Asheville Christian Academy
Location
Map
74 Riverwood Road

Swannanoa, North Carolina
28778

United States
Coordinates35°36′17″N 82°24′36″W / 35.604630°N 82.410000°W / 35.604630; -82.410000
Information
School typePrivate, Christian
Established1958 (66 years ago) (1958)
CEEB code340117
Head of schoolWilliam George
GradesK–12
Enrollment647
Color(s)Navy and gold
  
AthleticsNCISAA
MascotLions (formally Panthers)
Websiteashevillechristian.org

Asheville Christian Academy (ACA)[1] is a private Christian school for grades K–12 in Buncombe County, North Carolina. It is located on a 60-plus-acre campus in the Swannanoa River Valley, approximately 12 miles from downtown Asheville. The school is accredited by Cognia, a standards-based accreditation body[2] and the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI),[3] with a teaching faculty of over 50, half of whom hold advanced degrees. The school is governed by a corporation made up of parents, alumni, faculty, staff and other stake holders who elect a board of trustees.[4] The headmaster since 1992 has been William George.[5][6] The school's enrollment in 2020 is 647.[7]

History

The school was founded in 1958[8] as Asheville Christian Day School, meeting at First Alliance Church. In 1972, it merged with Blue Ridge Christian Academy, under the new name Asheville Christian Academy. The school occupied a campus on Bell Road in the Haw Creek community of Asheville, until the current campus was established in 2003. Grades 10-12 were added in 1988. In 2012 graduating ACA seniors were accepted at more than 70 four-year universities and colleges. It also operates jointly with the local Asheville Buncombe Tech Community College and Montreat College in a dual enrollment program for juniors and seniors to gain college credit as part of their high school graduation requirements. In 2014 ACA was ranked in the top 50 Christian high schools in the United States.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Home". ashevillechristian.org.
  2. ^ "Cognia - Institution Summary". www.advanc-ed.org. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  3. ^ "Home". acsi.org.
  4. ^ "Asheville Christian Academy Profile (2020-21) | Swannanoa, NC". Private School Review. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  5. ^ "Asheville Christian Academy (Accredited Organization Profile) - ECFA.org". www.ecfa.org. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  6. ^ "Asheville Christian Academy". Non Profit Data. 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  7. ^ "Asheville Christian Academy Profile (2020-21) | Swannanoa, NC". Private School Review. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  8. ^ "History | Asheville Christian Academy". www.ashevillechristian.org. Archived from the original on 2016-10-17.
  9. ^ "The 50 Best Christian High Schools in America". 30 July 2014.


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