Life Center Academy

Life Center Academy
Life Center Academy
Address
	2045 Burlington-Columbus Road; Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey 08016; United States
Coordinates	40.08048°N 74.79138°W
Information
Type	Private
Motto	Preparing Students for Life!
Religious affiliation(s)	Assemblies of God
Established	1975
NCES School ID	01655318[1]
Headmaster	Russell Hodgens
Chaplain	Rev. Matt Boudwin, upper school
Faculty	25 FTEs[1]
Grades	Pre-K-12
Enrollment	229 (plus 22 in PreK, as of 2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	9.2:1[1]
Campus	61 acres (250,000 m2)
Color(s)	Red ; White ; Black
Athletics conference	Penn-Jersey Athletic Association
Team name	Warrior
Website	www.lcanj.org

Life Center Academy is a private school located in Burlington in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.

The school is associated with the Fountain of Life Center, an Assemblies of God church . The Headmaster is Dr. Bryan Sanders. The school is divided into three sections: Little Angel Preschool, the Elementary, which contains the students from Kindergarten to 6th grade; and the Upper School, which contains the students from 7th to 12th grade. Robert H. Newman is the Chief Academic Officer, Dawn Kalapuch is the Director of the Preschool, Tracy Cossabone is the Dean of the Elementary, and Norman Davis is the Assistant Dean of Students.

As of the 2017–18 school year, the school had an enrollment of 229 students (plus 22 in PreK) and 25 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.2:1.[1]

Athletics

Athletic Director: Tammy Nowicki
School colors: red, white, and black
School mascot: The Warrior
Athletic Association: Penn-Jersey Athletic Association

Notable alumni

Elo Edeferioka (born 1993), Nigerian basketball player for Celta de Vigo Baloncesto and the Nigerian national team.[2]
Malik Ellison (born 1996), professional basketball player for BC Kolín of the Czech National Basketball League.[3]
Stojan Gjuroski (born 1991), professional basketball player for Pelister of the Macedonian First League.[4]
Aleks Marić (born 1984), former professional basketball player.[5]
Juliet Richardson (born 1980), singer.[6]
Maria Rodriguez-Gregg (born 1981), member of the New Jersey General Assembly who represented the 8th Legislative District from 2014 to 2018.
LaQuinton Ross (born 1991), American basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League[7]
Dion Waiters (born 1991), basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers; played college basketball for Syracuse[8]

References

School data for Life Center Academy, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 1, 2020.
Elo Edeferioka, Hofstra Pride women's basketball. Accessed October 10, 2021. "High School: Life Center Academy (NJ)"
"Catching Up With.....Malik Ellison", Savannah Herald, May 4, 2016. Accessed October 10, 2021. "In high school, Malik played at Life Center Academy. The Voorhees, New Jersey native averaged 20 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists per game as a senior."
Stojan Gjuroski, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball. Accessed October 10, 2021. "High School: Averaged eight points, five assists and four rebounds as a senior at Life Center Academy"
Crowl, Jonathan. "NU's Maric beloved both on and off the court", The Daily Nebraskan, February 17, 2019. Accessed October 10, 2021. "Maric took a year off for the same reasons as Bruce, choosing to get his schooling on track at Burlington Life Center in New Jersey."
Hafetz, David. "Ambitious 17-year-old Proves She's In A Class By Herself", The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 17, 1997. Accessed May 13, 2011. "Today, Richardson graduates from Burlington County College with an associate's degree in liberal arts - just less than a month before she goes back to the Life Center Academy in Burlington Township to claim her high school diploma."
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 16, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Dion Waiters - 2011-12 Men's Basketball, Syracuse Orange men's basketball. Accessed June 1, 2016. "Waiters competed at Life Center Academy (N.J.) as a junior and senior"

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[NCES-1] School data for Life Center Academy, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 1, 2020.

[2] Elo Edeferioka, Hofstra Pride women's basketball. Accessed October 10, 2021. "High School: Life Center Academy (NJ)"

[3] "Catching Up With.....Malik Ellison", Savannah Herald, May 4, 2016. Accessed October 10, 2021. "In high school, Malik played at Life Center Academy. The Voorhees, New Jersey native averaged 20 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists per game as a senior."

[4] Stojan Gjuroski, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball. Accessed October 10, 2021. "High School: Averaged eight points, five assists and four rebounds as a senior at Life Center Academy"

[5] Crowl, Jonathan. "NU's Maric beloved both on and off the court", The Daily Nebraskan, February 17, 2019. Accessed October 10, 2021. "Maric took a year off for the same reasons as Bruce, choosing to get his schooling on track at Burlington Life Center in New Jersey."

[6] Hafetz, David. "Ambitious 17-year-old Proves She's In A Class By Herself", The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 17, 1997. Accessed May 13, 2011. "Today, Richardson graduates from Burlington County College with an associate's degree in liberal arts - just less than a month before she goes back to the Life Center Academy in Burlington Township to claim her high school diploma."

[7] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 16, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[8] Dion Waiters - 2011-12 Men's Basketball, Syracuse Orange men's basketball. Accessed June 1, 2016. "Waiters competed at Life Center Academy (N.J.) as a junior and senior"