Imperial Academy

"You, too, can be part of the Imperial family. Don't just dream about applying for the Academy, make it come true! You can find a career in space: Exploration, Starfleet, or Merchant Service. Choose from navigation, engineering, space medicine, contact/liaison, and more! If you have the right stuff to take on the universe, and standardized examination scores that meet the requirements, dispatch your application to the Academy Screening Office, care of the Commandant, and join the ranks of the proud!"

- Advertisement promoting the Imperial Academy

The Imperial Academy was a military training program run by the Galactic Empire. Biggs Darklighter joined the Imperial Academy, but defected to the Alliance to Restore the Republic after graduation. His close friend, Luke Skywalker, also longed to join the Imperial Academy and live a star-faring life, but his uncle, Owen Lars, forbade it. The Office of Student Outcomes also existed as part of the bureaucracy of the Imperial Academy.

The main campus of the Imperial Academy, the Royal Imperial Academy, was located on Coruscant. Other academies were located on Lothal, Mandalore, Arkanis , Carida, Uyter, and Prefsbelt. Some planets like the Outer Rim world of Lothal had several regional academies. Besides the Academy for Young Imperials in Capital City, there was another academy in Pretor Flats, on the far side of the planet.

There were three types of Academies. One-year junior academies were used to prepared teenage cadets for further training at senior academies. After senior academies, the most talented cadets would enter a specialized service academy for officer training with either the Imperial Army, the Imperial Navy or the Stormtrooper Corps. Some known junior academies including Lothal's Academy for Young Imperials and the Pretor Flats Academy. Some known senior academies were the Arkanis Academy and the Marleyvane Academy. The Raithal and Corulag academies were regarded as specialized officer-training academies.

Appearances

 * Lords of the Sith
 * Tarkin
 * Lost Stars
 * A New Dawn
 * Star Wars: Story Before The Force Awakens
 * Servants of the Empire: Edge of the Galaxy
 * Ezra's Gamble
 * Servants of the Empire: Rebel in the Ranks
 * Servants of the Empire: Imperial Justice
 * Servants of the Empire: The Secret Academy
 * Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
 * Aftermath
 * Servants of the Empire: Imperial Justice
 * Servants of the Empire: The Secret Academy
 * Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
 * Aftermath
 * Aftermath