Awards & Recognition
For nearly sixty years Center Academy has helped students with learning differences thrive across Florida. Every recognition below is real and traceable to the body behind it.
Dr. Mack Hicks opened Center Academy in 1968 to give students who learn differently a full-day school of their own. Nearly sixty years and eleven campuses later, it remains family-operated and fully accredited by Cognia, the global standard for school quality.
Every honor below links to the body behind it, an accreditor, an awarding publication, a scholarship administrator or the school itself. Nothing is inflated to fill space.
A fully accredited independent school, accredited by Cognia, the global standard for school quality and continuous improvement.
Founded by Dr. Mack Hicks in 1968 and family-operated ever since, one of Florida's longest-serving schools for learning differences.
Named a Top Workplace in Tampa Bay by the Tampa Bay Times, a recognition earned on the strength of its own teachers' and staff's feedback.
Eleven campuses across Florida, from Tampa Bay to Orlando, Jacksonville and the coasts, bring specialized education close to home.
An approved Florida school-choice scholarship school, accepting the Family Empowerment Scholarship administered by Step Up for Students.
A college-prep program designed for students with ADHD, dyslexia, Asperger's and high-functioning autism, and other learning differences.
Small classes and individualized instruction across grades 4 through 12, preparing every student for what comes next.
The Center Academy philosophy: build self-esteem, keep students safe, and inspire them to succeed, taught by trained, patient faculty.
A featured affiliate partner of K12 Academics, with all eleven campuses listed in the network online since 2004.
Accreditation and longevity follow the day-to-day: small classes, trained teachers and a whole-child approach on every campus.
Founded in 1968 and family-operated ever since, Center Academy pairs accredited, college-prep academics with the small classes and support that students who learn differently need.
Taught to how each student learns best.
Three generations of the same mission.
Confidence and belonging, not just grades.
Eleven campuses from Tampa Bay to Orlando, Jacksonville and the coasts, each listed in the K12 Academics directory.
Accreditation and scholarship approvals are current with the bodies named. The Tampa Bay Times Top Workplace recognition, founding year and campus details are as published by Center Academy and the awarding organizations.