United States Coast Guard Academy

United States Coast Guard Academy
motto	Scientiæ cedit mare
founding	1876
Sponsorship	state - United States Coast Guard
place	New London , Connecticut USA
Superintendent	J. Scott Burhoe
Students	973
Professors	125
University sports	New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
Website	www.uscga.edu

Campus of USCGA

The United States Coast Guard Academy ( USCGA to dt. "Academy of Coast Guard of the United States") is a training facility for cadets of the United States Coast Guard (USCG). The university is based in New London in Connecticut on the east coast of the USA .

The Corps ( Corps of Cadets ) has regimental strength and is divided into eight companies , each consisting of about 120 cadets .

The story goes back to 1876 . Head is a superintendent of the US Coast Guard Academy , and Rear Adm. J. Scott Burhoe has been the 39th incumbent as of January 5, 2007 .

Curriculum

The sail training ship Eagle , the only still in use tall ships of the US Armed Forces

The cadets regularly achieve the academic degree at a successful conclusion Bachelor of Science.

Selectable main subjects are:

• Civil engineering
• Mechanical engineering (degree: mechanical engineer )
• Electrical engineering
• Shipbuilding and marine engineering
• Operations Research and Computer Analysis
• Oceanography and Environmental Sciences
• United States Political System ( Government )
• Corporate governance

Practical training:

Every student has to spend five weeks on board the sailing training ship Eagle (WIX-327).

Cadets at the graduation parade

Well-known graduates

• G. William Miller (1925–2006), graduate born 1945, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board (1978–79) and Federal Treasury Secretary of the United States (1979–1981)
• Bruce Edward Melnick , 1972 graduate, USCG's first astronaut
• Daniel Christopher Burbank , 1985 graduate, second USCG astronaut (1996)
• Admiral Thad W. Allen , 1971 graduate, 23rd Coast Guard Commanding Officer.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ US Coast Guard Academy: Biography J. Scott Burhoe (English). Accessed March 7, 2010
2. ↑ US Coast Guard Academy: Subjects (English). Accessed March 7, 2010

Web links

Commons : United States Coast Guard Academy  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Official website of the United States Coast Guard Academy (Engl.)
• Website of the Alumni Association of the United States Coast Guard Academy (Engl.)

Coordinates: 41 ° 22 ′ 22 ″  N , 72 ° 6 ′ 6 ″  W.