FORT GORDON YOUTH ChalleNGe ACADEMY

A Tough, Demanding, No-Nonsense Approach to your future success!

The purpose of the Youth ChalleNGe Academy is to provide "at-risk" youth with Academic and Life Skills training aimed at improving employment potential and creating productive citizens.

The Youth ChalleNGe Academy at Fort Gordon is located in Brems Barracks on Fort Gordon, near Augusta, Georgia. It services students from around the State of Georgia and accepts applications year round. Classes begin twice each year, in March and in September, and are continuous for 5 1/2 months. Following the residential phase of the program, the students must complete the 12 month post-residential phase in order to successfully complete the Youth ChalleNGe Program. The Fort Gordon Youth ChalleNGe Academy graduates approximately 270 students each year.

Students completeing the program successfully are awarded two separate diplomas, the Youth ChalleNGe Academy Diploma and the General Equivalency Diploma.