Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) is offered through Northeastern Illinois University in conjunction with the Loyola University of Chicago Army ROTC Battalion. The Army ROTC program prepares students for service as officers in the United States Army. Successful completion of the program results in a commission as a second lieutenant in the Regular Army, Army National Guard or Army Reserve.
During the first two years, basic courses are offered to all students, providing them a chance to see what the program entails. Students enrolled in the Advanced Program during their junior and senior years are paid $420 per month. Qualified Northeastern students can apply for an Illinois State Scholarship (ROTC tuition waiver). Basic-course-level ROTC students who receive one of these scholarships incur absolutely no military obligation.
Army ROTC courses are taught by the ROTC Battalion at Loyola University of Chicago. Students interested in ROTC should contact the Loyola University, Army ROTC Battalion at (773) 508-8980 or email Djimitri Francois at dfrancois@luc.edu. Once accepted into the ROTC Battalion, students need to meet with the Veterans Services Office to coordinate scholarship benefits and course registration.
Northeastern Illinois University has a crosstown agreement with Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) and the University of Chicago allowing students to enroll in the Air Force ROTC program at the University of Chicago. Air Force ROTC is a four-year program that can be consolidated into a shorter period of time, and which allows qualified men and women the opportunity to earn commissions as Second Lieutenants in the United States Air Force or the United States Space Force upon graduation and upon completion of the Air Force ROTC. Students may apply for scholarships to receive full tuition and fees or room and board as well as a book stipend for $900 a year plus monthly subsistence allowance which ranges from $300-$500.
All members of the Professional Officer Course also receive the Charles McGee Leadership Award to provide $18,000 towards tuition and fees or $10,000 for room and board as well as a book stipend of $900 a year plus monthly subsistence allowance which ranges from $450-$500. State of Illinois ROTC scholarships are also available to qualified students and pay full tuition.
The Air Force ROTC courses are taught on the University of Chicago campus but registration for the courses takes place via NEIUport and students registered in Air Force ROTC courses are assessed NEIU tuition and fees. For more information on Air Force ROTC, email airforcerotc@uchicago.edu or visit the website at: Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) | College Admissions (uchicago.edu).