The Academy of Engineering or AOE is the latest addition to the academies governed by the National Academy Foundation

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 in partnership with Project Lead the Way and the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering 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 graduating seniors will be 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
  A.J. Moore Academy
  Alfred James Moore Academy is a magnet high school in the Waco ISD district in Waco, TX. A.J. Moore is designed to prepare students for success in post secondary education and in the workplace. Students are prepared to excel academically, physically and socially...
  
   - 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

See also

• National Academy Foundation
• Academy of Finance
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• Academy of Hospitality and Tourism
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• Academy of Information Technology
  Academy of Information Technology
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