Contacting BHSEC

The first Bard High School Early College was founded in 2001 by Bard College and the New York City Board of Education. Bard High School Early College Manhattan enrolls approximately 600 New York City students from diverse backgrounds. A second school, Bard High School Early College Queens, opened in 2008.

For admission Inquiries for the Manhattan or Queens Campuses:
Please see our admissions page. If you cannot find the answer you are looking for there, please direct your inquiries to our Office of Admission by calling 212-982-5024 (for the Manhattan campus) or 718-361-3133 (for the Queens campus) or emailing apply[at]bhsec.bard.edu.

BHSEC Manhattan Staff Directory
BHSEC Queens Staff Directory

Contacting BHSEC Newark

For admission Inquiries for the Newark Campus:
Please see our admissions page. If you cannot find the answer you are looking for there, please direct your inquiries to our Office of Admission by calling 478-BARD-NWK.

Our Locations:

Bard High School Early College Manhattan

525 East Houston Street,
New York, NY 10002
Phone: 212-995-8479

Michael Lerner, Principal
E-mail: mlerner@bhsec.bard.edu

Bard High School Early College Queens

30-20 Thomson Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11101
Phone: 718-361-3133

Valeri J. Thomson, Principal BHSEC Queens
E-mail: thomson@bard.edu