Virginia Military Institute

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Virginia Military Institute is a prestigious public military college in Lexington, Virginia, known for its rigorous academic and military training programs that have produced many notable U.S. military and political leaders.

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instanceOf public military college
public university
senior military college
abbreviation VMI
accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
surface form: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
adjacentTo Washington and Lee University
athleticsBrand VMI Keydets
athleticsDivision NCAA Division I
campusType rural
country United States of America
surface form: United States
founded 1839
foundingDate November 11, 1839
governance Board of Visitors
governedBy Virginia
surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia
hasAcademicStaff faculty
hasBuilding Barracks
hasCharacteristic all students are military cadets
honor code
no civilian undergraduates
rigorous academic program
rigorous military training
hasCorps Virginia Military Institute self-linksurface differs
surface form: Corps of Cadets
hasLandmark Virginia Military Institute Parade Ground
hasNickname West Point of the South
hasNotableAlumni George C. Marshall
John McCain III (attended, transferred)
Jonathan M. Daniels
numerous U.S. military leaders
numerous U.S. political leaders
honorCode single-sanction honor system
isDesignatedAs senior military college under U.S. law
isMemberOf Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
Southern Conference
locatedIn Lexington, Virginia, United States
surface form: Lexington, Virginia

Rockbridge County, Virginia
Virginia
mascot Moe the Kangaroo
motto In Pace Decus, In Bello Praesidium
mottoEnglish In Peace a Glorious Asset, In War a Tower of Strength
mottoLanguage Latin
offersDegree bachelor's degree
offersProgram economics and business
engineering
international studies
liberal arts
sciences
primaryColors red
yellow
type state-supported military college

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John Gaw Meem educatedAt Virginia Military Institute
Dabney Coleman educatedAt Virginia Military Institute
Maury River flowsPast Virginia Military Institute
Stephen Tyree Early educatedAt Virginia Military Institute
Lexington hasEducationalInstitution Virginia Military Institute
subject surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Lexington hasMilitaryInstitution Virginia Military Institute
subject surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Chesty education Virginia Military Institute
subject surface form: Chesty Puller
this entity surface form: Virginia Military Institute (attended, did not graduate)