Admission Requirements
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***Grade Span: 9–12***
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Economically Disadvantaged Eligibility
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Student who participates in, or whose family participates in, economic assistance programs, such as the Free or Reduced-Price Lunch Programs; Social Security Insurance (SSI); Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); Foster Care; Refugee Assistance (cash or medical assistance); Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC); Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP); Safety Net Assistance (SNA); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); or Family Assistance: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). If one student in a family is identified as low income, all students from that household (economic unit) may be identified as low income.
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Target Population Enrollment Priority
Pursuant to Executive Order 14191 — Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunity for Families — Dated January 29, 2025 directing Education Secretary, Linda McMahon to issue Guidance on Supporting State-based K-12 Educational Choice, by allowing states to provide funds under ESEA section 10003A to LEAs for direct student services that allow parents to exercise a meaningful choice in their child’s education is a major breakthrough for Private Schools. The Minority Enterprise Career Schools (MECS) will expand its Career and Technical Education program to establish new schools in each of the five NYC GEOG DISTRICTS—BRONX, BROOKLYN, MANHATTAN, QUEENS, and STATEN ISLAND. MECS Academy will target the 286,152 (26.3%) Black or African and 471,005 (43.3%) Hispanic or Latino from the New York City Public Schools and Charter Schools Enrollment—K-12 Enrollment: 862,292 (79.2%), economically disadvantaged students for full scholarships to attend MECS Academies.