In 1910, the South Carolina General Assembly accepted the Board of Visitors’ recommendation to change the name of the college from the Citadel Academy to The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. The article “the” became a formal part of the college name and should always be capitalized, even when the college name is used as an adjective.
Established in 1842, The Citadel is one of six senior military colleges in the United States.
The parents learned that The Citadel’s faculty boasts professors of distinction who have published articles in academic journals worldwide.