Army ROTC

Army ROTC (Reserve Officers’ Training Corps) is one of the best leadership courses in the country and offers classes you can take as electives within your normal college curriculum. You can take up to the first two years of the program without having to contract to serve in the Army.

The ROTC program is for students with two, three, or four years of college remaining, and there is even a program for graduate students. Of course, there are scholarships and other financial programs for every option, but the best part of the program is the training and experience that you can’t find anywhere else on campus. Being a student in ROTC will enhance the quality of your education and will better prepare you for whatever career you pursue.

The Beaver Company

Our cadets are part of the “host” Cyclone Battalion in Ames, which includes students from Iowa State University, Drake University, and Grand View University. Cadets receive high-quality education at Buena Vista University—with most of their training taking place in the Storm Lake area—and participate in combined training with cadets from other schools twice a year at Camp Dodge in Johnston.