High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Romney Academy was an educational institution for higher learning in Romney, Virginia (now West Virginia). Romney Academy was established by the Virginia General Assembly on February 11, 1818 and was active until 1846, when it was reorganized as the Romney Classical Institute. In addition to the Romney Classical Institute, Romney Academy was also a forerunner institution to Potomac Seminary. Romney Academy was one of the earliest institutions for higher learning within the present boundaries of the state of West Virginia.