Life Center Academy

Life Center Academy is a private school located in Burlington in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

Life Center Academy
Location
2045 Burlington-Columbus Road Burlington , Burlington County , New Jersey 08016 United States
Coordinates	40.08048°N 74.79138°W / 40.08048; -74.79138
Information
Type	Private
Motto	Preparing Students for Life!
Religious affiliation(s)	Assemblies of God
Established	1975
Founders	Rev. Paul & Evelyn Graban
NCES School ID	01655318[1]
Principal	Tracy Cossabone[2]
Headmaster	Rev. Matthew Boudwin[2]
Faculty	18.5 FTEs[1]
Grades	Pre-K-12
Enrollment	211 (plus 73 in PreK, as of 2021–22)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	11.4:1[1]
Campus	61 acres (250,000 m2)
Color(s)	Red   White   Black
Athletics conference	Penn-Jersey Athletic Association
Team name	Warrior
Tuition	$9,472 (2024-25 for grades 9-12)[3]
Website	www.lcanj.org

The school is associated with the Fountain of Life Center, an Assemblies of God church. The Headmaster is Matthew Boudwin, who also serves as a pastor of the church. 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. Tracy Cossabone is the Principal, and Julia Ferrara is the Preschool Director.

As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 211 students (plus 73 in PreK) and 18.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.4:1. The school's student body was 51.7% (109) Black, 30.3% (64) White 15.2% (1) Hispanic, 2.4% (5) two or more races and 0.5% (1) Asian,.^[1]

Athletics

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

The Life Center Academy boys soccer team won the NACA national championship in 2001 and the NCSAA national championship in 2021 and 2024. ^[4]

Notable alumni

See also: Category:Life Center Academy alumni

• Elo Edeferioka (born 1993), Nigerian basketball player for Celta de Vigo Baloncesto and the Nigerian national team.^[5]
• Malik Ellison (born 1996), professional basketball player for BC Kolín of the Czech National Basketball League.^[6]
• Stojan Gjuroski (born 1991), professional basketball player for Pelister of the Macedonian First League.^[7]
• Aleks Marić (born 1984), former professional basketball player.^[8]
• Juliet Richardson (born 1980), singer.^[9]
• Trayvon Reed (born 1995), professional basketball player for BC Dinamo Tbilisi of the Georgian Superliga.^[10]
• LaQuinton Ross (born 1991), American basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League^[11]
• Dion Waiters (born 1991), former basketball player; played college basketball for Syracuse.^[12] Won an NBA championship in 2020 with the Los Angeles Lakers.