Dekalb, Illinois

Northern Illinois University ROTC Programs

Northern Illinois University has Army ROTC and Air Force ROTC options on record. Army ROTC operates as an extension unit with on-campus cadre. Air Force ROTC is available through a crosstown arrangement. Families comparing ROTC scholarships should confirm current participation, crosstown logistics, and campus-specific requirements with the ROTC unit before finalizing a college list.

On record

Branch availability

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On record: Northern Illinois University has room and board incentives on record for ROTC scholarship winners. See the full terms for this and 571 other programs in the ROTC College Incentives database.

Crosstown network

Crosstown schools that train here

Students at these schools do not have an ROTC unit on their own campus. They train through a crosstown arrangement with Northern Illinois University. Drive times shown are campus-to-campus estimates.

Army ROTC

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