From the academic year 2027–28, study at the Hellenic Navy NCO Academy will be four years, providing higher education and awarding degrees equivalent to those of Higher Education Institutions (universities). In addition, in accordance with Article 121 of Law 5265/2026, the Department of Applied Naval Sciences and Technology, with a General Track, is established and will operate as an autonomous academic unit. The first-cycle study programmes of the Academy will last eight (8) full academic semesters, each corresponding to thirty (30) credits (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System – ECTS).

The following currently apply for the academic year 2026–27:

The Hellenic Navy NCO Academy is a Higher Military NCO School (ASSY), belongs to the upper tier of tertiary education, and is organised and operates in accordance with the provisions of the Academy’s Charter (Ο/ΣΜΥΝ).

Academic Education

The Academy provides academic (theoretical and practical), military and naval education and technical training.

Academic education concerns the scientific knowledge of the natural, applied, technological and theoretical sciences taught at the Academy, and includes all courses of a scientific nature that support the theoretical and practical education.

The specialties and sub-specialisations of cadets are distributed across the following four fields of study:

a. Field A: Administration and Management.
b. Field B: Naval Operations.
c. Field C: Naval Weapons.
d. Field D: Technological Applications.