Bridgton Academy is the only accredited college preparatory school in the United States exclusively devoted to the post-graduate year.  We specialize in working with high school graduates just like you who are committed to fully preparing themselves to get the most out of their college years to come.   

Our young men are truly a step above.  They and their families care about their future success.  Spending a year at Bridgton Academy is not a vacation.  Rather, it is a high yield investment in your future if you commit to the academic, athletic, and residential life program that we will lay out for you.

Our greatest value to YOU is the fact that we are most definitely NOT your typical "prep school".  We do not serve grades 9-12.  We are not in the business of simply "polishing" your image or "buffing" your resume.  More importantly, we are dedicated to helping you prepare yourself to be a winner in every way as a college student, residential hall community member, and, if you choose, as a student-athlete! 

Our mission statement says it all:  We provide a program for young men in a unique, one-year postgraduate environment to prepare for the rigors of college and beyond.

We help YOU truly prepare YOURSELF for success in college and in YOUR life beyond.  We work in partnership with YOU, focusing on YOUR needs as a high school graduate to help YOU:

• ACADEMICALLY strengthen, challenge, & prepare yourself for your next step into college
• GROW personally & socially into a mature young man who is well prepared for college's myriad challenges, including those found in your residence hall and around campus in non-classroom settings.
• ATHLETICALLY develop your physical and mental talents & skills to compete in college athletics

Because all of our students are post-graduates, we are able to offer you a true "transition" year that emulates the college environment and experience, yet offers a strong adult leadership support structure not available to the typical college freshman straight out of high school. 

Our website illustrates the programs and resources provided at Bridgton Academy to help you master the challenges you will incur in college.  Included among them are our:

• College Articulation Program (CAP), offering actual college courses for transferable credit
• Learning Strategies Program, where you grow to understand your own learning style, then develop strategies for academic success.
• SAT/ACT Prep program, taught by professionals with the goal of improving your scores to meet the standards of your college of choice.

There is no substitute for a campus visit to learn what makes Bridgton Academy the best school for you to pursue a postgraduate year.  I encourage you to come meet our students, faculty, coaches, and staff.  I challenge you to investigate how our exclusively post-graduate community can provide for you "the year that makes the difference."  For thousands of young men during our school's last 200 years,  Bridgton Academy has truly done just that!

When you do visit campus, please take the time to stop by my office to say hello and to ask me any questions you may have about our great school.  Thank you for your consideration. 

Sincerely,

Grady Vigneau

Headmaster