Established in 1879 in Milledgeville, Georgia Military College (abbreviated as GMC) now includes a liberal arts junior college, a high school, and a middle school. GMC's focus is on a junior college military science program that culminates at the end of two years of study and training with contracted cadets being commissioned as officers in the U.S. Army. GMC is one of five military junior colleges that participates in the Army's Early Commissioning Program. Although GMC is a public institution, it is not a part of either the University System of Georgia or the Technical College System of Georgia. In addition to the main campus in Milledgeville for about 275 resident full-time ROTC students (the Corps of Cadets) and several hundred local area commuter students, GMC offers five centers and two extension offices located around the state of Georgia at the sites listed below that serve a total of almost 4,000 commuter full and part time students. GMC also offers a military Prep School for commuter students in the Baldwin County area with a total of about 250 6th to 8th graders and 250 Army Junior ROTC or JROTC Cadets from 9th to 12th grade enrolled.