The Imperial Naval Academy, situated on Coruscant within Imperial City, came into being around 18 BBY. The Galactic Empire initially housed it in a repurposed, antiquated stone hospital. The curriculum focused on cultivating obedience and training students in starship piloting through both simulations and hands-on experience. Accumulating fifty demerits led to dismissal, with those expelled serving their sentence in the Mining Corps. Sano Sauro, previously a Senator, held the position of schoolmaster. The duration of study at the Academy was a minimum of three years.
It may have evolved from the pre-existing Naval Academy.