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December 4, 2006

UMass Dartmouth expands its ROTC program

The U.S. Army and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth have expanded Reserve Officers Training Corps programs on the Dartmouth campus.

Many Dartmouth students in ROTC used to attend the program at Providence College and transferred credits back to their own school, UMass Dartmouth spokesman John Hoey said.

Now, Dartmouth students can enroll in the program at their own school.

Dartmouth opened its own ROTC office at the beginning of this semester, Hoey said.

The Dartmouth campus was responding to student interest in the ROTC program, Hoey said. Over the years, Dartmouth students and high school students considering Dartmouth frequently ask about the presence of ROTC on campus, he said.

“We’re here to serve students, and we believe this is responding to a student demand and desire,” Hoey said.

-- projo.com staff writer Kate Bramson

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