Bergen County Christian Academy

Bergen County Christian Academy (BCCA) is a private Christian school in northern New Jersey, located in Hackensack, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.[2] Bergen County Christian Academy was founded in 1973 as Hackensack Christian Schools as a ministry of First Baptist Church of Hackensack.[3] Hackensack Christian was reestablished as Bergen County Christian Academy in 2016.[4] The Academy is a member of the American Association of Christian Schools (AACS), Garden State Association of Christian Schools (GSACS)[5] and Metro Christian Athletic Association (MCAA). Bergen County Christian Academy also accept international students through the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP and I-20)[6]

Bergen County Christian Academy
Address
15 Conklin Place

Hackensack
,
Bergen County
,
New Jersey
07601
Coordinates
Information
TypePrivate school
MottoBecoming Confident Christian Ambassadors
Established1973
NCES School ID00868597[1]
PrincipalLinda Horn
Faculty22.5 FTEs[1]
GradesPreK-12
Enrollment100 (plus 24 in PreK, as of 2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio4.4:1[1]
Color(s)Royal Blue and White
NicknameCrusaders
Websitemybcca.org

As of the 2017–18 school year, the school had an enrollment of 100 students (plus 24 in PreK) and 22.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 4.4:1. The school's student body was 50.0% (50) White, 27.0% (27) Hispanic, 13.0% (13) Black and 10.0% (10) Asian.[1]

Athletics

Bergen County Christian Academy offers Co-Ed Soccer, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, and Volleyball.[7] Co-Ed Junior Varsity teams go from grades 5-8, Varsity Boys from grades 9-12, and Varsity Girls from grades 9-12. The Basketball JV team go from grades 5-8 and Varsity team 9-12.[8] BCCA is members with the Metro Christian Athletic Association (MCAA).

Academics

Bergen County Christian Academy's programs are designed to enhance learning while meeting spiritual, moral, emotional, and social needs of each student.

BCCA students have consistently won many top awards competing in statewide competitions in academics, music, and arts.[9]

Bergen County Christian Academy offers multiple instrumental lessons, through the BCCA Conservatory, which include private piano, guitar, drums, multiple woodwind, and vocal lessons to students who wish to learn how to play these instruments.[10]

Some institutions where BCCA graduates have attended are: Berklee College of Music (Boston), New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), New York University (NYU), Liberty University, Cedarville University, and many more.[11]

References
  1. School data for Bergen County Christian Academy, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 1, 2020.
  2. http://www.greatschools.org/new-jersey/hackensack/3164-Hackensack-Christian-Schools/
  3. Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In/Hackensack, N.J.; After Long Decline, Downtown Rebounds", The New York Times, May 3, 1998. Accessed October 5, 2020. "The city is also home to the Bergen County Vocational and Technical High School and three coed parochial schools -- the Roman Catholic Holy Trinity and St. Francis, both pre-kindergarten to grade 8, and Hackensack Christian School, affiliated with the First Baptist Church, for elementary and high school."
  4. Bergen County Christian Academy, First Baptist Church of Hackensack. Accessed October 5, 2020. "Bergen County Christian Academy is a Pre-School thru 12th grade, coeducational Christian School that builds relationships with parents, the community and the local church. Bergen County Christian Academy was founded as Hackensack Christian Schools in 1973 as a ministry of the First Baptist Church of Hackensack. Hackensack Christian was re-established as Bergen County Christian Academy in 2016."
  5. Member Schools, Garden State Association of Christian Schools. Accessed August 17, 2017.
  6. http://hcsinfo.org/#/Home/Home
  7. http://hcsinfo.org/#/Sports/Sports
  8. http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/hackensack-christian-(hackensack,nj)/basketball/home.htm
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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