United States Coast Guard Academy

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federal service academy institution of higher education military academy

The United States Coast Guard Academy is a federal service academy that educates and commissions officers for the U.S. Coast Guard through a rigorous four-year academic, military, and maritime training program.

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Commandant’s Quarters at the United States Coast Guard Academy (ceremonial) 1
USCGA 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf federal service academy ⓘ
institution of higher education ⓘ
military academy ⓘ
abbreviation United States Coast Guard Academy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: USCGA
academicStructure regimented military program ⓘ
accreditation New England Commission of Higher Education ⓘ
admissionsPolicy direct appointment without congressional nomination ⓘ
admissionsType highly selective ⓘ
athleticsAffiliation NCAA Division III ⓘ
athleticsNickname Bears ⓘ
campusSize about 103 acres ⓘ
campusType waterfront campus ⓘ
colors blue ⓘ
orange ⓘ
commissionedRank ensign ⓘ
compensation cadets receive pay and benefits ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
degreeLevel undergraduate ⓘ
formerPartOf United States Department of Transportation ⓘ
United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ
founded 1876 ⓘ
governingBody United States Coast Guard ⓘ
hasMotto Scientiæ Cedit Mare ⓘ
languageOfInstruction English ⓘ
locatedIn Connecticut ⓘ
New London, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
mission educate and develop leaders of character for service to the nation ⓘ
mottoLanguage Latin ⓘ
mottoTranslation The sea yields to knowledge ⓘ
offers bachelor’s degrees ⓘ
offersProgram engineering programs ⓘ
government and public policy programs ⓘ
management programs ⓘ
marine and environmental sciences programs ⓘ
oneOf five U.S. federal service academies ⓘ
operatedBy United States Coast Guard ⓘ
originalName Revenue Cutter Service School of Instruction ⓘ
overlooks Thames River NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
primaryRole educates and commissions officers for the U.S. Coast Guard ⓘ
programLength four-year program ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Coast Guard ⓘ
serviceObligation graduates serve as commissioned officers in the U.S. Coast Guard ⓘ
studentBody cadets ⓘ
trainingType academic training ⓘ
maritime training ⓘ
military training ⓘ
tuitionModel no tuition charged to cadets ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Coast Guard Academy → abbreviation → United States Coast Guard Academy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: USCGA
Coast Guard Officer Candidate School → distinctFrom → United States Coast Guard Academy ⓘ
New London, Connecticut → hasInstitution → United States Coast Guard Academy ⓘ
Commandant of the Coast Guard → hasResidence → United States Coast Guard Academy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Commandant’s Quarters at the United States Coast Guard Academy (ceremonial)
United States Armed Forces education system → includesInstitution → United States Coast Guard Academy ⓘ
Coast Guard Officer Candidate School → locatedAt → United States Coast Guard Academy ⓘ
United States Merchant Marine Academy → peerInstitution → United States Coast Guard Academy ⓘ