Kristapor Ivanyan Military College

Kristapor Ivanyan Military College (Քրիստափոր Իվանյանի ռազմական քոլեջ), is a college and military educational institution based in Stepanakert and operated by the Artsakh Defense Army. It is named after Lieutenant General Kristapor Ivanyan, a veteran of the Great Patriotic War (1941-45) and the Karabakh War, as well a key figure in the Military history of the Republic of Artsakh. The college is the equivalent to the Moscow Suvorov Military School in Russia, and the Monte Melkonian Military College in Armenia. Admission into the college starts in the 9th grade, with the principles and structure of an Armenian secondary school school. Education is carried out on the basis of general education programs, with a number of highly specialized subjects. Applicants are subject to physical fitness tests upon arrival at the school. The school is currently co-ed.