Oak Ridge Military Academy
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Oak Ridge Military Academy is a military college prep school in North Carolina. The school is also known by its acronym: ORMA. The school is named after the town that it is located within. Oak Ridge is about 8 miles from Greensboro, NC.
ORMA was founded in 1852 as a finishing school for boys which makes it the third oldest military school in the United States that is still operated.
The school has served a number of different purposes throughout its history, but today the school is a private coeducational military boarding school intended as college prep. It has been that way since 1972. The Academy is divided into a middle and a high school and the Corps of Cadets is several companies.
Accredited by:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
| Other Military Schools | Grades | Students | Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John’s College High School | 9-12 | 1100 | 75 |
| University of Nebraska Lincoln NROTC | College | 25,000 | 1,500 |
| Duke University NROTC | College | 7,000 | 500 |
| Georgia Tech NROTC | College | 2,000 | 500 |
| Catalina High Magnet School AFJROT | 9-12 | 1300 | 82 |