Academy Program | Lincoln's Challenge Academy

Provides a residential, semi-military style program designed for at-risk youth who have dropped out or are behind in school. Classes start in January and July and run for seventeen months.

The first five months are spent in residency at the campus in Rantoul, IL. Youth receive GED instruction or credit recovery, self-discipline, life coping skills, computer skills, and career counseling, and they perform community service projects. Post-graduation, cadets return to the community to continue education in a post secondary institution or vocational school, or obtain employment, with the guidance of a mentor from their community. Youth may be eligible to receive a monetary allowance to assist in education or employment costs.