Marion Institute
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| Motto | Truth, Honor, Service |
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Public Military Junior College |
| Established | 1842 |
| Affiliation |
SCAS AMCSUS ACCS |
| President | Colonel David J. Mollahan, USMC (Ret.) |
| Commandant | Colonel Edwin W. Passmore, USA (Ret.) |
| Address |
1101 Washington Street, Marion, Alabama 36756, United States 32°37′25″N 87°19′16″W / 32.6237°N 87.3211°WCoordinates: 32°37′25″N 87°19′16″W / 32.6237°N 87.3211°W |
| Campus | 160 acres (0.65 km2) |
| Colors |
Orange and Black |
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Sporting affiliations
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NJCAA Division I – ACCC |
| Mascot | Tigers |
| Website | marionmilitary |
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The MMI Chapel, Marion Military Institute
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| Coordinates | 32°37′25″N 87°19′19″W / 32.62361°N 87.32194°W |
| Built | 1854 |
| Architect | Noah K. Davis |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference # | 78000508 |
| Added to NRHP | September 13, 1978 |
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President's House, Marion Institute
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| Coordinates | 32°37′30″N 87°19′13″W / 32.62500°N 87.32028°W |
| Built | 1912 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference # | 79000401 |
| Added to NRHP | May 14, 1979 |
Marion Military Institute, the Military College of Alabama, commonly referred as MMI, sometimes Marion Institute, Marion Military, or simply Marion, founded in 1842, is a state-supported educational institution located in Marion, Alabama. MMI is the official state military college and the nation's oldest military junior college. It is called an "American Eton", and "the West Point of the state of Alabama". It was ranked as the top military junior college and also ranked as the 12th in Nation's best community college by CNN Money. In a recent report by the U.S. Department of Education, Marion Military Institute tops all of the other Alabama Community Colleges, Troy, and UWA by having the highest alumni salary among these schools. Over the years, MMI has produced more than 200 generals and admirals in the United States Armed Forces.
Marion Military Institute is one of only four Military Junior Colleges in the United States which offers various military training programs. These programs include the Army's two-year Early Commissioning Program (ECP), an Army Reserve Officers Training Corps program through which qualified cadets can earn a commission as a Second Lieutenant after only two years of college. MMI's ECP is one of the country's leading U.S. Army commissioning programs. The Service Academy Preparation Program (SAP) is a freshman year of solid academic and physical preparation for students who wish to attend one of the Service Academies (West Point, Air Force Academy, Naval Academy, Merchant Marine Academy, or Coast Guard Academy). MMI also offers Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Course (PLC) and the first two years of Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps.
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