The Buinger Academy is essentially a reincarnation of Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD's aging Technical Education Center that was built in 1971 and torn down during the expansion of Texas State Highway 183.

The purpose of the new Academy was to expand career and technology education opportunities for students at Trinity and Bell high schools, as well as to free up instructional space at those campuses, which were beginning to suffer from overcrowding that began to necessitate the erection of portable temporary buildings.

[5] The Buinger Academy was completed in the summer of 2014 on the site of the Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD's old bus barn and opened to students for the 2014-15 school year at a cost of $25,070,234.

It was described by Dr. Larry Teverbaugh of CareerSafe as "[having] the look and feel of a technology company - glass, steel, high ceilings and large open areas for students to mingle or work on class projects".

[11] The Academy has the usual features of a school, such as numerous classrooms, a cafeteria, a lecture theater, a small library, and computer labs.

The Academy has a professional-grade kitchen, workrooms with 3-D printers and CNC machines,[12] a facility for cosmetology, as well as a full-fledged auto and body shop.

[16] The Buinger Academy's Aerospace program participates in the annual IGNITE SystemsGo rocketry competition and exhibition in Fredericksburg, Texas.

BCTEA Robotics competes in the FIRST Tech Challenge competition, fielding three teams (4745 Thorn's Army, 6169 Men in Black, and 13657 Wonder Women).