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Bunker Hill Community College - Boston
250 New Rutherford Avenue
Boston, MA 02129-2991
Official telephone: (617) 228-2000
Website: www.bhcc.mass.edu
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| Screen last updated on: May 25, 2010 |
| Year established: |
1973 |
| Type of school: |
public |
| Programs: |
2-year undergraduate |
| Religious affiliation: |
no |
| Campus enrollment: |
11,009 students |
| Coeducational information: |
coeducational institution, founded as coeducational institution |
| Location description: |
in or near a major city (pop. 300,000 or more) |
| Application fee: |
$10, (may be waived) |
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| Street address: |
Bunker Hill Community College - Boston
250 New Rutherford Avenue
Boston, MA 02129-2991 |
| Mailing address: |
Bunker Hill Community College - Boston
250 New Rutherford Avenue
Boston, MA 02129-2991 |
| Main telephone numbers: |
617 228-2000 |
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| Main homepage: |
www.bhcc.mass.edu |
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| SAT number: |
3123 |
| FAFSA number: |
011210 |
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| CAMPUS SUMMARY |
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Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) is a multi-campus urban institution. The main campus is situated on 42 acres in the historic Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The college has a branch campus in Chelsea, Massachusetts, in what was once the historic Old Post Office Building in Bellingham Square. Satellites are located at Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School in Cambridge; the Chinese Economic Development Council in Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood; Revere High School in Revere; the Mystic Activity Center in Somerville; and at Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción/Villa Victoria in Boston's South End.
Founded in 1973, BHCC enrolls more than 7,400 students in day, evening and weekend courses web-based and distance learning courses and programs each fall. The college is internationally recognized for development of individualized and alternative methods of instruction. BHCC is a leader in the application of distance learning technologies and computer-based methodologies that enhance and strengthen the learning environment. According to the Board of Higher Education, in 2000 – 2001, BHCC had the largest annual headcount of credit students among community colleges in Massachusetts. The average age of students is 28. Approximately 59 percent are female, and the majority work full- or part-time while attending college. Approximately 37 percent of BHCC’s students reside in the city of Boston, and 84 percent live within ten miles of the college campuses.
Bunker Hill Community College incorporates multi-cultural and international perspectives in its courses, programs and institutional climate. With students from 90 countries and with students of color comprising more than half of the student population, BHCC is one of the most diverse and cosmopolitan colleges in New England. The college has one of the largest and best recognized course offerings in English as a Second Language. A representative list of the native languages spoken by students includes Russian, Vietnamese, Haitian-Creole, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic and Italian.
BHCC offers associate degree programs that prepare students to enter the workforce or transfer to a four-year college, as well as certificate programs in a wide array of technical fields.
Source: BHCC Director of Communications |
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