CGSC Student Achievement
CGSC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) to grant the Master of Military Arts and Sciences (MMAS) to qualified graduates of the Command and General Staff Officers' Course (CGSOC), Advanced Military Studies Program (AMSP), and Advanced Strategic Leadership Studies Program (ASLSP). Additionally, HLC accredits two graduate certificate programs: CGSOC's Common Core and CGSOC's Advanced Operations Course.
As a member institution of the Higher Learning Commission, CGSC is fully committed to transparency in reporting student achievement to internal and external stakeholders. What follow are retention rates, completion rates, and graduate placement rates for those CGSC graduate-level programs with the authority to grant a masters degree or certificate.
For Academic Year 2020-2021 As reported to the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) in CGSC’s Institutional Update submitted in March 2022 |
Starting Enrollment (15 Sep 20) |
Degrees/Certificates Awarded (01JUL20-30JUN21) |
Completion/Retention Rate | Graduate Placement Rate |
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(1) CGSC MASTER'S DEGREE Programs (MA, MMAS, and MOS) | ||||
(a) MA degrees in Military Operations earned by Advanced Military Studies Program (AMSP) students [Note 1] | 139 | 139 | 100% | 100% |
(b) MA degrees in Strategic Studies earned by Advanced Strategic Leadership Studies Program (ASLSP) students [Note 1] | 17 | 17 | 100% | 100% |
(c) MMAS degrees earned by eligible Command and General Staff Officer Course (CGSOC) students at CGSS, Fort Leavenworth, KS [Note 2] | 110 | 36 | 33% | 100% |
(d) MMAS degrees earned by eligible Command and General Staff Officer Course (CGSOC) students at WHINSEC SPME, Fort Benning, GA [Note 2] | 25 | 13 | 52% | 100% |
(e) MOS degrees earned by eligible Command and General Staff Officer Course (CGSOC) students at CGSS, Fort Leavenworth, KS | 1101 | 901 | 82% | 100% |
(f) MOS degrees earned by eligible Command and General Staff Officer Course (CGSOC) students at WHINSEC SPME, Fort Benning, GA | 40 | 39 | 98% | 100% |
(2) Command and General Staff Officer Course (CGSOC) GRADUATE CERTIFICATE Programs | ||||
(a) Resident CGSOC Common Core Course at Fort Leavenworth | 1088 | 1075 | 99% | 100% |
(b) Resident CGSOC Common Core Course at WHINSEC, Fort Benning | 65 | 59 | 91% | 100% |
(c) Resident CGSOC Common Core Course at CGSS Satellite Campuses [Note 3] | 926 | 904 | 98% | 100% |
(d) Non-resident CGSOC Common Core Course via Distance Learning (DL) [Note 4] | 4525 | 1392 | 31% | 100% |
(e) Non-resident CGSOC Common Core Course via USAR School (TASS) [Note 4] | 1293 | 761 | 59% | 100% |
(f) Resident Advanced Operations Course at Fort Leavenworth | 1088 | 1075 | 99% | 100% |
(g) Resident Advanced Operations Course at WHINSEC, Fort Benning | 65 | 59 | 91% | 100% |
(h) Non-resident Advanced Operations Course via Distance Learning (DL) [Note 4] | 1176 | 1110 | 94% | 100% |
(3) CGSC BACHELOR’S DEGREE Program (BA) | ||||
(a) BA degrees in Leadership & Workforce Development earned by Resident Sergeants Major Course (SMC) students | 217 | 173 | 80% | 100% |
Notes: |
Explanation for these relatively high retention, completion, and placement percentages:
- Students from the Armed Services and U.S. governmental agencies attend CGSC courses as part of their natural career progression. CGSC does not recruit students, accept Title IV financial aid, or market its programs.
- Students pay no tuition and receive full salaries for their government service (benefits included).
- CGSC graduate degree and graduate-level certificate programs are 10-18 months in duration. CGSC enrolls students for the full length of their respective programs. Consequently, retention and completion rates tend to be the same.
- All graduates are assigned to positions upon CGSC course completion based on the requirements of their Armed Service or government agency.
Point of Contact for this information is Office of the Registrar, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Lewis and Clark Center, Room 4502, 100 Stimson Avenue, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027.