CUNY Borough Of Manhattan Community College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Borough of Manhattan Community College was established in 1963. The college is also known as BMCC and is part of the City University of New York, or CUNY, system. The college offers a number of associate degrees and certificate programs. BMCC attracts students from more than 100 different countries. Some of the academic departments of BMCC are business management, multimedia programming and design, engineering science and computer programming.

BMCC has a number of athletic teams that participate in the local NCAA collegiate sports system. These teams participate in many sports including handball, baseball, bowling, basketball, and soccer. The women's basketball team has won many CUNY basketball championships as well as the regional Division III championships.

Some of BMCC's student clubs and organizations are the Accounting Club, Non-traditional Career Society, Life Drawing Club, Dominican Students Association, and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in computer science and engineering, engineering, business and management, and education and teaching.
• Large number of students.
• Racially diverse student body.
• High faculty salary.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High female/male ratio.
• Affordable tuition & fees.

School characteristics:

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

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• 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 21,858 in 2009-2010 (16,988 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 70% of the student body. About 5% 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)

ART STUDIES (24 awarded)

• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (834 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Small Business Administration/Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (132 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (117 awarded)

• Teacher Assistant/Aide

ENGINEERING (33 awarded)

• Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (99 awarded)

• Community Organization and Advocacy

LIBERAL ARTS (840 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MATHEMATICS (12 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (31 awarded)

• Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (24 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (38 awarded)

• Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (187 awarded)

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

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (16 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science