 Admission to Baltimore City College is selective but is open to residents of Baltimore City and the surrounding counties in the metropolitan area , though non @-@ Baltimore City residents must pay tuition . Applicants must meet all requirements for promotion to ninth grade , as determined by the Maryland State Department of Education . Additionally , applicants must earn a minimum composite score of 610 , calculated by Baltimore City Public Schools . Generally , candidates for admissiom must have a 3 @.@ 0 overall numeric grade average ( B letter grade ; 80 or better percentage grade ) , have at least a 3 @.@ 0 average in both Mathematics and English , rank in the 65th percentile or better among all Maryland students in Math and English on the Maryland School Assessment ( MSA ) , and have 90 % or better attendance rate . Due to the highly competitive nature of the City College admissions process , successful applicants typically exceed the aforementioned minimums . J.D. Merrill , BCC ' 09 , is the school 's current Director of Admissions and Institutional Advancement . 
