Brookhaven College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Brookhaven College is a community college of the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) and is located in Farmers Branch, Texas, United States, which serves northwest Dallas County. It was founded in 1978 as the seventh and newest college in the DCCCD. The college operates on a semester basis. It enrolls more than 9,000 students each semester. The campus of the college is spread across an area of 467,000 square feet.

Brookhaven offers associate degrees in applied science, arts and sciences, business majors, and nursing. Its coursework provides freshman and sophomore levels of academic credits that can by applied towards associate degrees as well as for transfers to four-year colleges or universities. Coursework for Brookhaven's core curriculum is guaranteed to transfer to public universities in Texas.

Together with its class options for transfer credits, the school's technical studies include accounting, automotive technology, business administration, child development, computer information systems, e-commerce, emergency medical services, geospatial technology, international business and trade, management, marketing, nursing, office technology, paramedicine, radiologic technology and visual communications. In 2006 Brookhaven added an Early College High School program.

Brookhaven also offers continuing education classes for personal or professional development. Available continuing ed subjects include art, business, computers, health care careers, education, English as a second language (ESL), music, nonprofit management, real estate and more. Corporate training is also available from the school.

Notable alumni of Brookhaven College are Kyan Douglas, Actor and Takudzwa Ngwenya, USA Rugby Player. Their official mascot is The Bears.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in office and administration, mechanics and repair, liberal arts, and business and management.
• Large number of students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High female/male ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 11,173 in 2009-2010 (6,818 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 52% of the student body. About 13% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (130 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (9 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Science
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician

DESIGN (9 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (0 awarded)

• Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (7 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Child Development

LIBERAL ARTS (351 awarded)

• Cartography
• General Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (71 awarded)

• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

MEDIA (3 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (22 awarded)

• Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (93 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (27 awarded)

• Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry
• Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary
• Receptionist