USCGC Duane ( WPG - 33 ) during World War II ; Commander of the 1st Coast Guard District Merlin O'Neill 1921 Vice Admiral ; 10th Commandant of the Coast Guard ( 1950 -- 1954 ) ; 4th Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard ( 1946 -- 1949 ) Alfred C. Richmond 1924 Admiral ; 11th Commandant of the Coast Guard ( 1954 -- 1962 ) Edward Thiele 1927 Rear Admiral ; Engineer - in - Chief of the Coast Guard ( 1958 -- 1961 ) Carl B. Olsen 1928 Rear Admiral ; Commander of the 8th Coast Guard District Edwin J. Roland 1929 Admiral ; 12th Commandant of the Coast Guard ( 1962 -- 1966 ) ; 7th Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard ( 1962 ) Allen Winbeck 1929 Rear Admiral ; Commander of the 13th and 12th Coast Guard Districts A.J. Carpenter 1933 Rear Admiral ; Commander of the 11th and 3rd Coast Guard Districts John Birdsell Oren 1933 Rear Admiral ; Chief of Engineering Willard J. Smith 1933 Admiral ; 13th Commandant of the Coast Guard ( 1966 -- 1970 ) Chester R. Bender 1936 Admiral ; 14th Commandant of the Coast Guard ( 1970 -- 1974 ) Arthur B. Engel 1938 Rear Admiral ; Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy ( 1967 -- 1970 ) Benjamin F. Engel 1938 Vice Admiral ; Commander of the 14th and 3rd Coast Guard Districts Thomas R. Sargent III 1938 Vice Admiral ; 11th Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard ( 1970 -- 1974 ) Ellis L. Perry 1941 Vice Admiral ; 12th Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard ( 1974 -- 1978 ) Owen W. Siler 1943 Admiral ; 15th Commandant of the Coast Guard ( 1974 -- 1978 ) G. William Miller 1945 Chairman of the Federal Reserve ( 1978 -- 1979 ) ; United States Secretary of the Treasury ( 1979 -- 1981 ) John B. Hayes 1947 Admiral ; 16th Commandant of the Coast Guard ( 1978 -- 1982 ) Robert A. Duin 1948 Rear Admiral ; Commander of the 17th Coast Guard District James S. Gracey 1949 Admiral ; 17th Commandant of the Coast Guard ( 1982 -- 1986 ) Sidney A. Wallace 1949 Rear Admiral ; Chief of Public and International Affairs ( 1975 -- 1977 ) Benedict L. Stabile 1950 Vice Admiral ; 14th Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard Paul A. Yost, Jr. 1951 Admiral ; 18th Commandant of the Coast Guard ( 1986 -- 1990 ) Robert S. Lucas 1952 Rear Admiral ; Commander of the 17th Coast Guard District James C. Irwin 1953 Vice Admiral ; 15th Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard Theodore J. Wojnar 1953 Rear Admiral ; Commander of the 13th Coast Guard District William P. Kozlovsky 1954 Rear Admiral ; Commander of the 14th Coast Guard District Clyde T. Lusk 1954 Vice Admiral ; 16th Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard J. William Kime 1957 Admiral ; 19th Commandant of the Coast Guard ( 1990 -- 1994 ) Robert T. Nelson 1958 Vice Admiral ; 18th Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard William J. Ecker 1960 Rear Admiral ; Commander of the 2nd and 5th Coast Guard Districts Richard A. Appelbaum 1961 Rear Admiral ; Chief of Law Enforcement and Defense Operations Robert E. Kramek 1961 Admiral ; 20th Commandant of the Coast Guard ( 1994 -- 1998 ) Arthur E. Henn 1962 Vice Admiral ; 19th Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard James C. Card 1964 Vice Admiral ; 21st Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard Richard D. Herr 1964 Vice Admiral ; 20th Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard James Loy 1964 Admiral ; 21st Commandant of the Coast Guard ( 1998 -- 2002 ) ; Acting Secretary United States Department of Homeland Security ( 2005 ), United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security ( 2003 -- 2005 ) ; 2nd Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration ( 2002 -- 2003 ) ; Paul M. Blayney 1965 Rear Admiral ; Commander of the Thirteenth Coast Guard District Thomas H. Collins 1968 Admiral ; 22nd Commandant of the Coast Guard ( 2002 -- 2006 ) ; guided the Coast Guard after the terrorist attacks of 9 / 11 ; 22nd Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard ( 2000 -- 2002 ) John T. Tozzi 1968 Rear Admiral ; Director of Information and Technology ( 1996 -- 1997 ) Terry M. Cross 1970 Vice Admiral ; 24th Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard Thad Allen 1971 Admiral ; Principal Federal Official for the response to Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita and National Incident Commander for the response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf Coast region ; 23rd Commandant of the Coast Guard ( 2006 -- 2010 ) Charles D. Wurster 1971 Vice Admiral ; national commodore of the Sea Scouting division of the Boy Scouts of America Erroll M. Brown 1972 Rear Admiral ; First African - American Coast Guard flag officer Bruce E. Melnick 1972 Commander ; First Coast Guard astronaut Timothy S. Sullivan Rear Admiral ; Senior Military Advisor and Operational Advisor to the United States Secretary of Homeland Security ; Primary Military Coordinator between the United States Department of Homeland Security and United States Department of Defense Robert J. Papp, Jr. Admiral ; 24th Commandant of the Coast Guard ( 2010 -- 2014 ) David Pekoske 1977 Vice Admiral ; 26th Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard Paul F. Zukunft 1977 Admiral ; 25th and current Commandant of the Coast Guard ( 2014 -- present ) Sandra L. Stosz 1982 Vice Admiral ; first female Academy graduate to achieve flag rank ; former Superintendent of the United States Coast Guard Academy ; first woman to command a United States military service academy. Stephen E. Flynn 1982 Ph. D. ; author ; chair at the Council on Foreign Relations Daniel C. Burbank 1985 Captain ; second Coast Guard astronaut Charles D. Michel 1985 Admiral ; 30th and current Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard ; first career judge advocate in any of the armed forces to achieve four - star rank. U.S. Coast Guard Museum See also : National Coast Guard Museum The U.S. Coast Guard Museum is located in Waesche Hall on the grounds of the United States Coast Guard Academy. 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Question: where is the us coast guard academy located
Answer: New London, Connecticut