Mount Bachelor Academy
Located in Oregon, Mount Bachelor Academy is a long-term teen rehab and an accredited private boarding school for at-risk youth. Mount Bachelor Academy was founded in 1988 and it has a long record of successfully providing academic and therapeutic help for adolescents with behavioral, emotional, motivational problems or special learning needs.
Mount Bachelor Academy was founded by a community of caring professionals dedicated to helping teenagers achieve their goals - at the highest levels of personal and intellectual development. The school believes that many young people who are at risk of failing in school or succumbing to dangerous behaviors are actually our nation's most promising.
Location
Mount Bachelor Academy is located in the beautiful Ochoco Mountains of Central Oregon and is surrounded on three sides by National Forest.
Size
MBA has a maximum capacity of 113 students.
Age and Gender
MBA is a co-educational school for students ages 14-17½ at admission.
Length of Stay
The program is based on a 14-16 month model. However, length of stay is determined by students' individual needs. Students may choose to extend their stay, while continuing academics, for as much as an extra six months in order to smoothly transition to their next placement.
Appropriate Candidates
Adolescents with a history of emotional and behavioral problems, low self-esteem, defiance, underachievement, possible substance abuse, and family conflicts are appropriate candidates for Mount Bachelor Academy. Diagnostic categories include mild Depressive Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Substance Abuse, Attention Deficit Disorder, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Faculty and Staff
Faculty and staff at Mount Bachelor Academy consist of credentialed and master's degreed secondary level teachers, two full time learning needs specialists, bachelor's and master's degreed mentors, licensed clinical oversight available full time on campus, wilderness first responder or EMT credentialed wilderness instructors, two full time licensed nurses, two full time Chemical Dependency and Alcohol Counseling certified staff members, and consulting medication management oversight.
Staff members receive training in Crisis Prevention and Intervention, Suicide Prevention and Intervention, Wilderness First Responder, CPR and First Aid among other specializations. Teachers also receive special in-service trainings on brain based learning, ADD & ADHD, learning styles, among other specialized modes of teaching. Mount Bachelor Academy staff members are certified in Adoption Clinical Training through the Kinship Center which qualifies them in the areas of grief and loss and maladaptive attachment issues.
Academic Curriculum
MBA offers a rigorous, year-round academic curriculum. Classes are small, 12 or less students per class, in order to provide each student with individual teacher attention. MBA is an accredited member of the Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools and the NAAS (Northwest Association of Accredited Schools). MBA has "non-public school" status with the State Department of Education in Oregon and New Jersey. We accept publicly funded adopted students.
Licensure
Mount Bachelor Academy is licensed by Oregon State Department of Health and Human Services and is in full compliance with Oregon State Health Department requirements.
Admissions
MBA offers rolling admissions throughout the year to accommodate students and their families in a timely and efficient manner.
Please call our 24-hours admissions helpline for more information: 877-830-7020
