PUBLIC NOTICE OF UPCOMING ACCREDITATION REVIEW VISIT BY THE ACEN
BCC has announced that it will host a site visit for continuing accreditation of its Associates Degree Nursing program by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).
BCC Receives Grant to Address College Campus Hunger
BCC, in partnership with MCLA, has been awarded a multi-year Community College Campus Hunger Program Grant in the amount of $180,000. Read more.
BCC has signed an articulation agreement with Columbia-Greene Community College (CGCC), located in Hudson, New York, for cooperation in BCC's Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program.
Four Members Elected to BCC Board of Trustees
Four new members have been elected to the BCC Board of Trustees. The board is composed of area residents appointed by the governor of Massachusetts.
BCC Now Offers Associate Degree in Mechatronics
BCC has been approved by the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education and the New England Commission of Higher Education to offer an associate of science degree in mechatronics, a field that combines industrial machinery operation and maintenance skills with 21st-century automation electronics and robotics. The new degree will be available in fall 2023.
BCC has been awarded a $1,080,231 grant from a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services program called Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training.
BCC Integrates Learning Communities into Curriculum
Student success means more than retention rates at BCC. It's about making effective connections that last beyond the classroom and into the working world. Those connections are at the core of "learning communities," now part of the curriculum.
Neal Earmarks $350,000 for BCC
Congressman Richard E. Neal, Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means, visited BCC to announce a $350,000 earmark for upgrades to the nursing program's simulation equipment.
BCC Receives More than $1M in Grant Funds
BCC has been awarded $1,080,231 in grant funds from a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services program. The four-year grant will provide stipends, partial reimbursement of tuition and fees, and supplies for up to 15 students per year enrolled in BCC's Mental Health, Addiction Recovery, and Human Services certificate programs.
BCC's English Classes for Afghan Evacuees Proves Successful
In the spring of 2022, Berkshire Community College enrolled 20 Afghan evacuees in a pilot program designed to teach them English and help assimilate them into American life.