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Detachment 520Cornell University

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Crosstown Students Exploring Detachment 520

Detachment 520 is hosted at Cornell University and includes four crosstown institutions. Confirm current participation and academic procedures before making registration or travel plans.

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Current program information

This is Detachment 520's official website. Program information here follows current Air Force ROTC, Cornell, and Department of the Air Force guidance and is reviewed regularly. Eligibility, medical qualification, scholarship, contracting, commissioning, and assignment outcomes are decided case by case, so contact the detachment about your own circumstances.

The five schools currently listed by Detachment 520

Participation is set by the Detachment and the list can change. Confirm current participation with Detachment 520 before you plan around it.

Host institution

Cornell University

Detachment 520 is based in Barton Hall on the Cornell campus.

  • Crosstown

    Binghamton University

  • Crosstown

    Elmira College

  • Crosstown

    Ithaca College

  • Crosstown

    SUNY Cortland

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Academics and getting here

Anything academic is set by your own school, not by Detachment 520. Registration, course credit, how the class appears on your transcript, advising, and accommodations all run through your home institution — start with your registrar or academic advisor.

Getting to Barton Hall is your responsibility. In practice it is rarely done alone: the detachment draws cadets from every crosstown school, and carpooling between campuses is common. Once you are in touch with the detachment, ask about cadets already making the drive from your school.

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Cadets hold planks on mats while others sprint the Barton Hall track during morning physical training, beneath windows lettered Cornell University.

What Cornell's catalog covers

Cornell's Officer Education catalog is the authoritative source for program and course information. It does not confirm any particular institution's current crosstown agreement, registration route, or procedures — those come from the Detachment and your own registrar.

Official external source · Cornell University

Cornell Officer Education catalog

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