The College of the Marshall Islands (CMI) was founded in 1992 as the national post-secondary institution of higher education for the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), serving primarily students within the Micronesian region. As a two-year community college, CMI awards the Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degrees. The mission of CMI is to provide quality, student-centered educational services to Marshallese people who desire access to a postsecondary education. As part of the larger Pacific community, CMI provides selective higher education programming to regional audiences. As the national college of the RMI, the College serves as a research and intellectual resource to the nation, and prepares students in an island nation to succeed in a global community.