As we crest this time of year of graduations and commencements , we ’re aim a look at the educational institute that have taught pop cultivation ’s fine heroes and darkest villain .
HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND genius
The Harry Potter series
For her lonely fry of luck , young Harry Potter , J.K. Rowling created a home - away - from domicile complete with erectile dining halls , twisty staircases , enchanted wood , the o.k. teaching staff in the Wizarding World , and the truest friends in any public . Sure , both Severus Snape and Voldemort were students there , but you know what they say about risky apple .
THE BATTLE SCHOOL / COMMAND SCHOOL
Ender ’s Game
Where do you air the finest minds of a generation if you need to organize them for the inclemency of fighting ; if you need to trounce the humanity out of them to save humanity itself ? Look no further .
STARFLEET ACADEMY
Star Trek
Instilling the dogma of the United Federation of Planets into its cadet is this mental institution ’s independent missionary post , as well as building in effect cosmic explorers — even if , occasionally , cheat do fly high . ( We ’re look at you , Kirk . )
VULCAN SCIENCE ACADEMY
On the other hand , Vulcan ’s radio beacon of higher pedagogy is devoted to the harsh discipline of skill . And right angles .
XAVIER ’S SCHOOL FOR GIFTED YOUNGSTERS
Uncanny X - Men
Charles Xavier created this oasis of saneness in upstate New York to give young mutants a place to learn to live with their endowment forth from prying eyes and sharp pitchfork . And if it also allowed him to recruit the best among them to help fight evilness , all the better .
SKY HIGH
Sky High
In this particular world — one populate by crimson - white - and - gloomy superheroes — this floating high shoal is where the children of those heroes go for their secondary schooling .
POKEY OAKS ELEMENTARY
The Powerpuff Girls
A warm , nurturing environment for pretty , pint - size of it powerhouses . Not quite developmentally appropriate , have that these three minuscule little girl could level whole city , but still .
SHIROIWA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Battle Royale
If you ’re going to populate a expiry - lying in wait island with enough young miscreants to stage a last - man - stand up popular amusement , this , ostensibly , is the school to choose from .
SIHNON COMPANION ACADEMY
Firefly / Serenity
Quite just , the sexy school in all the ‘ verse .
CAMP ARTHUR CURRIE
Starship Troopers
We ’re a buff of any school — even if it ’s boot camp — where Clancy Brown is the lead teacher . ( Of of course , the fact that Caspar Van Dien fine-tune is a mark against it . )
ORBIT gamy SCHOOL
The Jetsons
It ’s a high school day in the hereafter ! A flying - briefcase - car kinda hereafter ! And Judy seemed like a relatively well - adjusted adolescent , so it must ’ve been midway comely . Right ?
REGINALD VELJOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL
unbeatable
It ’s named after the actor who played the black cop in Die firmly ! And went on to trance America as Urkel ’s neighbor on the Family Matters situation comedy ! C’m on !
SUNNYDALE HIGH SCHOOL
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The series ’ reverse metaphor was “ you do n’t graduate high-pitched school , you pull through it . ” And Sunnydale High was indeed a buffet of hazards — down to the Mayor who attempt to rust the integral class of ’ 99 .
CONEY ISLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Futurama
A “ university ” with a height requirement ? And all the academic rigors of a 31st century gamy school ? A pure excuse for Fry to enroll in — and then drop out of — a succeeding college .
MISKATONIC UNIVERSITY
The Assorted Works by , and inspired by , H.P. Lovecraft
This all - male person university , mark in the fictitious townspeople of Arkham , Mass , figures conspicuously in the Cthulhu mythos — and , as such , is the positioning for lots of weird - ass poop .
PACIFIC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Real brainiac
Clearly posture after CalTech , this is where piece like Val Kilmer acquire how to build optical maser , soda water Zea mays everta from high altitudes , and instruct tools like Kent that God see them masturbate .
COLONIAL FLEET ACADEMY
Battlestar Galactica
We never see much of this academy , but as it turn out the fleet ’s best pilot ( Starbuck ) and commandant ( Adama ) , it deserves a home on the short list .
ACADEMY OF police force
Judge Dredd
In which they teach the evaluator to say “ I am the police ! ” with force and conviction . And shoot stuff real good .
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