Military schools are referred to high schools that place a high emphasis on military preparation, high academic rigor, and high physical emphasis. Most military schools are private and have high tuition, however there is financial aid available. In addition, most military schools are reserved to males, however military schools for females do exist.
Private college-prep military schools
- Admiral Farragut Academy (St. Petersburg, Florida; coeducational)
- Army and Navy Academy (Carlsbad, California)
- Benedictine College Preparatory (Goochland, Virginia)
- Camden Military Academy (Camden, South Carolina)
- Carson Long Military Institute (New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania)
- Chamberlain-Hunt Academy (Port Gibson, Mississippi; coeducational)
- Christian Brothers Academy (Albany, New York)
- Culver Military Academy (Culver, Indiana)
- Fishburne Military School (Waynesboro, Virginia)
- Florida Air Academy (Melbourne, Florida; coeducational from 2005)
- Forest Hill Military Academy(Millersburg, Kentucky)
- Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union, Virginia)
- Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Virginia)
- Howe Military School (Howe, Indiana; coeducational)
- La Salle Institute (Troy, New York)
- Leonard Hall Junior Naval Academy (Leonardtown, Maryland; coeducational)
- Lyman Ward Military Academy (Camp Hill, Alabama)
- Marine Military Academy (Harlingen, Texas)
- Marion Military Institute (Marion, Alabama; coeducational)
- Massanutten Academy (Woodstock, Virginia; coeducational)
- Missouri Military Academy (Mexico, Missouri)
- New Mexico Military Institute (Roswell, New Mexico; coeducational)
- New York Military Academy (Cornwall on Hudson, New York; coeducational)
- Oak Ridge Military Academy (Oak Ridge, North Carolina; coeducational)
- Randolph-Macon Academy (Front Royal, Virginia; coeducational)
- Riverside Military Academy (Gainesville, Georgia)
- San Marcos Baptist Academy (San Marcos, Texas)
- St. Catherine's Academy (Anaheim, California; Kindergarten - 8th Grade; all boys)
- St. John's College High School (Washington, DC; first JROTC school in the USA; coeducational)
- St. John's Military School (Salina, Kansas)
- St. John's Northwestern Military Academy (Delafield, Wisconsin)
- St. Thomas Academy (Mendota Heights, Minnesota)
- Southeastern Military Academy Florida www.SEMA.us.com
- TMI â€" The Episcopal School of Texas
- Valley Forge Military Academy and College (Wayne, Pennsylvania)
- Wentworth Military Academy (Lexington, Missouri; coeducational)
- Wisconsin Air Academy (New Berlin, Wisconsin; 6th-12th Grades, Coeducational)
Public schools
These military academies are part of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) program, and are partly funded by the United States Department of Defense. Chicago with six academies has more than any other city, a third of all in the country.
- Marine Academy of Science and Technology (Sandy Hook, New Jersey)
- Oakland Military Institute, College Preparatory Academy (Oakland, California)
- Air Force Academy High School (Chicago, Illinois)
- Bataan Military Academy (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
- Carver Military Academy (Chicago, Illinois)
- Chicago Military Academy (Chicago, Illinois)
- Delaware Military Academy, Navy JROTC(Wilmington, Delaware)
- Fishburne Military School (Waynesboro, Virginia)
- Marine Math and Science Academy (Chicago, Illinois)
- Phoenix Military Academy (Chicago, Illinois)
- Rickover Naval Academy (Chicago, Illinois)
- Cleveland Junior Naval Academy (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Forestville Military Academy (Forestville, Maryland)
- Georgia Military College (Milledgeville, Georgia; coeducational, public but not part of University System of Georgia)
- Franklin Military Academy (Richmond, Virginia) - the country’s first secondary military academy
- Hollywood Hills Military Academy (Hollywood, Florida)
- Kenosha Military Academy (Wisconsin)
- Marine Military Academy
- Philadelphia Military Academy
- Sarasota Military Academy (Sarasota, Florida)
- Summerlin Military Academy (Bartow, Florida)
- Toole Military Magnet Academy (Charleston Heights, South Carolina)
Military junior colleges (United States)
Five institutions are considered Military junior colleges. These five schools participate in the Army's two-year Early Commissioning Program (ECP), an Army ROTC program in which qualified students can earn a commission as a Second Lieutenant after only two years of college. The five Military Junior Colleges are:
- Wentworth Military Academy and College, (Lexington, Missouri)
- Valley Forge Military Academy and College, (Wayne, Pennsylvania)
- New Mexico Military Institute, (Roswell, New Mexico)
- Marion Military Institute, (Marion, Alabama)
- Georgia Military College, (Milledgeville, Georgia)
State-supported maritime colleges and universities
Students at these academies are organized as military academy cadets, and graduate with appropriate licenses from the U.S. Coast Guard and/or U.S. Merchant Marine, with an option to become commissioned reserve officers with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, or the U.S. Marine Corps.
- California Maritime Academy
- Great Lakes Maritime Academy, a division of Northwestern Michigan College
- State University of New York Maritime College
- Maine Maritime Academy
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy
- United States Merchant Marine Academy
- Texas Maritime Academy, a division of Texas A&M University at Galveston
Senior Military Colleges
Public Senior Military College
- Virginia Military Institute (Lexington, Virginia; four-year public college)
Public Senior Military Colleges Which Also Enroll Civilian Students
- University of North Georgia (Dahlonega, Georgia; four-year public university)
- Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas; four-year public university)
- The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina (Charleston, South Carolina; four-year public college)
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, Virginia; four-year public university)
Private Senior Military College Which Also Enrolls Civilian Students
- Norwich University (Northfield, Vermont; four-year private university)
Federal Service Academies
- United States Military Academy - West Point, New York
- United States Naval Academy - Annapolis, Maryland
- United States Coast Guard Academy - New London, Connecticut
- United States Merchant Marine Academy - Kings Point, New York
- United States Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs, Colorado
See also
- List of defunct United States military academies
References
US Military Academy Schools
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