Centre County Christian Academy

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Centre County Christian Academy (CCCA) is a private, independent, nondenominational Christian school located in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. It reported 101 students from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade in 2007. The mission statement found on their webpage is:

Centre County Christian Academy's mission is to provide support to the Christian home, encouragement to the church, and a young person that is sensitive in their spirit, submissive to authority, competent in their studies, and moral in their conduct.

CCCA was founded in 1976 by a group of local pastors. The first class consisted of 13 students in kindergarten and first grade. Additional grades were added each year and the first graduating class was in 1982. The administrator, Dr. Robert Baylor, holds an honorary degree from Northland Baptist Bible College and a BA from Bob Jones University.

Classes are taught by eight staff members. The school is part of the Keystone Christian Education Association. High school students compete in soccer, basketball, baseball, softball, and track with other schools in the Allegheny Christian Athletic Association. Yearly tuition ranges from $4320 to $5427, with discounted rates available for multiple students from the same family.