Mostmilitary schools in the United States are educational institutions that place a high emphasis onmilitary preparation ,academic rigor , andphysical fitness . Most military schools are private and have high tuition, with financial aid available.[ 1] [ 2]
[ edit ] Students at these academies are organized as cadets, and graduate with appropriate licenses from theU.S. Coast Guard and/or theU.S. Merchant Marine . While not immediately offered a commission as an officer within a service, cadets do have the opportunity to participate in commissioning programs like theStrategic Sealift Officer Program (Navy) and Maritime Academy Graduate (Coast Guard).
Service graduate schools [ edit ] Four institutions are considered military junior colleges. These four schools participate in the Army's two-yearEarly Commissioning Program (ECP), anArmy ROTC program in which qualified students can earn a commission as aSecond Lieutenant after only two years of college. The four Military Junior Colleges are:
[ edit ] These military academies are part of theJunior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) program and are partly funded by theUnited States Department of Defense . Chicago with six academies has more than any other city, a third of all in the country.[ 3]
Air Force Academy High School (Chicago, Illinois ) Bridgeport Military Academy First Responders (Bridgeport, Connecticut ) Carver Military Academy (Chicago, Illinois)Chicago Military Academy (Chicago, Illinois)Cleveland Junior Naval Academy (St. Louis, Missouri )Delaware Military Academy (Wilmington, Delaware )First State Military Academy (Smyrna, Delaware ) Franklin Military Academy (Richmond, Virginia ; the country’s first secondary military academy)[ 3] Georgia Military College (Milledgeville, Georgia ; coeducational, public but not part of University System of Georgia)Hollywood Hills Military Academy (Hollywood, Florida ) Kenosha Military Academy (Wisconsin )[ 3] Marine Academy of Science and Technology (Sandy Hook, New Jersey )Marine Math and Science Academy (Chicago, Illinois) New Mexico Military Institute (Roswell, New Mexico ; coeducational)New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy (New Orleans, Louisiana ) Oakland Military Institute (Oakland, California )Philadelphia Military Academy [ 3] Phoenix Military Academy (Chicago, Illinois)Rickover Naval Academy (Chicago, Illinois)Sarasota Military Academy (Sarasota, Florida )Summerlin Military Academy (Bartow, Florida ) Utah Military Academy (Riverdale, Utah ) Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams (Lehi, Utah ) [ edit ] Cadets performing in a parade atCamden Military Academy (Camden, South Carolina ) Admiral Farragut Academy (St. Petersburg, Florida ; coeducational)American Military Academy (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico ; coeducational) Army and Navy Academy (Carlsbad, California )Benedictine College Preparatory (Richmond, Virginia )Benedictine Military School (Savannah, Georgia )Camden Military Academy (Camden, South Carolina )Christian Brothers Academy (Albany, New York )Culver Military Academy (Culver, Indiana )Fishburne Military School (Waynesboro, Virginia )Florida Preparatory Academy (Melbourne, Florida ; coeducational from 2005)Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union, Virginia )Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Virginia )La Salle Institute (Troy, New York )Southern Preparatory Academy (Camp Hill, Alabama )Marine Military Academy (Harlingen, Texas )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 )Saint Thomas Academy (Mendota Heights, Minnesota )St. Catherine's Academy (Anaheim, California ; Kindergarten - 8th Grade; all boys)St. John's College High School (Washington, D.C. ; first JROTC school in the USA; coeducational)St. John's Northwestern Military Academy (Delafield, Wisconsin )Southeastern Military Academy (Port St. Lucie, Florida )TMI — The Episcopal School of Texas (San Antonio, Texas [ 4] Valley Forge Military Academy and College (Wayne, Pennsylvania )
