Community Involvement
The goal of the Coast Guard’s community relations initiatives is to foster positive relationships within the communities where we live and operate. We develop, maintain and improve public understanding and support of the Coast Guard’s missions through interaction with our communities. Learn more about some of the Coast Guard Academy’s programs.
The Coast Guard Academy is a huge proponent of the Coast Guard’s Partnership in Education (PIE) program and as such is committed to enhancing educational opportunities and career awareness for local youth through direct participation in education-related initiatives. Collaboratively, cadets, faculty and staff put in over 1, 575 hours tutoring, teaching lessons, mentoring, coaching, announcing/commentating at local sporting events, and even taking over classrooms for a day in a local elementary school. Approximately 50 cadets volunteer on a regular basis, however, the candidate pool is is corps-wide and the faculty and staff are also strongly committed and engaged.
The National Principals’ Leadership Institute (NPLI) sends groups of about 25 high school principals and other school officials (superintendents, district officers and other school leaders) to the USCGA annually. The NPLI provides opportunities for leaders in K-12 education to sharpen and grow their leadership styles; to prioritize opportunities and risks; and to collaborate and network with colleagues from around the nation. For the Academy, this provides an opportunity to speak directly to high-level decision makers from schools throughout the country about the USCGA and the many options that we can offer their students.
