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==Defunct MJCs==

==Defunct MJCs==

* [[Kemper Military School]], [[Boonville, Missouri]], founded in 1844, filed for bankruptcy and closed in 2002.

* [[Kemper Military School]], [[Boonville, Missouri]], founded in 1844, filed for bankruptcy and closed in 2002.

* [[Oklahoma Military Academy]] operated from from 1919 to 1971, when it was renamed Claremore Junior College, later Rogers State College, and in 1998, Rogers State University <ref>https://www.rsu.edu/alumni/oklahoma-military-academy/</ref>

* [[Oklahoma Military Academy]] operated from 1919 to 1971, when it was renamed Claremore Junior College, later Rogers State College, and in 1998, Rogers State University <ref>https://www.rsu.edu/alumni/oklahoma-military-academy/</ref>

* [[Wentworth Military Academy and College]], [[Lexington, Missouri]], founded in 1880, closed in 2017 due to financial difficulties.

* [[Wentworth Military Academy and College]], [[Lexington, Missouri]], founded in 1880, closed in 2017 due to financial difficulties.

US military-style junior college

A military junior college (MJC) is a military-style junior college in the United States. Six have been founded since 1842; four remain. These schools comprise one of the three major categories of Army ROTC schools[1][2] whose graduates may immediately become commissioned officers in the U.S. Army. MJC graduates can earn a commission in two years, instead of the usual four, through the Early Commissioning Program (ECP). The schools also offer one-year programs that enable qualified students to earn an appointment to the U.S. service academies.[3][4][5]

Four institutions are considered military junior colleges:

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