Military Schools in New Mexico
New Mexico Military Academies
The New Mexico Military Institute is the only military academy in the state. The academy educates students in two divisions: grades nine through 12 and a two-year college program. Located in Roswell, the academy is a boarding school that requires students to live on campus. Founded in 1891 and a state-supported military academy, it received many distinct accolades and is accredited by two regulatory agencies that oversee and set standards of academics.
Its many accolades includes a large percentage of New Mexico Military Institute’s students moving onto successfully completing college. It also has the largest ROTC program, commissioning students to receive a college scholarship, then serving in one of the armed forces. Although its college preparatory education is demanding, it provides excellent academic and leadership training, as well as a strict regimen for physical activities to develop and promote physical fitness among its students.
Roswell is located in south, central New Mexico. The New Mexico Military Institute’s large campus is surrounded by fields. The academy offers a variety of sports and other activities for students to excel in. It also offers a variety of summer boarding programs to promote continuing education, sports, leadership, music and ROTC preparation training.
Bataan Military Academy
- Grades
9-12 - Students
360 (approximate) - Faculty
20 (approximate)
Bataan Military Academy (BMA) is a tuition-free coeducation public college prep school, a very rare thing in the United States. All cadets are also members of the Navy’s youth organization: the US Naval Sea Cadet Corps. Usually, at private military academies students are formed into a Corps of Cadets. BMA is named after the soldiers and sailors who surrendered to […]
New Mexico Military Institute
- Grades
9-14 - Students
980 (approximate) - Faculty
N/A (approximate)
School Motto “Duty, Honor, and Achievement” Brief Overview New Mexico Military Institute is a military school in Roswell, New Mexico, sometimes known as the “West Point of the West.” The school is state-supported and is the only such state-supported military college in the western United States. NMMI offers four year college prep (9-12) and a junior college that is two […]
New Mexico State University ARTOC
- Grades
College - Students
20,000 (approximate) - Faculty
1,200 (approximate)
New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico is home to the Bataan Battalion, an Army Reserve Officer Training Corps unit. The Bataan Battalion focuses on Army values while shaping cadets into future leaders. Students complete the basic course of the ROTC program during their first two years. The advanced course begins junior year. Students who enter the ROTC […]
University of New Mexico AFROTC
- Grades
College - Students
35,000 (approximate) - Faculty
7,000 (approximate)
The University of New Mexico has a motivated Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps unit known as the Warhawks. Warhawk cadets take pride in their academic achievements. Students just beginning the ROTC program take classes on general military knowledge. As students progress in their degree programs they begin to take specialized aerospace classes. Warhawk cadets are known for their integrity. […]