The Federation starship class named on the dedication plaque of the USS Athena, the 32nd-century vessel that serves as both starship and campus for the reopened Starfleet Academy.
The Academy class is the class designation shown on the dedication plaque of the USS Athena in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. The Athena is the only ship of the class seen on screen and may well be the only one built.
The design is purpose-made for teaching. It is able to settle into a berth at the Academy grounds in San Francisco, where it forms the heart of the campus, and to lift off for missions in deep space with cadets and instructors aboard. Its makers compared the idea to a teaching hospital, where students learn alongside working officers.
No technical specifications for the class have been given on screen. The plaque also shows a registry that differs from the NCC-392023 painted on the Athena's hull.