Wentworth – Your Path to an Army Commission

Wentworth is one of five military junior colleges (MJCs) that provide unique opportunities to achieve a commission in the U.S. Army, Army Reserve or Army National Guard.  Wentworth Senior Army ROTC offers two and four-year programs for becoming an Army Officer.

2-Year Program
Our most sought after program is the Early Commissioning Program (ECP).  ECP is a 2-year program that allows college students to receive a U.S. Army commission as a Second Lieutenant upon graduation from Wentworth. 

The ECP is tailored for individuals who have completed one of these three requirements:

• Three or more years of Junior ROTC;

• Leaders Training Course, a 4-wk paid leadership program at Ft. Knox, KY;

• Basic Training and/or AIT.

Upon graduation from Wentworth with an Associate’s Degree and a commission, recipients must complete their bachelor’s degree at a four year college of their choice, and may also serve with a Guard or Reserve unit while completing their bachelor’s degree.

This program is competitive and highly popular, not only because you can complete your college degree with substantial Army scholarship benefits, but you can also earn money serving as a Second Lieutenant while completing your degree.  Furthermore, based on current pay tables, upon completion of your 4 year degree, if you choose to pursue active duty, you will be earning over $9500 MORE per year than your contemporaries.     

4-Year Program 
Our four-year program is known as the 2+2 Scholarship Program.  This is a unique, one-of-a-kind, four-year ROTC scholarship broken into two separate parts.  Recipients attend their freshman and sophomore years at Wentworth,   where they will earn an Associate of Arts Degree and complete the first two years of the commissioning program.  They will then transfer to a college or university with an ROTC program to complete their 4 year degree and the final two years of their commissioning program.  Successful completion of the 2+2 Scholarship Program culminates with a bachelor’s degree and a commission as a second lieutenant in the United States Army.