Analysis of the NROTC Cost Per Commission

Abstract

Every year, thousands of teenagers join Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) to become naval officers. Midshipmen who receive four-year national scholarships are awarded scholarships to public in-state, public out-of-state, or private colleges and universities. This study uses average tuition cost and attrition rates to calculate the cost per commissioned naval officer. It analyzes the cost of each of the three categories independently and the entire NROTC program cost. Results show that the difference in attrition rates is negligible between school categories, and the cost per commission from private schools and public out-of-state schools is more than twice than from public in-state schools. The model created allows Naval Education Training Command to support decision making on cost reductions within the command.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1126919

Entities

People

  • Tyler Haritan

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attrition
  • Business Administration
  • Cost Reductions
  • Costs
  • Data Sets
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Investments
  • Literature
  • Literature Surveys
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Science
  • North Carolina
  • Personnel Management
  • Reserve Officer Training Corps
  • Schools
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Naval Academy

Fields of Study

  • Education

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  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Naval Personnel Management
  • STEM Education