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New York Military Academy:
New York Military Academy is located in historic Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, just 60 miles north of New York City and the major NY metropolitan airports.The academy, founded in 1889, is a co-educational, college preparatory, boarding and day school with a military tradition. The student body or Corps of Cadets, grades 7-12, benefit from a rigorous academic curriculum and athletic program under the supervision of a dedicated faculty and staff. The sixty-five acre campus is home to two hundred students participating in honors and AP classes. The average class size is 10:1. Daily tutorials are available to students who require additional academic assistance from time to time. The academy offers admission to qualified students in September and January. Applicants should be physically fit and capable of fulfilling all the physical aspects of cadet life. Financial aid is available.

One hundred percent of graduating seniors enter the college or university of their choice. An intensive college placement program administered by our guidance department has ensured that in recent years, NYMA graduates have been accepted to some of the nation’s most selective schools including: Boston College, Bucknell University, Cornell, Lehigh University, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Mount Holyoke College, New York University, Rochester Institute of Technology, the United States Military Academy at West Point, and the United States Air Force Academy.


Courses / Programs:
With a corps of cadets (the student body) in grades 7-12, NYMA offers a comprehensive education on a personal level: cadets enjoy small classes, a devoted, highly qualified faculty and an education that is reinforced by a special mentoring program that keeps parents involved. The result is a superior preparation for college and for life.