Welcome to the Student Programs Web Site
Student Programs
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Working with stakeholders across Team Coast Guard, the Student Programs Directorate serves America's youth by providing career and leadership development while promoting the Coast Guard as a career or volunteer opportunity.
Our watchwords: Energy - Excellence - Enthusiasm
The three Student Programs' divisions are:
The Youth Programs Division is responsible for operating the Auxiliary-Sea Scout Youth Development (AUXSCOUT) Program. This unique partnership provides the Auxiliary with the Coast Guard’s only direct, in-house youth program for teenagers. The Sea Scouts are a program of Scouting America, formerly known as the Boy Scouts of America. The Sea Scouts are also the Auxiliary’s official youth leadership development program. Today, the Auxiliary operates 38 Sea Scout “Ships” (units) with nearly 700 members. We also support hundreds of other Sea Scout Ships that are chartered to other organizations. Sea Scout-Auxiliarists contributed nearly 30,000 hours to the Auxiliary in CY23.
Auxiliary University Program (AUP)
The Auxiliary University Program Division works with undergraduate students who are interested in exploring the U.S. Coast Guard as a potential career path. All AUP students are registered Auxiliarists, most of whom are actively working on Auxiliary qualifications in their AUP units or with flotillas near their homes. The 272 AUP students are in 60 undergraduate schools. Over a dozen receive Coast Guard direct commissions upon graduation from college.
Auxiliary Academy Admissions Partners (AAAP)
The Auxiliary Academy Admissions Partners Division supports Auxiliarists who volunteer for the Coast Guard Academy Admissions Office. They recruit, interview, and assist in recommending candidates for admission. Admissions partners also help run the Academy’s annual Academy Introduction Mission (AIM) program each summer. Currently there are 244 USCG Auxiliary Admissions Partners; Auxiliarists comprise 25% of the total Admissions Partner group. During CY23, Auxiliary Academy Admissions Partners provided nearly 4,500 hours to AIM and over 3,500 hours to the Partners program.