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Consortium

Partner universities

Consortium Schools

Vanderbilt hosts Army ROTC for five other Nashville universities. You earn your degree from your own school, train with the Go Gold Battalion, and commission as a Second Lieutenant like every other cadet.

The Go Gold color guard presents the colors on the field at a Tennessee State University football game.
The schools

Where Go Gold cadets study

Host school

Vanderbilt University

Battalion headquarters, cadre offices, military science classes, labs and PT.

Partner

Belmont University

Grades post to your Belmont transcript, and 18 hours of military science earns a minor. Belmont cadets hold leadership roles across the battalion this year.

Partner

Fisk University

Add military science courses through your advisor, the Registrar or CAMS. Fisk cadets currently serve as the battalion S1 and a platoon leader.

Partner

Lipscomb University

Register through Lipscomb's registrar, and your military science grades post to your Lipscomb transcript.

Partner

Tennessee State University

TSU also hosts Nashville's Air Force ROTC detachment. A TSU graduate student commands Bravo Company this year.

Partner

Trevecca Nazarene University

ROTC credit transfers to Trevecca, and 18 hours of military science satisfies Trevecca's minor requirement.

What it means

The same as a Vanderbilt cadet

  • One battalion, one standardSame classes, labs, PT, field training, uniforms and evaluations.
  • No extra tuitionPartner-school students aren't charged additional tuition for Army ROTC courses.
  • Same scholarships, same termsFull tuition at your school, $1,200 a year for books and the $420 monthly stipend. You compete on the same basis as Vanderbilt students.
  • Same leadership opportunitiesEvery position, from fire team leader to battalion commander, is open to every cadet.
What's different

What to plan for

  • You commutePT starts at 0600 on Vanderbilt's campus. Build in drive time, and ask about carpooling with other cadets from your school.
  • You register through your own schoolAdd military science courses through your home registrar. Grades post back to your transcript.
  • Two academic calendarsBreaks and finals don't always line up. Tell your platoon leadership about conflicts early.
  • Some benefits are Vanderbilt-onlyThe $6,000 room-and-board supplement applies to scholarship cadets admitted to Vanderbilt.
Life as a consortium cadet

A week split between two campuses

At Vanderbilt
  • Morning physical training
  • Your military science class
  • The weekly leadership lab
  • Battalion events, the Military Ball and commissioning
  • Field training at Fort Campbell
At your school
  • Every other class in your degree
  • Your clubs, teams, jobs and campus life
  • Representing ROTC on your campus
  • Recruiting the next cadets from your school
2026–27 battalion leadership

Consortium cadets lead this battalion

Ask them about it →
Tennessee StateCDT Terrell KeebleBravo Company Commander
FiskCDT Abigail ClaytonBattalion S1, Personnel
BelmontCDT Amelia PeronaBattalion S5, Recruiting
FiskCDT Isaiah OwensPlatoon Leader, Bravo Company
Getting started

Joining from a partner school

Taking the first military science courses doesn't commit you to anything. Contracting, and the service obligation that comes with it, comes later.

Enrollment officer

Mr. Darrell Thompson

darrell.thompson@vanderbilt.edu 615-343-7616
  1. 1

    Email the battalion

    Tell us your school, year and major. We'll connect you with a cadet from your campus.

  2. 2

    Register for military science at your school

    Add the MS course for your year through your own registrar.

  3. 3

    Report to PT and lab

    Pick up uniforms from supply and start training with your platoon.

  4. 4

    Compete for a scholarship

    Two- and three-year campus-based awards are open to partner-school cadets on equal terms.