New York Military Academy
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78 Academy Ave Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY 12520 USA |
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| Type | Private, boarding school |
| Motto | Toujours Prêt (Always Ready) |
| Established | 1889 |
| Founder | Charles Jefferson Wright |
| Superintendent | Jie Zhang |
| CEEB code | 331-515 |
| President | Jing Cao |
| Commandant & Senior Army Instructor | MSG (Ret.) Fletcher Bailey |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Campus size | 121 acres (49 ha) 51 buildings |
| Campus type | Rural |
| Color(s) | Maroon |
| Slogan | Set Apart For Excellence |
| Athletics | 22 interscholastic sports |
| Athletics conference |
NEPSAC – HVAL NYSAISAA |
| Mascot | Knights |
| Accreditation | MSA |
| Tuition | $37,190 (local, boarding) $14,990 (day) $43,340 (international) |
| Affiliations |
AMCSUS NAIS (NYSAIS) |
| Website | www.nyma.org |
New York Military Academy (NYMA) is a private boarding school in the rural town of Cornwall, 60 miles (97 km) north of New York City, and one of the oldest military schools in the United States. Originally a boys' school, it started admitting girls in 1975. On March 3, 2015, NYMA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, facing serious financial difficulties from low enrollment. Instead of opening for the fall semester in September 2015, NYMA closed and was sold at auction to a group of Chinese investors who reopened the school in November 2015.
NYMA has a long history as a university-preparatory school with a military structure that enrolls students from the New York metropolitan area as well as around the country and the world. It was founded by a former Commandant of Cadets of the nearby Peekskill Military Academy:
NYMA was founded in 1889 by Charles Jefferson Wright, an American Civil War veteran and former schoolteacher from New Hampshire who believed that a military structure provided the best environment for academic achievement, a philosophy to which the school still adheres. Wright's successor, Sebastian Jones, presided over the academy from 1894 to 1922, guiding it during its most critical period of growth from a young and small institution of 48 cadets, through a disastrous fire in 1910, and throughout an extensive reconstruction program.
It previously admitted students in the fifth grade but later only accepted students from the eighth grade. (In some years, the campus also hosted a non-military "NYMA Lower School" for grades one through six.)
Over time, the campus expanded from 30 acres (12 ha) to a peak of 550 acres (220 ha), and enrollment peaked at 525 students during the 1960s. Girls have been admitted since 1975. NYMA is a member of the Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States as well as several other school associations.
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