The Anciens' Association is made up of almost 7,250 former Course Members who have attended the College since its founding. Many have held or now hold important positions in the Alliance, their own countries, and indeed the world. They represent an essential tool for the Alliance's public relations activities.

The contacts that the Anciens maintain with the College, the new links they forge with Course Members during Field Studies, and the presence of some on the Faculty and Staff provide a good measure of continuity.

The Anciens are currently grouped together in 23 Nationals, 3 Headquarters Anciens Associations and 1 point of contact, each of which is run by a Secretary and managed by a President with whom the College is frequently in contact. The aim of the Anciens' Association is to preserve and strengthen the contacts and friendships formed while serving at the NATO Defense College.

UK NATO Defence College Association web site

The NATO Defense College Anciens Portal contains a great deal of administrative, academic, cultural and general information regarding the Anciens and on the Anciens' Seminars. Besides, it provides access to a set of services for the Anciens community which include:

- Registration form for full access to the site (fill in the Registration form only if you attended a Senior Course prior to SC109. Senior course members who attended SC109 and later courses  have automatically access to the Portal after the Course Graduation)

- Access to reserved areas with various academic and administrative documentation (registered users only)

Access to the Anciens' Portal is reserved to former Senior Courses participants.

Course members from SC 109 and later courses do NOT have to fill the Registration Form as they have been already registered before their departure from the College.

Their USERID is as follows:

SCnumber_Surname (i.e. : 109_Surname or 110_Surname, and so on (depending on the Course attended), with initial capital letter of the Surname)

and their PASSWORD is:

NDC_####  (where "####" must be replaced with the Anciens' Card number).