The College Academy @ BC Central is a joint venture between The School Board of Broward County and
Broward College
Broward College is a public college in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System. It was established in 1959 as part of a move to broaden Florida's two-year colleges. In 2008 it adopted its current name, reflecting that ...
. The College Academy @ BC Central Campus offers high school juniors and seniors enrolled as full-time students in the program the opportunity to receive a high school diploma from The School Board of Broward County, Florida and an Associate of Arts (AA) degree from Broward College. The rigorous nature of the program helps students qualify for the State of Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program. The College Academy is designed for students who have the maturity required for college campus life and the academic ability to handle the rigor of college work.
Both high school and dual enrollment courses are taught on the BC Central campus. An extension to North Campus has been opened in the fall of 2015. Students take between 12 and 18 college credits Fall and Winter Terms and approximately 6 college credits Session I of the Summer Term. Students must maintain a 2.5 unweighted grade point average in order to remain at The College Academy.
Eligibility
* Must be in 10th grade when applying
* Must be a Broward County resident, but exceptions can be made under certain circumstances.
* Applicants must have a 3.25 unweighted average.
* Completion of Geometry, World History, and HOPE before the start of their junior year.
* Good behavior/attendance record
* Two years of one foreign language are strongly recommended.
* Must earn required scores on PERT (Postsecondary Education Readiness Test) or SAT or ACT before acceptance.
Calendar
College Academy students and faculty follow the Broward College calendar.
Both Broward College and College Academy classes will begin the fourth
week in August.
Demographics
As of the 2021–22 school year, the total student enrollment was 451. The
ethnic makeup of the school was 58.8%
White
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, 34.6%
Hispanic
The term ''Hispanic'' ( es, hispano) refers to people, Spanish culture, cultures, or countries related to Spain, the Spanish language, or Hispanidad.
The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
, 25.5%
Black
Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white have o ...
, 11.3%
Asian
Asian may refer to:
* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.4%
Pacific Islander
Pacific Islanders, Pasifika, Pasefika, or rarely Pacificers are the peoples of the list of islands in the Pacific Ocean, Pacific Islands. As an ethnic group, ethnic/race (human categorization), racial term, it is used to describe the original p ...
, 3.5%
Multiracial
Mixed race people are people of more than one race or ethnicity. A variety of terms have been used both historically and presently for mixed race people in a variety of contexts, including ''multiethnic'', ''polyethnic'', occasionally ''bi-ethn ...
, and 0.4%
Native American or
Native Alaskan
Native may refer to:
People
* Jus soli, citizenship by right of birth
* Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory
** Native Americans (disambiguation)
In arts and entertai ...
. Gender make-up is 64.5% female and 35.5% male.
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References
External links
The school's official webpage
Broward Schools webpage
Niche webpage
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Broward County Public Schools
Davie, Florida
Educational institutions established in 2001
2001 establishments in Florida