Admission FAQS

There are two campuses. One at Donald R. Kline Technical School at 131 Union Turnpike, Hudson, NY 12534, and another in The Salt Point Educational Center, 5 BOCES Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601.

BEC Hudson Valley is 100% free to students and families.

All students in participating school districts in the 11th and 12th grades.

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Bard Early College Hudson Valley most recent course offerings and electives:

• Bard College Seminar (juniors, 3 credits)
• Survey of US History (juniors, 3 credits)
• The Art and Craft of Fiction (seniors, 3 credits)
• The Art and Craft of Memoir (seniors, 3 credits)
• Psychology (elective)
• The arts (visual, performing, fine, textile) (elective)
• Music Appreciation (elective)
• Poetry and Literature (elective)
• Data Analytics (elective)
• Debate and Rhetoric (elective)
• Civic Engagement and Social Change (elective)

11th and 12th