Marion Military Institute traces its orgin back to Howard College in 1842. The first two buildings constructed on the current MMI campus were the MMI chapel and Lovelace dormitory. The Chapel design was Neo-Greek Revival (circa 1830-1860), which included a square-toped belfry but no steeple. The MMI Chapel is a national landmark, registered with the National Register of Historical Places.
During the Civil War, the Chapel was used as a Confederate hospital. In 1887, the Baptist State Convention decided to move Howard College to Birmingham. Colonel James T. Murfee, then president, saw the need to continue a school at Marion and chaged the focus to a military high school and junior college.
Throughout the history of MMI, the aim of the Institute has consistently been to provide an intellectual, moral-ethical, physical-athletic, and leadership development experience. Academic excellence has always been, and remains, the cornerstone of the school. In 1910, the Institute established a highly specialized Service Academy Preparation program followed in 1917 with Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) programs. Today, MMI is one of five military junior colleges in the nation authorized to commission qualified cadets as officers in the U.S. Army after only two years of college.
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