Marion Military Institute Fast Facts
| ♦ MMI traces it origin back to 1842, as the original |
| ♦ The MMI Chapel is a national landmark, registered with the National Register of Historical Places. |
| ♦ Historically, MMI was a private institution. In 2006, through an act of legislation, the Institute became a member of the Alabama Community College System. |
| ♦ Today MMI is one of five junior military colleges in the nation authorized to commission qualified cadets as officers in the U.S. Army after only two years of college. Click here to learn more. |
| ♦ MMI is consistently one of the top U.S. Army ROTC commissioning programs in the nation. Thirty-eight young men and women received their commission during the 2007-08 school year. |
| ♦ U.S. Cadet Command has named MMI in their list of colleges experiencing the largest growth in Army ROTC enrollment in the past few years. |
| ♦ MMI generates the largest number of ROTC cadets simultaneously serving as members of the National Guard and Reserve component. Click here for more information on the SMP Program. |
| ♦ MMI has produced over 200 Generals and Admirals for the U.S. Armed Forces. |
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♦ The General Bruce K. Holloway Service Academy Preparatory (SAP) Program instituted in 1910, is a designated preparatory program for the five U.S. Service Academies:
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| ♦ The AOG has sent 41 sponsored cadets to MMI's SAP Program this year, making this not only the largest class of West Point Sponsored Cadets in MMI’s history, but the largest in the nation in this category. Fifty-six of MMI's former cadets are currently enrolled in the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, making the total number of former MMI cadets in the five U.S. Service Academies 120 plus. |
| ♦ The 2007-2008 SAP class, the largest in MMI's academy prep program since World War II, achieved 75 appointments to US Service Academies this spring. Click here to view academy appointment history. |
| ♦ MMI is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and has a unique Honor and Respect Education Program. |
| ♦ 2007-08 MMI Student Body includes 17 Eagle or Gold Scouts. |
| ♦Student to Faculty Ratio = 18:1 in Core Academic Subjects (English, Math, Natural Science & Social Science) . |
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♦ Woodrow Wilson is responsible for the current MMI colors and mascot. Wilson, then president of Princeton University, was the Government Day Speaker at the Institute in 1905. Following his speech, MMI's colors were changed to orange and black and the athletic teams were called the “Tigers” in honor of Wilson and Princeton University.
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| ♦ The 2008-2009 MMI Intercollegiate Sports Program will host Men's Baseball, Tennis, Basketball, NCWA Wrestling, and Club Rugby as well as Women's Softball and Tennis. |
| ♦ Did you know both MMI Wrestling Coaches are two-time Olympic wrestlers? Between them they can claim two Olympic Medals, one World Medal, and induction into six Hall of Fames. In addition, Coach Dave Hazewinkel carried the Olympic Torch in its relay to the 1996 Olympic Games. |
| ♦ The 2007-2008 season found the MMI Wrestling Program in the national headlines. The team once again finished fifth at NCWA National Tournament and for the second year in a row a MMI Tiger has been named National Champion. The team also proudly boasts of producing the National Runner-Up and capturing three new All-American titles. |
| ♦ The MMI Corps has become a well known participant in Birmingham, Alabama's Annual Veterans Day Parade (recognized nationwide as the oldest and largest Veterans Day celebration). Fall of 2007-2008 the MMI Corps captured two trophies for their participation: The Raymond Weeks Trophy and The George G. Seibels Marching Trophy while the MMI Brigadier Band won the Visiting Band Trophy. |
