Norwich, including the Military College of Vermont and Vermont College, is a private, multipurpose university. Founded in 1819, it adopted coeducation in 1972. The Military College of Vermont, in Northfield, is a coeducational Corps of Cadets organized in a military lifestyle. Vermont College, in Montpelier, is a coeducational, undergraduate, nonmilitary college. The two campuses are 12 miles apart.