Camden Military Academy Camden, South Carolina

Camden Military Academy Camden, South Carolina Type: Boys’ boarding college-preparatory military school Grades: 7–12, PG Enrollment: School total: 300 Head of School: COL. Eric Boland, Headmaster mandatory teacher-supervised study period is Degree in Christian Counseling. Boland conducted four nights per week. All students completed The Executive Leadership and The School are monitored, and assignments are checked. Management Program from The Mendoza Students who maintain a B or better average Business College at The University of Notre While the Camden Military Academy tradition may elect to study in the Cline Library. The Dame in 2008. dates back to 1892, operations on the current library is available to other students during this time by faculty permission and is open campus began with the 1958–59 school year. Lt. Col. Pat Armstrong, a W est Point The Academy combines the traditions of daily to all students. The Academy encourages library use and has a full-time graduate, is the Commandant of Cadets. three institutions—Carlisle Military School, which operated in Bamberg, South Carolina, professional librarian available to assist in from 1892 to 1977; Camden Academy, which that usage. The faculty consists of 22 men and 4 women. was located on the current campus from 1949 Fifteen hold master’s degrees and 11 hold to 1957; and Camden Military Academy. Camden Military Academy high school bachelor’s degrees. Camden Military Academy, which was students have the opportunity to earn credit in founded by Col. James F. Risher and his son, both high school and college while taking College Placement Col. Lanning P. Risher, has operated as a courses from the University of South Carolina nonprofit tax-exempt institution since 1974 in the Dual Enrollment Program. Dual credit and is governed by a self-perpetuating board courses carry an AP weight which is 1 credit Camden Military Academy has offered only a of trustees. for each semester and .5 high school credit college-preparatory curriculum for many for each semester. Both courses receive a years. More than 95 percent of Camden Today, the Academy enjoys a capacity 1point GPA for each credit. graduates are accepted to four-year colleges enrollment of 300 young men from around the and universities. All cadets are required to United States and the world. The school’s take the PSAT. The Academy provides Economics 224 modern campus is located in historic students with the opportunity to take the SAT and ACT at each administration. All students Camden, South Carolina. The Academy is a are encouraged to take an SAT preparatory fully accredited member of the Southern English Language 101, seminar that is offered twice each year. Association of Colleges and Schools. It holds 102 membership in the National Association of Students and parents work with college Independent Schools, the Southern advisers to select the college or university Association of Independent Schools, the Government and best suited to each graduate. Among the Palmetto Association of Independent International Studies 201 colleges and universities that recent Schools, and the Association of Military graduates have attended are The Citadel, Colleges and Schools in the United States. Clemson, Emory & Henry, Georgia Tech, College Algebra and The Corps has been designated by the George W ashington, Hillsdale, North Carolina Business Calculus Department of the Army as a Junior Army State, Norwich, Ohio State, the United States Military Academy at W est Point, Vanderbilt, ROTC Honor Unit with Distinction. Virginia Military Institute, W ake Forest, and History 111,112 the Universities of Maryland, North Carolina Academic Program and South Carolina. Mathematics 111, 122 Camden Military Academy enrolls young men Student Body and Conduct in grades 7 through the postgraduate year. Psychology 101 The academic program at the high school level (grades 9–12) is strictly college Camden currently operates at a capacity of preparatory. All high school students must Sociology 101 300 boarding boys in grade 7 through the earn 24 units for graduation. These include 4 postgraduate year. Students represent units of English; algebra I, geometry, and seventeen states and many other countries; For questions concerning prerequisites and algebra II, plus a fourth math unit (pre- however, most students are from the fees, contact Dean of Students, LTC. John calculus and AP calculus are also available); Southeast. Heflin, at 803-432-6001 or email three sciences (two of which must be lab [email protected]. sciences); 4 units of history; and 2 units of a While Camden Military Academy is a military modern foreign language (French, Latin and boarding school, its strength lies in its ability Spanish are offered). Students must also take Faculty and Advisers to work personally with each student, meet a course in computer literacy and in JROTC. his needs, and help him realize his potential. Additional units must be earned from Because all students are seven-day boarding Colonel Eric Boland was appointed approved academic electives. boys, all live by the same rules and Headmaster in 2003. He has been employed experience daily life in the same way. by the Academy for more than twenty years. Students are usually housed 2 to a room in The academic program is structured around a He has served as an instructor, a Tactical five companies. Each company is composed traditional class day, with all students taking Officer, and the Academy’s athletic director. of 58 to 62 young men. Each company is six classes per day as well as JROTC. All Col. Boland completed his undergraduate and supervised by an adult Tactical Officer who class sections are small, with typically fewer graduate work at the University of South lives on the campus with his family. He than 15 students per class. Students are Carolina earning a B.A. in Philosophy and serves as the counselor, mentor, encourager, apprised of their academic progress every master’s degrees in Secondary School and disciplinarian for each young man in his two weeks. Those students who earn less Administration and Educational Leadership. charge. He also serves as the than a C for the two-week grading period in He also holds an Educational Specialist communications liaison with the parents. any class are required to attend a two-week Degree in School Administration from the These men bring a positive dimension to the tutorial period with their teacher. In addition, a University of S.C. as well as a Doctorate Camden experience. Their background, professional training, and personal amenities include a game room, a snack bar, laundry and dry cleaning, books, and commitment make them uniquely qualified to a TV room, and a cadet lounge. On campus, miscellaneous charges is extra. Limited help one’s son develop personally as well as there are three tennis courts, a swimming financial aid is available. academically. In addition, students benefit pool, three athletic fields, and a state-of-the- from being part of a cadet ranking structure. art track complex that features one of the Admissions Information The organization gives each young man the nation’s premier running tracks. opportunity to develop personal responsibility and leadership and management skills. All Athletics All applicants are examined on an individual students are also required to participate in basis. Only young men who have JROTC and attend religious services each demonstrated a desire to enroll and are Sunday. The Academy offers thirteen different sports: capable of undertaking college-preparatory baseball, basketball, bowling, cross-country, work will be considered. An on-campus International Students drill team, football, golf, lacrosse, rifle team, interview is required of all applicants. A soccer, tennis, track and field, and wrestling. catalog and DVD are available from the Admissions Office. Camden Military Academy admits students of any race, color, and Each year, a limited number of applicants Extracurricular Opportunities national or ethnic origin. The Academy is a from outside the United States are admitted to the Academy. Prerequisites for admission private, nonprofit educational institution with include a reasonable command of the English The Academy offers a school band, Key admission limited to young men. Club, Boy Scout troop, Civil Air Patrol, FCA, language or attendance at the Academy's Summer Session prior to fall enrollment. To and Honor Society. Cadets are also Application Timetable help international students transition into an welcomed to participate in community and English speaking environment, the Academy church-sponsored activities. In addition to offers English as a Second Language (ESL) these activities, the Academy offers weekly Admission is offered on a rolling basis. instruction. outings to area restaurants, movie theaters, Admission for the second semester is offered and paintball. There are also trips to go white- strictly on a space available basis. There is a water rafting and snow skiing and to other $100 nonrefundable application fee. In addition to the required admission day and overnight activities. documents (enrollment application and transcripts with English translation), Admissions Correspondence R. international students must submit a financial Daily Life Casey Robinson Director certification to the Academy showing their of Admissions Camden Military Academy parents' ability to pay the tuition. All students follow the same daily schedule. 520 Highway 1, North In addition to the academic day, there is drill

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