Fact Book 2012.

摘要

NPS was established as the School of Marine Engineering at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1909. In 1919, the School was renamed the Naval Postgraduate School. In 1949, as part of reorganization within the Department of Defense, Congress authorized the move of NPS from Annapolis, Maryland to Monterey, California. In 1951, NPS officially opened its doors in Monterey. Since its beginning, when the School was chartered to focus on science and technology, NPS has evolved into an institution that serves naval, defense and national security related interests by providing current and future readiness, advances in technology, and educational and operational programs that directly support all facets of national defense and homeland security. At NPS, four world-class Schools oversee 14 academic departments that provide 85 Master's, 16 doctoral degree programs and certificates to approximately 1,770 resident students, including more than 250 international students, as well as to 1,139 distributed-learning students worldwide. Two institutes, multiple secure research facilities and 33 Centers of Excellence add to the wealth of resources. Non-resident courses are delivered to students through online, webenabled, video-tele-education systems and/or by visiting faculty. Continuous learning, refresher and transitional educational opportunities abound, and short-term executive education courses and a variety of short courses are also offered by NPS, both in Monterey and abroad. Over 790 scholars and professionals, six percent of whom are military officers and over onethird of whom are tenured or tenure-track, comprise the NPS faculty. To strengthen expertise and program relevance, and to expedite research successes at NPS, a robust mix of tenured faculty, lecturers and visiting professionals integrate teaching with research, demonstrating the immediate applicability of defense-related theories to defense-related solutions, many times resulting in patent-eligible technologies.