American Literary Scientific and Military Academy
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| Motto | I Will Try |
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| Type | Private military college |
| Established | 1819 |
| Endowment | $175.8 million |
| President | Richard W. Schneider |
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Academic staff
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112 |
| Undergraduates | 2,100+ |
| Postgraduates | 1,300 |
| Location | Northfield, Vermont, United States |
| Campus |
Rural, 1,200 acres (420 hectares) |
| Colors | Maroon & Gold |
| Athletics |
NCAA Division III Great Northeast Athletic Conference 18 sports teams |
| Mascot | Cadet |
| Website | www |
Norwich University – The Military College of Vermont is a private university located in Northfield, Vermont. It is the oldest private military college in the United States. The university was founded in 1819 at Norwich, Vermont, as the American Literary, Scientific and Military Academy. It is the oldest of six senior military colleges, and is recognized by the United States Department of Defense as the "Birthplace of ROTC" (Reserve Officers' Training Corps).
The university was founded in 1819 at Norwich, Vermont by Captain Alden Partridge, military educator and former superintendent of West Point. Partridge believed in the "American System of Education," a traditional liberal arts curriculum with instruction in civil engineering (the first in the nation) and military science. After leaving West Point because of congressional disapproval of his system, he returned to his native state of Vermont to create the American Literary, Scientific and Military Academy. Partridge, in founding the academy, rebelled against the reforms of Sylvanus Thayer to prevent the rise of what he saw as the greatest threat to the security of the young republic: an aristocratic officer class. He believed that a well-trained militia was an urgent necessity and developed the American system around that idea. His academy became the inspiration for a number of military colleges throughout the nation, including The Citadel, and later the land grant colleges created through the Morrill Act of 1862. Today, Norwich offers substantial online distance graduate programs and is similar in many regards to The Citadel in mission, online offerings, student body composition, and size. Partridge was the founding father of ROTC and the Citizen-Soldier concept.
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