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Just The Facts (About BCC)
CLASSIFICATION:
Public, non-residential, community college.
| DEGREES AWARDED: |
Associate in Art (AA)
Associate in Science (AS) |
| PROGRAMS OF STUDY |
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Degree programs: |
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Business Administration |
AA |
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Business Careers |
AS |
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Business Careers: Banking |
AS |
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Business Software Systems |
AS |
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Computer Information Systems:
Business Systems
Computer Science |
AS
AS |
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Criminal Justice |
AS |
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Engineering |
AS |
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Engineering Technology:
Applied
Engineering Technology
Computer/Electronic
Technology |
AS
AS |
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Environmental Science |
AS |
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Fine Arts:
Music
Theatre Arts
Visual Arts |
AA
AA
AA |
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Fire Science |
AS |
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Health Science:
Complementary Care
Dental Assisting
Medical Assisting
Physical Fitness
Surgical Technology |
AS
AS
AS
AS
AS |
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Hospitality Administration |
AS |
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Hospitality Administration: Transfer Option |
AS |
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Human Services |
AS |
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Human Services: Social Work Transfer Concentration |
AS |
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Liberal Arts |
AA |
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Liberal Arts: Biological Science |
AA |
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Liberal Arts: Early Childhood Ed |
AA |
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Liberal Arts: Foreign Language |
AA |
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Liberal Arts: International Studies |
AA |
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Liberal Arts: Peace and World Order |
AA |
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Nursing |
AS |
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Nursing |
BS |
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Physical Therapist Assistant |
AS |
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Respiratory Care |
AS |
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Certificate programs: |
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Animal Care |
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Applied Engineering Certificate |
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Business Software |
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Complementary Care |
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Computer Information Systems Programming
Business Option
Technical Option |
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Culinary Arts |
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Early Childhood Ed
Introductory
Intermediate |
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Entrepreneurial Studies |
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Human Services |
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Physical Fitness |
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Practical Nurse |
FACULTY AND STAFF:
Approximately 148 full- and part-time faculty; plus 156 full- and
part-time professional, support, and technical staff.
ENROLLMENT: Over
2,400 students regularly enroll at BCC each year. 62% are part-time
students (less than 12 credits per semester). 55% take day courses
only, 23% evening courses only, and 19% both. 58% are female. 53%
are age 23 or older. 95% come from Berkshire County.
JOINT ADMISSIONS:
You can register in a joint admissions program as a freshman simultaneously
at BCC and any other public college or university in Massachusetts.
Upon graduation from BCC with a minimum 2.50 grade point average,
you are guaranteed admission to that institution. If your final
GPA is 3.00 or better, you are also eligible for a 33% in-state
tuition wavier when you transfer.
TRANSFERS: Approximately
54% of BCC's students elected to continue their education at baccalaureate
institutions. 345 students (including graduates and others) transferred
to 115 colleges and universities throughout the country including
RPI, Syracuse University, Arizona State, Skidmore, and Boston University.
BCC students most frequently transfer to UMass/Amherst, MCLA, Westfield
State, Williams, Mt. Holyoke, and Smith.
CAREERS: 91%
of the graduates who elected to enter the job market upon graduation
found work. 89% of career program graduates are employed in jobs
related to their field of study. 71% are employed within Berkshire
County.
| TUITION
& COLLEGE SERVICE FEE (Fall 2007): |
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$127.50 per credit |
Massachusetts residents |
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$140.50 per credit |
New England residents |
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$140.50 per credit |
New York Border State residents |
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$361.50 per credit |
Out-of-state residents |
| FINANCIAL
AID: |
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Total aid distributed |
$3.2 million |
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Average award package |
$3,600 |
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Percent of aid applicants awarded |
75% |
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Number receiving aid |
900 |
HISTORICAL DATA:
- 1960 - founded in downtown Pittsfield as the first
of 15 community colleges established by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- 1971 - relocated to present site with nine buildings
on 180 acres.
- 1984 - opened the South County Center, a
satellite facility in Great Barrington.
ACCREDITATION:
Fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools
and Colleges.
Updated: 7/26/07 /std
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