The Academy of Finance is a four year program for students attending Sanderson High School. Within school you take classes such as business ethics, personal finance, and accounting to teach you skills that will enable you with an advantage into the professional world and learn basic "adulting" skills such as managing your money. Outside of your AOF electives you travel in a cohort of around 60 kids of Academy students in your grade. You take English and Social Studies or Healthful Living classes together, creating a close-knit group of students and life-long friends. Outside of the classroom, students take field trips to businesses in the area, larger trips to places such as New York City in their Junior and Senior years, complete job shadows, and an internship, allowing you to gain real-world experience and connections before you even leave high school. At the conclusion of your four years in the Academy, you graduate with a NAF certification, credits at Wake Tech, a local community college, and tools that give you a competitive advantage into the professional world.