Baltimore City College
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. Opened in October 1839, B.C.C. is the third-oldest active public high school in the United States. 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.
| Baltimore City College | |
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| Address | |
3220 The Alameda; also geographically: 33rd Street and The Alameda , Maryland 21218 United States | |
| Coordinates | 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 |
| Principal | Cynthia "Cindy" Harcum |
| Teaching staff | 83 FTE (2022-23) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Co-educational (Formerly all-male from 1839 until 1979) |
| Enrollment | 1,497 (2022-23) |
| Campus size | 38 acres (0.15 km2) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| 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) |
| Newspaper | The Collegian (est. 1929) |
| Yearbook | The Green Bag (est. 1896; oldest public high school yearbook in USA) |
| Budget | $13.64 million (FY23-24) |
| Affiliations | Advanced Placement International Baccalaureate |
| Website | baltimorecitycollege |
The school is situated on a 38 acres (0.15 km2) hilltop campus located in the Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello neighborhood in Northeast Baltimore. 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 Gothic tower.