Graduate Programs

Naval War College
Strategy and Policy, National Security Decision Making, and Joint Military Operations.  The student body is subdivided into four resident colleges and one nonresident college.
College of Naval Warfare --Senior grade officers from all five U.S. military services and civilians from a number of U.S. Government agencies. College of Naval Command and Staff--Mid-grade officers from all five U.S. services and civilians from a number of U.S. Government agencies. Naval Command College --Senior grade naval officers from some 35 nations annually. Naval Staff College --Mid-grade naval officers from some 25 nations per class. College of Continuing Education -- U.S. officers and eligible civilian employees of the Department of Defense who are unable to attend resident courses.

Naval Dental School (NDC)
Under the command and support of the National Naval Dental Center, the Naval Dental School conducts advanced programs for dental officers that are designed to help the Dental Corps meet its need for officers who are fully qualified to practice, teach, and conduct research in dentistry.

U. S. Navy Senior Enlisted Academy
 Since September 14, 1981, the Senior Enlisted Academy has been the pinnacle of enlisted professional military education in the Navy.  Through a challenging nine-week educational experience, we promise to improve our students' already superior management and leadership abilities by exposing them to a variety of leadership models and encouraging them to solve problems in a systematic manner.

National Defense University Joint Forces Staff College
To educate staff officers and other leaders in joint operational-level planning and warfighting in order to instill a primary commitment to joint, multinational, and interagency teamwork, attitudes, and perspectives.

Industrial College of the Armed Forces
The mission of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF) is to prepare selected military officers and civilians for senior leadership and staff positions by conducting postgraduate, executive-level courses of study and associated research dealing with the resource component of national power, with special emphasis on materiel acquisition and joint logistics, and their integration into national security strategy for peace and war.

Information Resource Management College
The Information Resources Management (IRM) College prepares leaders to direct the information component of national power by leveraging information and information technology for strategic advantage. Primary areas of concentration include business process reengineering, IRM policy, information technology, information security, acquisition reform, and management of acquisition processes.

Institute for National Strategic Studies
The Institute is composed of several departments.  The Research Directorate focuses on analysis of key issues of strategy and policy that require in-depth research to support senior decision makers- INSS effectively serves as the in-house "think tank" for senior Pentagon leadership.  It also publishes several journals on military and defense oriented topics.  The INSS's Conferences Directorate organizes and presents annual national-and international-level symposia on security, strategic, and foreign policy issues.

National War College
NWC's mission is to prepare future leaders of the Armed Forces, State Department, and other civilian agencies for high-level policy, command, and staff responsibilities by conducting a senior-level course of study in national security strategy and national security policy process.  The National War College focuses on national security policy and strategy, and emphasizes the joint and interagency perspective.

Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies
The Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies is a product of the Defense Ministerial of the Americas process that began in Williamsburg in 1995. The Center's mission is to develop academic programs for educating primarily civilians in defense and security planning and management; for familiarizing civilians with the military profession and military affairs; and for studying the defense policy-making process in general. In addition, the Center is charged with promoting and encouraging civil-military collaboration on defense matters and to encourage national, regional, and international dialogue regarding defense themes.