The NCO Leadership Center of Excellence was born out of the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy's 50 plus year history. The institution was founded July 1972, and graduated its first students in 1973. Since that time, the NCOLCoE has graduated hundreds of thousands of Soldiers from various Noncommissioned Officer Education System courses, and continually adapts to meet the needs of our nation’s defense. The Center is headed by a three-star level nominative command sergeant major and is supported by a world-class staff and academic faculty. Our Mission: To provide professional military education that develops holistically fit, disciplined, well-educated professionals capable of meeting the challenges of large-scale combat operations in a multi-domain environment.