Brooklyn College Academy

What Brooklyn College Academy does

Brooklyn College Academy is a small, comprehensive public 9th–12th grade middle-college high school established in 1986 through a collaboration between the New York City Board of Education and the City University of New York (CUNY), operating from a single campus at 350 Coney Island Ave in Brooklyn, New York. The school's distinguishing structural feature is its middle-college partnership with Brooklyn College, which enables enrolled students to take college-level courses and earn college credits while completing their high school diploma. The institution serves high-school students and their families seeking a small, personalized learning environment with college preparation, dedicated guidance counselors assigned per grade level (9th through 12th), and a defined set of extracurricular programs including the BCA Music Club, BCA Mindfulness Club, BCA Theater Club, SmHEARTgirls!, and an athletics program anchored by an annual Athletic Awards Dinner.

The school's underlying technology is a modest, low-cost stack: a Google Sites-hosted public website, the Remind communication platform for family and student outreach, Google Forms for admissions and Open House registration, and an integration with SyncGrades that gives parents real-time visibility into student grades, attendance, and behavioral records. It is pursuing WCAG 2.0 Level AA accessibility compliance on its web presence. The business model is non-commercial: as a public high school under the NYC Department of Education, BCA charges no tuition and is funded through public education appropriations, with the Parent Association operating a grants program as a supplementary resource channel. Distribution is funneled through NYC public school enrollment procedures supplemented by an Incoming 9th Grade Assessment, recurring Open House events (October and November), and direct guidance-counselor outreach. There are no disclosed revenue figures, no funding rounds, no patents, and no external commercial customers — the entity is a government/state institution rather than an investable business.

Name

Brooklyn College Academy

Legal name

Brooklyn College Academy

Website

https://brooklyncollegeacademy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Brooklyn College Academy is a small public 9th–12th grade middle-college high school in Brooklyn, NY, established in 1986 through a partnership between the NYC Board of Education and CUNY/Brooklyn College, enabling students to earn college credits while completing high school.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public School Funding: As a public high school established by the NYC Board of Education in collaboration with CUNY, Brooklyn College Academy is funded through public education funding rather than tuition revenue. No tuition is charged to students.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Brooklyn College Academy is a small public 9th-12th grade middle-college high school that delivers a standard high school curriculum alongside Early College Courses through Brooklyn College (CUNY), enabling students to earn college credits while completing their high school diploma. The school also provides extracurricular programs including clubs (Music, Mindfulness, Theater, SmHEARTgirls!), an athletics program, and dedicated guidance counseling per grade level, all at no cost to students as a publicly funded institution.

Product overview

Brooklyn College Academy is a small comprehensive 9th-12th grade middle-college high school established in 1986 through collaboration between the New York City Board of Education and the City University of New York. The school offers a unified educational program combining standard high school academics with Early College Courses that allow students to earn college credits. The institution also provides extracurricular activities through clubs (Music, Mindfulness, Theater, SmHEARTgirls) and an athletics program, all within a collaborative community of leaders and learners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Early College Courses College-level courses offered to high school students, allowing them to earn college credits while completing their high school diploma through partnership with Brooklyn College.
• 9th-12th Grade Academic Program Comprehensive high school curriculum spanning grades 9 through 12 in a middle-college setting, preparing students for college readiness and graduation.
• Clubs and Activities Various student clubs including BCA Music Club, BCA Mindfulness Club, BCA Theater Club, and SmHEARTgirls! providing enrichment opportunities outside the classroom.
• Athletics Program Athletic programs and activities for students, including an annual Athletic Awards Dinner to recognize student achievements.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• City University of New York (CUNY) / Brooklyn CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1986Brooklyn College Academy was established in 1986 by the New York City Board of Education in collaboration with the City University of New York (CUNY) through Brooklyn College. This partnership enables the school's middle-college model, allowing students to access college-level courses and campus resources while completing their high school education.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• CUNY Early College Initiative: A CUNY-wide network of early-college high schools that share BCA's fundamental model of integrating college coursework into the high school experience. Comparable as the umbrella initiative BCA was built under and a programmatic peer for funding/policy purposes.
• Success Academy Charter Schools: A large NYC charter school network with rigorous college-prep curriculum and frequent assessments. Comparable in NYC K-12 college-prep orientation, though it operates at scale across many campuses rather than BCA's single-site model.

Direct peers

• International High School at Lafayette: A small NYC public high school serving recent immigrants with personalized support and college-prep focus. Comparable in scale, public status, and emphasis on social-emotional guidance and college access for underrepresented populations.
• NYC iSchool: A small, progressive NYC public high school serving grades 9–12 with an individualized learning model and integration of technology. Comparable to BCA in size, public status, and emphasis on personalized college preparation.
• Bard High School Early College (BHSEC): A public early-college high school in NYC where students earn up to 60 college credits from Bard College while completing high school. It is the most direct functional peer to BCA's middle-college model in New York City.
• Middle College High School at LaGuardia Community College: A NYC public high school located on a CUNY community college campus (LaGuardia), allowing students to take college courses alongside high school work. Closely mirrors BCA's middle-college structure and CUNY partnership model.

Regional players

• Brooklyn Technical High School: One of NYC's specialized public high schools located in the same borough (Brooklyn) and serving grades 9–12. Comparable as a Brooklyn-based public college-prep high school, though much larger and exam-selective rather than assessment-based.

Emerging players

• Harlem Village Academies (Leadership & Equity in Action): A small NYC public charter school network serving grades K–12 with a strong college-prep focus and intensive guidance model. Comparable as a small, mission-driven NYC school emphasizing college access for underrepresented students, though operating as a charter rather than traditional public school.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/brooklyn-college-academy

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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