Academy History
1876 - School of Instruction
The Revenue Cutter School of Instruction is established aboard the schooner Dobbin in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Nine cadets begin training.
1877 - First Graduation
The school moves to the bark Chase. The first class of nine cadets graduates in 1879.
1910 - Fort Trumbull
The school moves ashore to Fort Trumbull in New London, Connecticut, providing permanent facilities for the first time.
1915 - Coast Guard Academy
When the Revenue Cutter Service merges with the Life-Saving Service to form the Coast Guard, the school becomes the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
1932 - Current Location
The Academy moves to its present 103-acre campus on the Thames River, with new facilities designed specifically for cadet training.
1946 - USCGC Eagle
The barque Eagle, taken from Germany as a war prize, arrives at the Academy and begins service as a training ship.
1976 - Women Admitted
The Academy admits women for the first time, along with the other service academies. The first female cadets graduate in 1980.
Today
The Academy continues its mission of developing leaders of character, training approximately 1,000 cadets annually.