Bergen County Christian Academy

Bergen County Christian Academy (BCCA) is a private Christian school located in Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.[4] Bergen County Christian Academy was founded in 1973 as Hackensack Christian Schools, a ministry of First Baptist Church of Hackensack.[5] Hackensack Christian was reestablished as Bergen County Christian Academy in 2016.[6] The Academy is a member of the American Association of Christian Schools (AACS), Garden State Association of Christian Schools (GSACS)[7] and Metro Christian Athletic Association (MCAA). Bergen County Christian Academy also accepts international students through the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP and I-20)[8]

Bergen County Christian Academy
Address
15 Conklin Place

Hackensack
,
Bergen County
,
New Jersey
07601
Coordinates40.892203°N 74.042258°W / 40.892203; -74.042258
Information
TypePrivate school
MottoBecoming Confident Christian Ambassadors
Established1973
NCES School ID00868597[1]
PrincipalLinda Horn[2]
Faculty18 FTEs[1]
GradesPreK-12
Enrollment101 (plus 19 in PreK, as of 2019–20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio5.6:1[1]
Color(s)   Royal Blue and White
NicknameCrusaders
Tuition$9,500 (grades 6-12)[3]
Websitebergenchristian.org

As of the 2019–20 school year, the school had an enrollment of 101 students (plus 19 in PreK) and 18 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 5.6:1. The school's student body was 37.6% (38) Hispanic, 27.7% (28) White, 13.9% (14) two or more races, 12.9% (13) Asian and 7.9% (8) Black.[1]

Athletics

Bergen County Christian Academy offers Junior Varsity and Varsity Soccer, Basketball, and Volleyball.[9] Co-Ed Junior Varsity teams go from grades 5-8, Varsity Boys from grades 9-12, and Varsity Girls from grades 9-12. The JV Basketball teams go from grades 5-8 and Varsity teams 9-12.[10]

Academics

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.[11]

Some institutions that 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.[12]

References
  1. School data for Bergen County Christian Academy, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 10, 2022.
  2. Faculty & Staff, Bergen County Christian Academy. Accessed March 14, 2022.
  3. Tuition, Bergen County Christian Academy. Accessed March 14, 2022.
  4. "Explore Bergen County Christian Academy in Hackensack, NJ".
  5. 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."
  6. 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."
  7. Member Schools, Garden State Association of Christian Schools. Accessed August 17, 2017.
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  10. "Bergen County Christian Academy (Hackensack, NJ) Varsity Basketball".
  11. "Music Conservatory - Hackensack Christian School". Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  12. "College Advising - Hackensack Christian School". Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
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