The Missouri
Academy is one of only eight publicly funded, early-entrance-to-college
schools in the US, and only one of three schools that offers both an
Associate of Science degree and a high school diploma, simultaneously, to
its graduates;
The Missouri
Academy student residence hall is set up so that one adult live-in
Residential Counselor, with at least a baccalaureate degree, oversees
24-28 Missouri Academy students. This configuration lends itself to a
residential environment that optimally supports student development and
academic excellence;
86% of Missouri
Academy graduates are able to transfer 60 or more credits to their new colleges
and universities;
In an annual
survey of Missouri Academy graduates, greater than 92% rank Northwest
Missouri State University professors to be as good as those at other
colleges and universities - with regard to undergraduate teaching;
About 50% of
Missouri Academy students come from rural Missouri, while 25% come from
the urban areas and 25% from the suburbs;
More than 25% of
first-year students (juniors) at the Missouri Academy participate in
summer research at institutions such as Northwest Missouri State
University, Missouri S&T, University of Missouri-Columbia and
University of Missouri-St. Louis;
Integrity and
Quality (IQ) have a significant impact on Missouri Academy students and
their living/learning environment as evidenced by:
Student
involvement in community service
Very
few disciplinary/behavioral issues
Academic
excellence
Positive
and productive interactions between Missouri Academy students and the
traditional Northwest Missouri State University students on campus as
well as the Maryville community
Albeit in a
small way, the Missouri Academy serves to reverse the larger societal
problem/trend of the declining number of US youth choosing to specialize
in STEM programs. It also serves as a model of how the final two years of
the traditional secondary school environment might be reformed to be more
academically meaningful to the student.
