| Baltimore City College | |
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| Address | |
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, 21218 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°19′32″N 76°35′50″W / 39.325663°N 76.597338°W |
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| Motto | Palmam Qui Meruit Ferat ("He who has earned the palm, let him bear it") |
| Founded | 1839 |
| School district | Baltimore City Public Schools |
| CEEB code | 210035 |
| NCES School ID | 240009000150[1] |
| Principal | Cynthia "Cindy" Harcum[2] |
| Teaching staff | 83 FTE (2022–23)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Co-educational (Formerly all-male from 1839 until 1979) |
| Enrollment | 1,497 (2022–23)[1] |
| Campus size | 38 acres (0.15 km2) |
| Campus type | Urban[1] |
| Color(s) | Black and orange |
| Athletics conference | MPSSAA (3A) |
| Mascot | Black knight |
| Team name | The Collegians (since 1880s) The Black Knights (since 1950) The Knights (alternative) |
| Rival | Baltimore Polytechnic Institute |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
| USNWR ranking | 460 (2022–23)[3] |
| Newspaper | The Collegian (est. 1929) |
| Yearbook | The Green Bag (est. 1896; oldest public high school yearbook in USA) |
| Budget | $13.64 million (FY23-24)[4] |
| Affiliations | Advanced Placement International Baccalaureate |
| Website | baltimorecitycollege |
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Baltimore City College, known colloquially as City, City College, and B.C.C., is a college preparatory school with a liberal arts focus and selective admissions criteria located in Baltimore, Maryland.[5] Opened in October 1839, B.C.C. is the third-oldest active public high school in the United States.[6] City College is a public exam school and an International Baccalaureate World School at which students in the ninth and tenth grades participate in the IB Middle Years Programme while students in the eleventh and twelfth grades participate in the IB Diploma Programme.[7]
The school is situated on a 38 acres (0.15 km2) hilltop campus located in the Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello neighborhood in Northeast Baltimore.[8] The main campus building, a designated National Historic Landmark, is constructed of granite and limestone in a Collegiate Gothic architectural style and features a 200-foot-tall (61 m) Gothic tower.[9][10]
- ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Baltimore City College (240009000150)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "Baltimore City College". Baltimore City Public Schools. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ "Baltimore City College". U.S. News & World Report. 2022.
- ^ "Budget Snapshot for FY23 and FY24". Baltimore City Schools. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ Schmeidel, Stacey (Summer 2002), "City Forever", Amherst Magazine, retrieved April 7, 2016
- ^ Anft, Michael. "Contrasting studies". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on September 9, 2005. Retrieved July 29, 2007.
- ^ Mission Statement, Baltimore City College, archived from the original on January 26, 2016, retrieved April 7, 2016
- ^ Leonhart (1939), p. 120.
- ^ "About the school", The BCC Library Campaign, retrieved April 7, 2016[permanent dead link]
- ^ Baltimore City College Photograph Collection, PP278, Maryland Historical Society, November 2013