Hostos-Lincoln Academy of Science

What Hostos-Lincoln Academy of Science does

Hostos-Lincoln Academy of Science is a public early college secondary school located at 600 St. Ann's Avenue in the Bronx, New York. Operated through a three-way institutional partnership between the New York City Department of Education, the City University of New York (CUNY), and Hostos Community College, the institution serves NYC-resident students in grades 6 through 12. Its defining offering is the Early College Program, which enables graduating students to earn both a NYC Regents Diploma and an Associate Degree from Hostos Community College simultaneously, providing a tuition-free college credential pathway to a population the school explicitly describes as underserved. The website copyright spans 2015-2024 and the DBA names include "Hostos-Lincoln Academy" and "HLAS."

Name

Hostos-Lincoln Academy of Science

Legal name

Hostos-Lincoln Academy of Science

Website

https://hostoslincoln.org

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hostos-Lincoln Academy of Science is a public early college secondary school in the Bronx, NYC, serving grades 6-12 via partnership with NYC DOE, CUNY, and Hostos Community College, enabling students to earn both a Regents Diploma and Associate Degree.

Ownership category

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Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

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Charter College-Prep & Advanced Academics Schools

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Charter K–12 Schools

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Dual Enrollment / Early College Programs (via Community Colleges)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Community & Junior Colleges

Keywords

• Secondary education services
• Early college program
• Public school education
• Dual enrollment programs
• K-12 education

Headquarters

HQ city

Bronx

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a public school within the NYC Department of Education system, the school is funded through government educational funding. No tuition is charged to NYC resident students.
2. School Activity Fees: Parents can order uniforms through the school's uniform ordering system. The school also facilitates various parent and student activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hostos-Lincoln Academy of Science is a public early college secondary school serving grades 6-12 in the Bronx, New York. Operated through a partnership between the NYC Department of Education and CUNY's Hostos Community College, it offers a dual-degree pathway where graduating students earn both a Regents Diploma from NYC DOE and an Associate Degree from Hostos Community College. The school provides tuition-free education to NYC residents, with college-level coursework integrated into the high school curriculum.

Product overview

Hostos-Lincoln Academy of Science is an early college secondary school (grades 6-12) affiliated with Hostos Community College, a collaboration between the NYC Department of Education and CUNY. The school offers a unified educational program where students work toward both a Regents Diploma and an Associate Degree through the Early College Program. Core offerings include Middle School (grades 6-8) and High School (grades 9-12) programs with departments spanning English, Foreign Language, Math, Science (Chemistry, Earth Science, Forensics, Living Environment, Physics), Social Studies, Physical Education, and Theater/Art/Technology. The school uses Jupitergrades for grade tracking and Google Classroom for instruction. Notable programs include Mindframe Literary Magazine (award-winning since 2005), Margaret's Place support services, and various extracurricular activities including National Honor Society, class trips, and playwriting/theater programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Early College Program
• Middle School Program (Grades 6-8)
• High School Program (Grades 9-12)
• Theater, Art & Technology Program
• Mindframe Literary Magazine
• Margaret's Place
• Guidance and College Advisory Services

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Hostos Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school is affiliated with Hostos Community College as part of the Early College Initiative. Students attend classes at the community college campus and can earn an Associate Degree upon graduation from high school. This partnership allows students to earn college credits tuition-free while completing their high school requirements.
• City University of New York (CUNY)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCUNY serves as the parent university system for Hostos Community College and the Early College Initiative. The vision of the academy is that students graduate with a Regents Diploma from NYC DOE and an Associate Degree from CUNY's Hostos Community College.
• NYC Department of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school is a collaboration between the NYC Department of Education and CUNY. The NYC DOE provides funding, oversight, and administers Regents examinations. Students receive a Regents Diploma upon graduation.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• P-Tech NYC: Network of NYC public grades 9-14 schools co-developed with CUNY and industry partners that award both Regents Diplomas and Associate Degrees—the same NYC DOE/CUNY early-college structural template as Hostos-Lincoln.
• Medgar Evers College Preparatory School: NYC public grades 6-12 school affiliated with CUNY's Medgar Evers College, offering early-college coursework and dual-enrollment pathways comparable to Hostos-Lincoln's Hostos Community College affiliation.
• Brooklyn College Academy: CUNY-affiliated early college secondary school in NYC serving grades 6-12, with structured college-credit pathways into Brooklyn College—the same NYC DOE/CUNY early-college structural model as Hostos-Lincoln.
• Bard High School Early College (BHSEC): NYC public early college secondary school that lets students earn both a high school diploma and up to two years of college credit. Operates the most closely analogous dual-credential model to Hostos-Lincoln's Early College Initiative.
• Queens Early College High School: CUNY Early College Initiative school offering grades 6-12 with the same dual-diploma model through a community-college partner. Direct operational peer within the same CUNY early-college umbrella.

Others

• Hostos Community College: The CUNY community college partner that confers the Associate Degree in the Early College Initiative. Not a competitor, but the upstream institutional counterparty whose curriculum, faculty access, and degree-granting authority make the Hostos-Lincoln model possible.

Broad incumbents

• Achievement First: Northeast US charter school network with NYC campuses focused on college readiness for low-income students. Comparable mission and college-prep orientation, though operates under a multi-state charter model rather than DOE governance.
• KIPP NYC: Large NYC charter network operating college-preparatory K-12 campuses serving low-income communities. Comparable mission (college access for underserved NYC students) and academic-selectivity framework, though operates under charter rather than DOE governance.
• Bronx High School of Science: Elite NYC public specialized high school in the Bronx serving highly selective students with a STEM focus. Comparable as a high-performing selective public secondary school in the same borough, though without the early-college dual-degree model.
• Success Academy Charter Schools: NYC's largest charter network operating selective college-prep K-12 campuses with rigorous admissions criteria. Comparable as a high-performing, selective, NYC-based college-prep school system, though governed as a charter network rather than a DOE school.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/hostos-lincoln-academy-of-science

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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