U.S. Army ROTC program has been active on the Dahlonega campus since 1916, and began giving its graduates commissions in the Army or Army Reserve shortly after World War II, thanks to the G.I. Bill, the recent economic recovery in Georgia, and the leadership of college president Jonathan Clark Rogers. Today, it is one of six senior military colleges in the country. UNG is also designated by the Georgia Board of Regents and the Georgia General Assembly as the Military College of Georgia and as a leadership institution.
=== Blue Ridge Rifles ===
The Blue Ridge Rifles drill platoon unit was formed at North Georgia College in 1950 as the Honor Platoon, and took the name Blue Ridge Rifles in 1958 in homage to a Civil War unit that served in Dahlonega. In 1971, the Blue Ridge Rifles won first place in the East Tennessee State University Drill Meet. They were also the 2001 and 2002 national champion precision drill team.
=== Golden Eagle Band ===
Formed as a component of the Corps in 1873, the Golden Eagle Band …
