The Academy of Engineering (AOE) is a group of high school pre-engineering programs styled as academies and administered by the NAF. It was originally a partnership between NAF, Project Lead the Way (PLTW) and the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) in the United States of America. The AOE partnership brought in the first group of freshmen in the 2008-09 school year. The first group of seniors graduated in 2012.
The thirteen original schools to pilot the program were:
Construction Trades, Engineering & Architecture - New York, New York
Frederick Douglass High School - Atlanta, Georgia
A.J. Moore Academy - Waco, Texas
H. Grady Spruce High School - Dallas, Texas
East High School on Arcadia - Columbus, Ohio
University High School - Los Angeles, California
Morse High School Academy of Engineering MHS AOE - San Diego, California
Patrick Henry High School - San Diego, California
James Madison High School - San Diego, California
Porterville Charter Academy - Strathmore, California
Burton High School - San Francisco, California
Northwest Career and Technical Academy - Las Vegas, Nevada
Evergreen High School - Burien, Washington
National Academy Foundation High School- Baltimore, Maryland
