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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = United States Coast Guard Academy
 | image                  = United States Coast Guard Academy seal.svg
 | image_size             = 175px
 | former_names           = Revenue Cutter Service School of Instruction (1876-1914)<br>Revenue Cutter Academy (1914-1915)
 | motto                  = ''Scientiæ Cedit Mare'' ([[Latin]])
 | mottoeng               = ''The sea yields to knowledge''
 | type                   = [[United States Service Academies|U.S. Service Academy]]
 | established            = {{start date and age|1876}}
 | superintendent         = Michael J. Johnston
 | provost                = Amy K. Donahue
 | head_label             = Commandant of Cadets
 | head                   = Edward J. Hernaez
 | administrative_staff   = 
 | faculty                = 175
 | students               = 1,095 cadets (As of fall 2023){{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
 | city                   = [[New London, Connecticut|New London]], [[Connecticut]]
 | state                  = 
 | country                = United States
 | coor                   = {{Coord|41|22|22|N|72|06|06|W|type:edu}}
 | campus                 = Suburban<br>{{convert|103|acre|sqm}}<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/coast-guard-academy-1415  United States Coast Guard Academy – Profile, Rankings and Data] US News Best Colleges. Retrieved 9 May 2019.</ref>
 | free_label             = Fight song
 | free                   = "''[[Semper Paratus (march)|Semper Paratus]]''"
 | colors                 = Blue and orange {{color box|#2554C7}} {{color box|#F47F24}}
 | nickname               = [[Coast Guard Bears|Bears]]
 | sporting_affiliations  = {{hlist|[[NCAA Division III]] – [[New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference|NEWMAC]]| [[New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association|NEISA]]}}
 | mascot                 = Objee the Bear
 | sports_free_label      = Athletics
 | sports_free            = 24 varsity teams
 | logo                   = USCGA Logo.png
 | website                = {{URL|https://uscga.edu/}}
}}

The '''United States Coast Guard Academy''' ('''USCGA'''), located in [[New London, Connecticut]], is the [[United States service academies|U.S. service academy]] specifically for the [[United States Coast Guard]]. Founded in 1876, the academy provides education to future Coast Guard [[Officer (armed forces)|officers]] in one of nine major fields of study.

Students are officers-in-training, and are referred to as cadets. Upon graduation, cadets receive a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree and commission in the U.S. Coast Guard as an [[Ensign (rank)|ensign]]. In exchange for their debt-free education valued at over $250,000, graduates incur a five-year active-duty service obligation,<ref group="Notes">Cadets who do not graduate after their 2nd year (due to grades, conduct, etc) are obligated to enlist or pay back the monetary value of their education.</ref> with additional years if the graduate attends [[Flight training|flight school]] or subsequent government-funded [[Postgraduate education|graduate school]]. Out of approximately 300 cadets entering the academy each summer, around 250 graduate. Cadets choose from nine majors, with a curriculum that is graded according to their performance in a holistic program of academics, military bearing, physical fitness, character, and leadership.

Cadets are required to adhere to the academy's "Honor Concept," "''Who lives here reveres honor, honors duty''," which is emblazoned in the walls of the academy's entrance. The academy's motto is ''Scientiæ Cedit Mare'', which is Latin for "the sea yields to knowledge". Its academic programs are [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|accredited]] by the [[New England Commission of Higher Education]].<ref name="EduMaritime.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.edumaritime.com/connecticut-ct/us-coast-guard-academy-at-new-london-connecticut-naval-architecture-engineering-operations-management-education|title=US Coast Guard Academy – Marine Engineering & Architecture Education|work=EduMaritime.com}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:USRC Dobbin.jpg|thumb|260px| Historic photograph of the [[USRC Dobbin|USRC ''Dobbin'']]]]
[[File:Connecticut - New London - NARA - 23936529 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Aerial view, 1938]]
The roots of the academy lie in the '''School of Instruction of the Revenue Cutter Service''', the school of the [[United States Revenue Cutter Service|Revenue Cutter Service]]. The School of Instruction was established near [[New Bedford, Massachusetts]] in 1876 and used [[USRC James C. Dobbin|USRC '' James C. Dobbin'']] for its exercises.  Captain [[John A. Henriques|John Henriques]] served as superintendent from founding until 1883. The one civilian instructor was Professor Edwin Emery, who taught mathematics, astronomy, English composition, French, physics, theoretical steam engineering, history, international law, and revenue law, among other subjects.<ref>U. S. Coast Guard Academy, "The Coast Guard Academy in Brief" (2009)</ref> The school was a two-year apprenticeship, in essence, supplemented by minimal classroom work. The student body averaged five to ten cadets per class. With changes to new training vessels, the school moved to [[Curtis Bay, Baltimore]] in 1900 and to [[Fort Trumbull]] in 1910, a Revolutionary War–era Army installation in New London, Connecticut. In 1914, the school became the Revenue Cutter Academy, and then the Coast Guard Academy in 1915 with the merger of the Revenue Cutter Service and the [[United States Life-Saving Service]] to form the U.S. Coast Guard.

Land was purchased in New London on 31 July 1930 for the construction of the Coast Guard Academy. The 40-acre site was made up of two parcels from the Allyn and Payne estates and was purchased for $100,000.  The $100,000 was not raised through a bond issue, as originally planned, but with a bank loan based on uncollected back taxes.<ref name="Johnson 25">{{cite journal|last=Johnson|first=Paul H.|title=The Academy at Fort Trumbull: Part Two 1920–1932|journal=The Bulletin|date=May–June 1970|volume=32|issue=3|page=25|url=http://www.cgaalumni.org/s/1043/index.aspx?sid=1043&gid=1&pgid=1999}}</ref> The contract was awarded to Murch Brothers Construction Company of St. Louis and ground was broken in January 1931 by Jean Hamlet, daughter of Rear Admiral [[Harry G. Hamlet]], Academy Superintendent from 1928 to 1932. On 15 May 1931, Treasury Secretary [[Andrew W. Mellon]] visited New London to lay the cornerstone of Hamilton Hall. Construction proceeded relatively on schedule and cadets moved in to the new buildings on 20 September 1932.<ref name="Johnson 25"/>

In 1946, the academy received the barque ''Horst Wessel'' as a [[war reparation]] from Germany, a 295-foot [[tall ship]] which was renamed {{USCGC|Eagle|WIX-327|6}}. It remains the main training vessel for cadets at the academy as well as for officer candidates at the Coast Guard's [[Officer Candidate School]], which is located on the grounds of the academy.

The academy was [[Black Cadets at the Coast Guard Academy|racially integrated]] in 1962 at the request of President Kennedy.<ref name=chronology>"A Historical Chronology", African-Americans in Coast Guard History, U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office</ref> The academy began admitting women in 1976 at the request of Congress.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://americanhistory.si.edu/westpoint/history_6d.html|title=The Class of 1980|publisher=Smithsonian National Museum of American History|access-date=30 December 2008}}</ref>

In 2018, the academy emblem was redesigned by Nick Desjardins of the [[Biddeford Regional Center of Technology]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pierce |first=Ed |date=2018-05-02 |title=BRCOT student helps create new Coast Guard Academy emblem |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2018/05/02/brcot-student-helps-create-new-coast-guard-academy-emblem/ |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=Press Herald}}</ref>

==Admission==
[[File:Uscga front view.jpg|thumb|275px|Aerial view of Washington Parade field and campus]]
Unlike the other service academies, admission to the USCGA does not require a congressional nomination. This is due to the fervent objections of Captain John A. Henriques, the first Superintendent of the Revenue Cutter School of Instruction (later the Revenue Cutter Academy). His objection stemmed from years of poor political appointments in the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service's bureaucracy.

Each year more than 2,000 students apply and appointments are offered until the number accepting appointments to the incoming class numbers reaches approximately 400; the average entering class size is 300 cadets.<ref>[http://www.cga.edu/admissions2.aspx?id=319 Admissions: Frequently Asked Questions – Statistics] U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 8 November 2017.</ref> Those who have received appointments as [[cadet]]s report to the USCGA in late June or early July for "[[Swab Summer]]", a basic military training program designed to prepare them for the rigors of their Fourth Class year. After four years of study and training, approximately 250 of those cadets will graduate. About 40 percent of cadets are women.

==Academics==
[[File:USCGA Graduation.jpg|thumb|250px|An academy class graduating]]
All graduating cadets earn [[Officer (armed forces)#Commissioned officers|commissions]] as ensigns in the United States Coast Guard, as well as Bachelor of Science [[Academic degree|degrees]]. For that reason the academy maintains a core curriculum of science and professional development courses in addition to major-specific courses. Each cadet takes two [[Academic term|semesters]] of classes during the school year and then spends the majority of the summer in military training to produce officers of character with the requisite professional skills. Among these are courses in leadership, ethics, organizational behavior, and nautical science. The majority of cadets report to their first units after graduating, which are either afloat units, shore units, or basic flight training as [[Naval Aviator|student naval aviators]], with the training conducted under the auspices of the [[U.S. Navy]].  Those that are assigned afloat serve as either deck watch officers or student engineers.  Professional maritime studies courses help prepare cadets in piloting, voyage planning, deck seamanship, and all aspects of ship-handling, as well as Coast Guard leadership and administrative duties.

===Majors===
Academics at the USCGA stress the sciences and engineering, but different courses of study are available. In addition, several of the majors offer tracks of specialization (for example, marine and environmental science majors can choose to focus on biology, chemistry, or geophysics). Cadets sometimes opt to take elective courses with [[Connecticut College]] (adjacent the academy's campus) as part of an open exchange agreement.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Academic Majors |url=https://uscga.edu/academics/majors/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=United States Coast Guard Academy |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Military training===
[[File:USCG Eagle.jpg|thumb|275px|The [[barque]] [[USCGC Eagle (WIX-327)|USCGC ''Eagle'' (WIX-327)]], the United States' only [[active duty]] [[tall ship]]. The ship is used by the USCGA as a [[sail training]] [[training ship|ship]].]]
Each summer, cadets participate in training programs according to their class. The summers are organized as follows:<ref>[http://www.uscga.edu/cadetlife/summer_training.aspx ''Cadet Life: Summer Training''], United States Coast Guard Academy.</ref>
* [[Swab Summer]]: The new class of freshmen report in to the academy, and are sworn into the military. They undergo a seven-week basic training program that culminates on a week-long voyage underway on the [[barque]] [[USCGC Eagle (WIX-327)|USCGC ''Eagle'']].
* Third-class (3/c) Summer: Five weeks aboard the USCGC ''Eagle'' training under sail, five weeks aboard an operational [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|Coast Guard cutter]] or small boat station in the role of junior [[Enlisted rank|enlisted]] (i.e., [[Watchstanding|standing watches]] as helmsman, lookout, quartermaster of the watch, or engineering watch).
* Second-class (2/c) Summer: [[Damage control (maritime)|damage control]] training, [[weapon]] qualifications, [[International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea|navigation rules]] certification, [[aviation]] internship, [[sail training]] program, and three weeks as members of the [[En cadre|cadre]], who train the incoming swabs.
* First-class (1/c) Summer: Ten weeks aboard an operational cutter in the role of a [[junior officer]] (i.e., standing bridge watches conning the ship as [[Officer of the Deck]]), or an optional [[internship]] for exceptional cadets who split their summer with five weeks at an internship and five weeks aboard a cutter.

Each week during the school year cadets participate in regimental review, a formal [[Military parade|military drill]]. In addition, cadets perform a variety of military duties at the academy. Like all cadets and midshipmen at the United States service academies, Coast Guard cadets are on active duty in the military and wear [[Military uniform|uniforms]] at all times. Cadets receive a monthly [[stipend]] to pay for books, uniforms, and other necessities. Cadets receive monthly pay of $1,017.00, as of 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Midshipmen Pay and Benefits|url=http://www.usna.edu/Viewbook/life.php|publisher=U.S. Naval Academy|access-date=23 March 2015}}</ref> From this amount, pay is automatically deducted for the cost of uniforms, books, supplies, services, and other miscellaneous expenses.

==Organization of the Corps of Cadets==
The Corps is organized as one [[regiment]] divided into eight [[Company (military unit)|companies]], each of which is composed of about 120 cadets of all classes. Although the Corps of Cadets is supervised directly by the Commandant of Cadets (a Coast Guard officer with the rank of [[Captain (U.S. Coast Guard)|captain]]), the academy operates on the concept of "the Corps leading the Corps."

The Corps of Cadets is largely a self-directed organization that follows a standard military [[command hierarchy|chain of command]]:<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110810074421/http://www.uscga.edu/uploadedFiles/uscga_history_final.pdf The United States Coast Guard Academy. A Brief History].</ref>
* 1st class cadets lead the corps
* 2nd class cadets are cadre in swab summer training and are primarily responsible for leading and developing 4th class cadets. They serve as mentors
* 3rd class cadets are role models to 4th class cadets
* 4th class cadets are responsible for learning and applying Coast Guard core values such as leadership, teamwork, attention to detail, accountability, etc.

The highest-ranking cadet in each company is the company commander, a first-class cadet ("firstie"), equivalent to a [[wikt:Senior|senior]].  Although each company has some leeway in their standards and practices, every company commander reports to the regimental staff which plans and oversees all aspects of cadet life. At the top of the cadet chain of command is the regimental commander, the highest ranking cadet. Command positions, both in companies and on regimental staff, are highly competitive, and a cadet's overall [[class rank]] is often a deciding factor in who is awarded the position.

The eight companies are named for the first eight letters of the [[ICAO spelling alphabet|NATO phonetic alphabet]]. Each has a special focus in administering day-to-day affairs: Alfa Company manages health and wellness. Bravo Company runs training. Charlie Company administers the [[honor system]], Delta Company coordinates drill and ceremonies. Echo Company manages transportation and logistics. Foxtrot Company operates the cadet conduct system, organizes the watch rotations, and updates the cadet regulations. Golf Company is in charge of supplies for cleaning and repairing damaged rooms within Chase Hall. Hotel Company is in charge of [[morale]] events.

To accomplish their missions, each company is divided, along shipboard lines, into three [[Departmentalization|departments]], each of which is divided into [[Division (military)|divisions]] with specific responsibilities. Divisions are the most basic unit at the Coast Guard Academy, and each has a very specific purpose. Each division is led by a firstie and contains several members of each other class.

This organizational structure is designed to give every cadet a position of leadership and to emulate the structure of a Coast Guard cutter, in which the division officer and department head positions are filled by junior officers. Third-class cadets directly mentor the fourth-class in their division, just as junior petty officers would be responsible for the most junior enlisted personnel (non-rates). Second-class cadets act as [[non-commissioned officer]]s, and ensure that the regulations and accountability are upheld. Firsties (like junior officers) are in supervisory roles, and are responsible for carrying out the mission of their divisions and ensuring the well-being of those under their command.  Exchange cadets from the other federal service academies are also a part of the corps, and take part in many activities alongside their USCGA counterparts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usafa.edu/df/dfr/curriculum/saep.cfm?catname=dfr2|title=USAFA Curriculum – Service Academy Exchange Program|work=usafa.edu}}</ref>

==Extracurricular activities==
===Athletics===
{{Main|Coast Guard Bears}}
The USCGA Athletic Department offers 24 [[college athletics|intercollegiate sports]] for cadets. The academy's athletics teams generally compete in [[NCAA Division III|Division III]] of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]. Cadets devote two hours per academic day to athletic activities, either on [[Varsity team|varsity]] teams, club teams, or other sports pursuits. The academy [[athletic nickname|nickname]] is the Bears, after the [[USS Bear (1874)|USRC ''Bear'']], which made a dramatic rescue in Alaska in 1897, shortly after the opening of the academy.

===Music===
Principal non-athletic activities are musical centered on Leamy Hall. Regimental Band, Windjammers Drum & Bugle Corps, various pep bands, and the NiteCaps Jazz Band are instrumental programs. Chapel Choirs, Glee Club, the Fairwinds all-female a cappella group, and [[The Idlers]] all-male [[sea shanty]] group are vocal programs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Music And Drama |url=https://uscga.edu/cadet-life/clubs-and-societies/music-and-drama/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=United States Coast Guard Academy |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Model UN===
The academy's Model UN team was started in 2004, and has since been successfully competing around North America, and at the World Model UN Conference.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Academic And Professional |url=https://uscga.edu/cadet-life/clubs-and-societies/academic-and-professional/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=United States Coast Guard Academy |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Pride ===
The academy has clubs and teams dedicated to increasing campus morale. These include the cheer squad, dance team and Social Committee.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pride |url=https://uscga.edu/cadet-life/clubs-and-societies/pride/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=United States Coast Guard Academy |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
Alumni of the Coast Guard Academy are known collectively as the "Long Blue Line".<ref>{{cite web|title=The Long Blue Line: The Coast Guard Academy – commissioning minority officers for 75 years!|first=Diana|last=Sherbs|work=Coast Guard Compass|publisher=United States Coast Guard Academy|date=22 February 2018|access-date=21 July 2018|url=http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2018/02/tlbl-cga-commissioning-minority-officers-for-75-years/}}</ref>

{| class='wikitable'
|+
! Name !! Class !! Notability
|-
|[[Worth G. Ross]] || 1879 ||
Captain-Commandant; 3rd [[Commandant of the Coast Guard]] (1905–1911), member of the first graduating class of the School of Instruction<ref name=Ross>{{cite web|title=Worth G. Ross, 1905–1911|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/WGRossBio.asp|work=Commandants of the U.S. Coast Guard|publisher=U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office|format=asp|access-date=26 October 2016}}</ref>
|-
|[[William E. Reynolds]] || 1880 ||
Rear Admiral; 5th Commandant of the Coast Guard (1919–1924)
|-
| [[Ellsworth P. Bertholf]]  || 1887 ||
Commodore; last Captain-Commandant of the [[United States Revenue Cutter Service]] (1911–1915); 4th Commandant of the Coast Guard (1915–1919);<ref name="bertholf">{{cite web|url=http://www.cga.edu/display.aspx?id=3912|title=Hall of Heroes|publisher=United States Coast Guard Academy|access-date=17 March 2009}}</ref> awarded [[Congressional Gold Medal]] for participation in the [[Overland Relief Expedition]]
|-
|[[Leonidas I. Robinson]] || 1889 ||
First Academy graduate to die in the line of duty
|-
|[[Frederick C. Billard]] || 1896 ||
Rear Admiral; 6th Commandant of the Coast Guard (1924–1932); Superintendent of the United States Coast Guard Academy (1921–1924)
|-
|[[Harry G. Hamlet]] || 1896 ||
Vice Admiral; 7th Commandant of the Coast Guard (1932–1936); Superintendent of the United States Coast Guard Academy (1928–1932); [[Gold Lifesaving Medal]] recipient; author of the "[[Creed of the United States Coast Guardsman]]"
|-
|[[Russell R. Waesche]] || 1906 ||
Admiral; 8th Commandant of the Coast Guard (1936–1946); longest serving Commandant
|-
|[[Philip F. Roach]] || 1907 ||
Commodore; recipient of the [[Navy Cross]]<ref name="roach">{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/Flags/RoachPBio.pdf|title=Commodore Philip F. Roach, USCG|publisher=United States Coast Guard|access-date=6 May 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[William J. Keester]] || 1910 ||
Rear Admiral; Commander of the 5th Coast Guard District
|-
|[[Joseph Stika]] || 1911 ||
Vice Admiral; recipient of the [[Navy Cross (United States)|Navy Cross]]<ref name="stika">{{cite web|url=http://militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=5581|title=Joseph Stika|work=Military Times|access-date=23 September 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Joseph F. Farley]] || 1912 ||
Admiral; 9th Commandant of the Coast Guard (1946–1950)
|-
|[[Elmer Fowler Stone]] || 1913 ||
[[United States Naval Aviator]], piloted the [[NC-4]] on the first naval [[transatlantic flight]]<ref name="stone">{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/Elmer_Stone.asp|title=Commander Elmer Fowler Stone, USCG|publisher=United States Coast Guard|access-date=17 March 2009}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lyndon Spencer]] || 1918 ||
Vice Admiral; commanding officer of the [[USS Bayfield (APA-33)]] during [[World War II]]<ref name="spencer">{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/Flags/SpencerLBio.pdf|title=Vice Admiral Lyndon Spencer Biographical Sketch|publisher=United States Coast Guard|access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref>
|-
|[[Harold G. Bradbury]] || 1920 ||
Rear Admiral; commanding officer of the [[USS Leonard Wood (APA-12)]], [[USS Wakefield (AP-21)]] and [[USCGC Duane (WPG-33)]] during World War II; Commander of the 1st Coast Guard District<ref name="bradbury">{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/Flags/BradburyHBio.pdf|title=Rear Admiral Harold G. Bradbury, USCG|publisher=United States Coast Guard|access-date=21 April 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[Merlin O'Neill]] || 1921 ||
Vice Admiral; 10th Commandant of the Coast Guard (1950–1954); 4th [[Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard]] (1946–1949)
|-
|[[Alfred C. Richmond]] || 1924 ||
Admiral; 11th Commandant of the Coast Guard (1954–1962)
|-
|[[Edward Thiele]] || 1927 ||
Rear Admiral; Engineer-in-Chief of the Coast Guard (1958–1961)<ref name="thiele">{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/Flags/ThieleEBio.pdf|title=Rear Admiral Edward H. Thiele|publisher=United States Coast Guard|access-date=7 May 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[Carl B. Olsen]] || 1928 ||
Rear Admiral; Commander of the 8th Coast Guard District<ref name="olsen">{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/Flags/OlsenCBio.pdf|title=Rear Admiral Carl B. Olsen|publisher=United States Coast Guard|access-date=25 April 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[Edwin J. Roland]] || 1929 ||
Admiral; 12th Commandant of the Coast Guard (1962–1966); 7th Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard (1962)
|-
|[[Allen Winbeck]] || 1929 ||
Rear Admiral; Commander of the 13th and 12th Coast Guard Districts<ref name="winbeck">{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/Flags/WinbeckABio.pdf|title=Rear Admiral Allen Winbeck, USCG|publisher=United States Coast Guard|access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[A. J. Carpenter]] || 1933 ||
Rear Admiral; Commander of the 11th and 3rd Coast Guard Districts<ref name="carpenter">{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/Flags/CarpenterABio.pdf|title=Rear Admiral Albert J. Carpenter Biographical Sketch|publisher=United States Coast Guard|access-date=25 May 2011}}</ref>
|-
|[[John Birdsell Oren]] || 1933 ||
Rear Admiral; Chief of Engineering
|-
|[[Willard J. Smith]] || 1933 ||
Admiral; 13th Commandant of the Coast Guard (1966–1970)
|-
|[[Chester R. Bender]] || 1936 ||
Admiral; 14th Commandant of the Coast Guard (1970–1974)
|-
|[[Arthur B. Engel]] || 1938 ||
Rear Admiral; Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy (1967–1970)<ref name="abengel">{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/Flags/EngelABio.pdf|title=Rear Admiral Arthur B. Engel|publisher=United States Coast Guard|access-date=22 April 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[Benjamin F. Engel]] || 1938 ||
Vice Admiral; Commander of the 14th and 3rd Coast Guard Districts<ref name="engel">{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/Flags/EngelBBio.pdf|title=Vice Admiral Benjamin F. Engel, USCG|publisher=United States Coast Guard|access-date=22 April 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[Thomas R. Sargent III]] || 1938 ||
Vice Admiral; 11th Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard (1970–1974)<ref name="sargent">{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/WEBCUTTERS/BIO_TR_Sargent.pdf|title=Vice Admiral Thomas R. Sargent III|publisher=United States Coast Guard|access-date=7 May 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[Ellis L. Perry]] || 1941 ||
Vice Admiral; 12th Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard (1974–1978)<ref name="perry">{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/PerryELbio.pdf|title=Vice Admiral Ellis L. Perry, USCG|publisher=United States Coast Guard|access-date=28 April 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[Owen W. Siler]] || 1943 ||
Admiral; 15th Commandant of the Coast Guard (1974–1978)
|-
|[[G. William Miller]] || 1945 ||
[[Chairman of the Federal Reserve]] (1978–1979); [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]] (1979–1981)<ref name="miller">{{cite news |first=Adam |last=Bernstein |title=Obituary: Fed Chairman G. William Miller, 81 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/19/AR2006031901108.html |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=20 March 2006 |access-date=21 November 2007 }}</ref>
|-
|[[John B. Hayes]] || 1947 ||
Admiral; 16th Commandant of the Coast Guard (1978–1982)<ref name="hayes">{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/JBHayesBio.asp|title=John B. Hayes|publisher=United States Coast Guard|access-date=18 March 2009}}</ref>
|-
|[[Robert A. Duin]] || 1948 ||
Rear Admiral; Commander of the 17th Coast Guard District<ref name="duin">{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/Flags/DuinRBio.pdf|title=Rear Admiral Robert A. Duin|publisher=United States Coast Guard|access-date=22 April 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[James S. Gracey]] || 1949 ||
Admiral; 17th Commandant of the Coast Guard (1982–1986)
|-
|[[Sidney A. Wallace]] || 1949 ||
Rear Admiral; Chief of Public and International Affairs (1975–1977)<ref name="wallace">{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/Flags/WallaceSBio.pdf|title=Rear Admiral Sidney A. Wallace|publisher=United States Coast Guard|access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[Benedict L. Stabile]] || 1950 ||
Vice Admiral; 14th Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard
|-
|[[Paul A. Yost Jr.]] || 1951 ||
Admiral; 18th Commandant of the Coast Guard (1986–1990)
|-
|[[Robert S. Lucas]] || 1952 ||
Rear Admiral; Commander of the 17th Coast Guard District<ref name="lucas">{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/Flags/LucasRBio.pdf|title=Rear Admiral Robert S. Lucas|publisher=United States Coast Guard|access-date=25 April 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[James C. Irwin]] || 1953 ||
Vice Admiral; 15th Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard
|-
|[[Theodore J. Wojnar]] || 1953 ||
Rear Admiral; Commander of the 13th Coast Guard District<ref name="wojnar">{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/Flags/WojnarTBio.pdf|title=Rear Admiral Theodore J. Wojnar|publisher=United States Coast Guard|access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[William P. Kozlovsky]] || 1954 ||
Rear Admiral; Commander of the 14th Coast Guard District<ref name="kozlovsky">{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/Flags/KozlovskyWBio.pdf|title=Rear Admiral William Patrick Kozlovsky|publisher=United States Coast Guard|access-date=24 April 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[Clyde T. Lusk]] || 1954 ||
Vice Admiral; 16th Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard
|-
|[[J. William Kime]] || 1957 ||
Admiral; 19th Commandant of the Coast Guard (1990–1994)
|-
|[[Robert T. Nelson]] || 1958 ||
Vice Admiral; 18th Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard
|-
|[[William J. Ecker]] || 1960 ||
Rear Admiral; Commander of the 2nd and 5th Coast Guard Districts<ref name="ecker">{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/Flags/EckerWBio.pdf|title=Rear Admiral William J. Ecker|publisher=United States Coast Guard|access-date=22 April 2014}}</ref>
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|[[Richard A. Appelbaum]] || 1961 ||
Rear Admiral; Chief of Law Enforcement and Defense Operations<ref name="appelbaum">{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/Flags/AppelbaumRBio.pdf|title=Rear Admiral Richard A. Appelbaum|publisher=United States Coast Guard|access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref>
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|[[Robert E. Kramek]] || 1961 ||
Admiral; 20th Commandant of the Coast Guard (1994–1998)
|-
|[[Arthur E. Henn]] || 1962 ||
Vice Admiral; 19th Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard
|-
|[[James C. Card]] || 1964 ||
Vice Admiral; 21st Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard
|-
|[[Richard D. Herr]] || 1964 ||
Vice Admiral; 20th Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard
|-
|[[James Loy]] || 1964 ||
Admiral; 21st Commandant of the Coast Guard (1998–2002); [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Acting Secretary United States Department of Homeland Security]] (2005), [[United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security]] (2003–2005); 2nd Administrator of the [[Transportation Security Administration]] (2002–2003);<ref name="cohenloy">{{cite web|url=http://www.cohengroup.net/about/teammember.cfm?id=8|title=James M. Loy|publisher=Cohen Group|access-date=17 March 2009|archive-date=2 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502031926/http://www.cohengroup.net/about/teammember.cfm?id=8|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|[[Paul M. Blayney]] || 1965 ||
Rear Admiral; Commander of the Thirteenth Coast Guard District<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/d13/dep/commanders/blayney/default.asp|title=Rear Admiral Paul M. Blayney|publisher=United States Coast Guard|access-date=17 January 2011}}</ref>
|-
|[[Thomas H. Collins]] || 1968||
Admiral; 22nd Commandant of the Coast Guard (2002–2006); guided the Coast Guard after the terrorist attacks of [[9/11]]; 22nd Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard (2000–2002)
|-
|[[John T. Tozzi]] || 1968 ||
Rear Admiral; Director of Information and Technology (1996–1997)<ref name="tozzi">{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/Flags/TozziJBio.pdf|title=Rear Admiral John T. Tozzi|publisher=United States Coast Guard|access-date=8 May 2014}}</ref>
|-
|Richard W. Schneider || 1968 ||
Rear Admiral; former senior reserve officer in the United States Coast Guard Reserve and 23rd President of Norwich University for 28 years.
|-
|[[Terry M. Cross]] || 1970 ||
Vice Admiral; 24th Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard
|-
|[[Thad Allen]] || 1971 ||
Admiral; Principal Federal Official for the response to [[Hurricane Katrina]], [[Hurricane Rita]] and National Incident Commander for the response to the [[Deepwater Horizon oil spill]] in the Gulf Coast region; 23rd Commandant of the Coast Guard (2006–2010)<ref name="postallen">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/06/AR2005090601677.html?referrer=email|title=Coast Guard's Chief of Staff To Assist FEMA Head Brown|last=White|first=Josh|date=7 September 2005|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=17 March 2009}}</ref>
|-
|[[Charles D. Wurster]] || 1971 ||
Vice Admiral; national commodore of the [[Sea Scouting (Boy Scouts of America)|Sea Scouting]] division of the [[Boy Scouts of America]]<ref name="NavyLeague">{{cite web |url=http://www.navyleague.org/public_relations/june2008/060208-cgpa-change-of-command-alameda-052908.php |title=PCR representatives attend Coast Guard Change of Command |last=Hobart |first=Phelps |work=Navy League of the United States |access-date=28 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090516030730/http://www.navyleague.org/public_relations/june2008/060208-cgpa-change-of-command-alameda-052908.php |archive-date=16 May 2009 }}</ref>
|-
|[[Erroll M. Brown]] || 1972 ||
Rear Admiral; First [[African-American]] Coast Guard [[flag officer]]<ref name="brown">{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/Erroll_Brown.asp|title=Rear Admiral Erroll Brown, USCG|publisher=United States Coast Guard|access-date=17 March 2009}}</ref>
|-
|[[Bruce E. Melnick]] || 1972 ||
Commander; First Coast Guard [[astronaut]]<ref name="melnick">{{cite web|url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/melnick-be.html|title=BRUCE E. MELNICK |publisher=NASA|access-date=17 March 2009}}</ref>
|-
|[[Timothy S. Sullivan]] || 1975 ||
Rear Admiral; Senior Military Advisor and Operational Advisor to the [[United States Secretary of Homeland Security]]; Primary Military Coordinator between the United States Department of Homeland Security and [[United States Department of Defense]]<ref name="sullivan">{{cite web|url=http://www.irishcentral.com/business/lists/top_100/Rear-Admiral-Timothy-S-Sullivan--Lsts4256.html|title=Timothy S. Sullivan|publisher=Irish Central.com|access-date=28 April 2010}}</ref>
|-
|[[Robert J. Papp Jr.]] || 1975 ||
Admiral; 24th Commandant of the Coast Guard (2010–2014)<ref name="robertjpapp">{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/flag/docs/cg00.pdf|title=Admiral Robert J. Papp, Jr.|publisher=United States Coast Guard|access-date=7 March 2011}}</ref>
|-
|Paul A. Langlois
|1976
|Captain; Distinguished Flying Cross; USCGA Athletic Hall of Fame (2006); USCGA Hall of Heroes (2013); USCGA Distinguished Alumnus (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bergman|first=Julia|date=2019-10-04|title=Coast Guard Academy's Class of 1976 Celebrate One of Their Own|url=https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/10/04/coast-guard-academys-class-1976-celebrate-one-their-own.html|access-date=2020-07-09|website=Military.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Paul Langlois - Recipient -|url=http://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/33689|access-date=2020-07-09|website=valor.militarytimes.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=USCGA Alumni Community - Alumni honored during 2013 Hall of Heroes Ceremony|url=https://www.cgaparents.org/show_module_fw2.aspx?sid=1043&gid=1&ecid=4448&control_id=644&nologo=1&cvprint=1&page_id=252&crid=0&scontid=-1&viewas=user|access-date=2020-07-09|website=www.cgaparents.org}}</ref>
|-
|[[David Pekoske]] || 1977 || 7th Administrator of [[Transportation Security Administration]] (2017–Current);
Vice Admiral; 26th Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard
|-
|[[Paul F. Zukunft]] || 1977 ||
Admiral; 25th Commandant of the Coast Guard (2014–2018)
|-
|[[Charles Ray (admiral)|Charles W. Ray]] || 1981 ||
Admiral; 31st [[Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard]] (2018 – 2021)<ref name="charleswray">{{cite web|url=https://www.uscg.mil/Biographies/Display/Article/1391221/admiral-charles-w-ray/|title=Charles W. Ray; 31st Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard |publisher=USCG|access-date=12 September 2018}}</ref>
|-
|[[Sandra L. Stosz]] || 1982 ||
Vice Admiral; first female Academy graduate to achieve flag rank;<ref>The Coast Guard Academy began admitting women in 1976 and Stosz was in the third graduating class to contain women (Connie Braesch, [http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/index.php/2009/12/guardian-of-the-week-rdml-sandra-stosz/ Guardian of the Week – RDML Sandra Stosz], ''Coast Guard Compass'', 2009 December 4 [accessed 2010 September 11]).</ref> former Superintendent of the United States Coast Guard Academy; first woman to command a United States military service academy.<ref>{{cite news
|url = http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/2487/422159/
|title = First woman to take helm of a U.S. military academy
|newspaper = United States Coast Guard Academy Media Port
|date = 14 December 2010
|access-date = 15 December 2010
}}</ref>
|-
|Stephen E. Flynn || 1982 ||
PhD; author; chair at the [[Council on Foreign Relations]]<ref name="flynn">{{cite web|url=http://cisac.stanford.edu/people/stepheneflynn/|title=Stephen Flynn – CISAC|publisher=Stanford University|access-date=17 March 2009}}</ref>
|-
|[[Karl L. Schultz]] || 1983 ||
Admiral; 26th [[Commandant of the Coast Guard]] (2018–2022)<ref name="schultz">{{cite web|url=https://www.uscg.mil/Biographies/Display/Article/1391300/admiral-karl-schultz/|title=Karl L. Schultz; 26th Commandant of the United States Coast Guard |publisher=USCG|access-date=12 September 2018}}</ref>
|-
|[[Daniel C. Burbank]] || 1985 ||
Commander; Second Coast Guard astronaut<ref name="burbank">{{cite web|url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/burbank.html|title=Daniel C. Burbank (CAPTAIN, USCG) |publisher=NASA|access-date=17 March 2009}}</ref>
|-
|[[Charles D. Michel]] || 1985 ||
Admiral; 30th Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard; first career judge advocate in any of the armed forces to achieve four-star rank.
|-
|[[Linda L. Fagan]] || 1985 ||
Admiral; 27th and current Commandant of the United States Coast Guard (2022–present); first female service chief in the U.S. armed services.
|-
|[[Kevin E. Lunday]] || 1987 ||
Admiral; 34th Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard
|-
|[[Douglas M. Fears]] || 1989 ||
Rear Admiral; former Assistant to the President and Homeland Security Advisor; commander of [[Joint Interagency Task Force South]] (2020–2022)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jiatfs.southcom.mil/About-Us/Leadership/|title=JIATF-S|website=www.jiatfs.southcom.mil|access-date=2021-09-12}}</ref>
|-
|Scott E. Langum || 1993 ||
Captain; former helicopter pilot who rescued 168 lives during Hurricane Katrina; current commander of [[Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod]] (2018–present)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/District-1/District-Units/Air-Station-Cape-Cod/Command/|title=Air Station Cape Cod Command|website=www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil|access-date=2020-04-19}}</ref>
|-
|[[Andre Douglas]]
|2008
|Commander; selected for [[NASA Astronaut Group 23]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mars|first=Kelli|date=December 3, 2021|title=NASA Astronaut Candidate Andre Douglas|url=http://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/andre-douglas/biography|access-date=December 23, 2021|website=NASA}}</ref>
|-
|[[Nikki Barnes|Nikole P. Barnes]]
|2017
|Olympian; USCGA's first Olympic Athlete. Competed in the Tokyo Olympic Games in the Women's 470 (double-handed sailing). 3x Sailing All-American; 2016 Women's National Champion. 2016 Quantum Women College Sailor of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Team USA Bios - Nikole Barnes|url=https://www.teamusa.org/us-sailing/athletes/Nikole-Barnes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612184347/https://www.teamusa.org/us-sailing/athletes/Nikole-Barnes|archive-date=12 June 2021|url-status=dead|website=[[Team USA.org]]}}</ref>
|}

==Superintendents==
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!scope="col" style="width:5%; align="center"" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
!scope="col" style="width:25%; align="center"" | Name
!scope="col" style="width:15%; align="center"" | Start
!scope="col" style="width:15%; align="center"" | End
!scope="col" style="width:35%; align="top"" | Notes
!scope="col" style="width:5%; align="center"" | {{Abbr|Ref|References}}
|-
|  1
| [[John A. Henriques]]
| February 1877
| June 1883
| [[United States Revenue Cutter Service]]
| <ref name="cgahistory">{{cite web |url=https://media.defense.gov/2017/Jun/25/2001768429/-1/-1/0/USCGA_HISTORY_FINAL.PDF |title=The United States Coast Guard Academy: A Brief History |page=18}}</ref>
|-
|  2
| [[Leonard G. Shepard]]
| June 1883
| April 1887
| [[United States Revenue Cutter Service]]
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
|  3
| Daniel B. Hodgsdon
| April 1887
| May 1890
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
|  4
| Joseph W. Congdon
| April 1894
| June 1895
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
|  5
| Oscar C. Hamlet
| June 1895
| November 1898
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
|  6
| David A. Hall
| December 1898
| October 1902
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
|  7
| [[William E. Reynolds]]
| October 1902
| January 1908
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
|  8
| John E. Reinburg
| January 1908
| February 1910
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
|  9
| William V.E. Jacobs
| March 1910
| June 1914
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
| 10
| [[Frederick C. Billard]]
| June 1914
| August 1918
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
| 11
| Thaddeus G. Crapster
| August 1918
| March 1919
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
| 12
| Byron L. Reed
| March 1919
| October 1919
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
| 13
| William V.E. Jacobs
| October 1919
| March 1923
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
| 14
| Harold D. Hinckley
| March 1923
| May 1928
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
| 15
| [[Harry G. Hamlet]]
| May 1928
| June 1932
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
| 16
| Randolph Ridgely Jr.
| September 1932
| June 1935
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
| 17
| Edward D. Jones
| July 1935
| June 1940
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
| 18
| [[James Pine]]
| July 1940
| July 1947
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
| 19
| Wilfred N. Derby
| August 1947
| August 1950
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
| 20
| Arthur G. Hall
| September 1950
| August 1954
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
| 21
| Raymond J. Mauerman
| September 1954
| June 1957
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
| 22
| Frank A. Leamy
| July 1957
| February 1960
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
| 23
| Stephen H. Evans
| February 1960
| June 1962
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
| 24
| [[Willard J. Smith]]
| June 1962
| July 1965
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
| 25
| [[Chester R. Bender]]
| July 1965
| June 1967
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
| 26
| [[Arthur B. Engel]]
| June 1967
| June 1970
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
| 27
| John F. Thompson
| June 1970
| July 1973
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
| 28
| Joseph J. McClelland
| July 1973
| June 1974
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
| 29
| [[William A. Jenkins]]
| June 1974
| June 1977
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
| 30
| Malcolm E. Clark
| June 1977
| January 1981
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
| 31
| [[Charles E. Larkin]]
| July 1981
| June 1982
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
| 32
| [[Edward Nelson Jr.]]
| June 1982
| June 1986
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
| 33
| [[Richard P. Cueroni]]
| June 1986
| June 28, 1989
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
| 34
| [[Thomas T. Matteson]]
| June 28, 1989
| June 9, 1993
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/06/28/Change-in-command-at-Coast-Guard-academy/1520615009600/ |title=Change in command at Coast Guard academy |date=June 28, 1989 |work=[[United Press International]]}}</ref>
|-
| 35
| Paul E. Versaw
| June 9, 1993
| June 20, 1997
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.courant.com/1993/06/10/after-tenure-of-change-coast-guard-skipper-departs/ |title=After tenure of change, coast guard skipper departs |date=June 10, 1993 |newspaper=[[Hartford Courant]]}}</ref>
|-
| 36
| Douglas E. Teeson
| June 20, 1997
| June 2001
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.courant.com/1997/06/21/coast-guard-academy-gets-new-superintendent/ |title=Coast Guard Academy gets new superintendent |date=June 21, 1997 |newspaper=[[Hartford Courant]]}}</ref>
|-
| 37
| Robert C. Olsen
| June 2001
| June 2005
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
| 38
| [[James C. Van Sice]]
| May 27, 2005
| January 2007
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.courant.com/2005/05/28/academys-command-changes/ |title=Academy’s command changes |date=May 28, 2005 |newspaper=[[Hartford Courant]]}}
</ref>
|-
| 39
| [[J. Scott Burhoe]]
| January 2007
| June 3, 2011
| 
| {{r|cgahistory|page=22}}
|-
| 40
| [[Sandra L. Stosz]]
| June 3, 2011
| June 1, 2015
| First woman superintendent
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Portals/10/senior_leaders/bio/SandraStosz.pdf |title=Vice Admiral Sandra L. Stosz |work=U.S. Coast Guard}}</ref>
|-
| 41
| James E. Rendon
| June 1, 2015
| May 30, 2019
| 
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Portals/10/senior_leaders/bio/JamesRendon.pdf |title=Rear Admiral James E. Rendon |work=U.S. Coast Guard}}</ref>
|-
| 42
| William G. Kelly
| May 30, 2019
| May 26, 2023
| 
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://uscga.edu/admissions/aep/william-kelly/ |title=Rear Admiral William G. Kelly |work=U.S. Coast Guard Academy}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theday.com/military/20230527/coast-guard-academy-superintendent-retires-from-service-heads-to-another-university/ |title=Coast Guard Academy superintendent retires |date=May 27, 2023 |first=Erica |last=Moser |newspaper=[[The Day (New London)|The Day]]}}</ref>
|-
| 43
| Michael J. Johnston
| May 26, 2023
| 
|
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uscg.mil/Biographies/Display/Article/1391216/rear-admiral-michael-j-johnston/ |title=Rear Admiral Michael J. Johnston |work=United States Coast Guard}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3409040/us-coast-guard-academy-holds-change-of-command-ceremony/ |title=U.S. Coast Guard Academy holds change of command ceremony |work=United States Coast Guard}}</ref>
|}

==U.S. Coast Guard Museum==
{{see also|National Coast Guard Museum}}
The '''U.S. Coast Guard Museum''' is located in Waesche Hall on the grounds of the United States Coast Guard Academy.  The museum's artifacts reflect the history of the U.S. Coast Guard and include ship models, carved figureheads, cannons, uniforms, medals, weapons, memorabilia and paintings.<ref name=USCGHO1>{{cite web|title=US Coast Guard Museum|url=http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg092/museum/|publisher=US Coast Guard Historians Office|access-date=11 April 2013}}</ref> Visitors must bring a government-issued photo identification to enter the campus, and foreign visitors must make an appointment with the Curator before visiting the museum.<ref name=USCGHO2>{{cite web|title=Visiting the U.S. Coast Guard|url=http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg092/museum/museumhours.asp|publisher=US Coast Guard Historians Office|access-date=11 April 2013}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[United States Military Academy]]
* [[United States Naval Academy]]
* [[United States Air Force Academy]]
* [[United States Merchant Marine Academy]]
* [[Army University]]
* [[USCGC Eagle (WIX-327)]], a training ship originally built in Nazi Germany as the ''Horst Wessel''

== Notes ==
<references group="Notes" />

==References==
'''Notes'''
{{Reflist}}

'''Further reading'''
* Lovell, John P. (1979) ''Neither Athens nor Sparta?: The American Service Academies in Transition''

==External links==
{{Commons category|United States Coast Guard Academy}}
* [http://www.uscga.edu/ Official website]

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