Oak Ridge Military Academy

Oak Ridge Military Academy is a unique community of caring educators and mentors who come alongside youth to help them meet their needs and build them into successful student leaders. ORMA creates an environment that fosters sound values, encourages learning, and provides opportunities to practice positive influence today so they will shape cultures tomorrow. This vision is rooted in the belief that Character, Knowledge, and Influence are the building blocks of Leadership.

The Oak Ridge experience begins with adult mentors in and out of the classroom who are experienced leaders, caring for each child. Character is shaped through positive peer pressure of Cadet Leaders, community projects, and Chapel programs. ORMA’s dedicated faculty is exceptionally effective in encouraging Cadets to want to learn, and equipping them with the tools to develop their communication and study skills. Cadets learn to think with their heads and their hearts as they prepare to lead others.

The opportunity to exercise leadership is another distinctive quality of Oak Ridge Military Academy. While first a college-preparatory school, the military structure affords Cadets with positions to positively influence their peers. These skills will set them apart in centers for higher learning, as well as, their chosen professions after college.

Oak Ridge Military Academy offers an extremely diverse Corps of Cadets. The Corps is comprised of youth from across the nation and around the world. They come from North Carolina and California, China and Russia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe and the Middle East. One can say, “The world has come to Oak Ridge.” This rich mixture of cultures and experiences broadens the mind of each Cadet. They form friendships, continuing on far beyond their time at ORMA.

The Oak Ridge Military Academy experience has proven effective for more than 160 years. Founded by three visionary families in 1852, the Academy has held onto the timeless values of Character, Knowledge, and Influence, while transforming its methods to help your child be successful in today’s ever-changing world.

The mission of Oak Ridge Military Academy, a college preparatory school, is to provide a diverse educational environment that encourages academic excellence, rewards self-discipline, and develops leadership potential. The structured military environment reinforces the mission and adds a transformative set of skills and values that can be applied throughout life.

The philosophy of Oak Ridge Military Academy is to stress the importance of preparing students for college and for life by teaching them the attitudes, information, and skills they will need to successfully meet the requirements of a college curriculum. It is the philosophy of Oak Ridge Military Academy that this personal and academic development can best be achieved through a comprehensive program which addresses the development of the total person. This program includes a challenging, college preparatory academic curriculum; a leadership program administered through the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) Leadership, Education, and Training (LET) curriculum; physical education; and development of personal integrity through the Academy honor system.