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STUDENT SUCCESS
Six months after graduation,
75%
of BMCC graduates are
enrolled in further education.
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STUDENT SUCCESS
In career-oriented programs including healthcare,
human services, education and childcare, technology,
public safety, accounting and business fields,
97%
of BMCC graduates who took their first technical skills
exam within 6 months of graduation, passed.
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STUDENT SUCCESS
Nearly
9 out of 10
BMCC students
graduate debt-free.
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STUDENT SUCCESS
Nearly
7 out of 10
full-time BMCC students
attend tuition-free.
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BMCC RANKINGS
In 2015, Community College Week ranked BMCC among the Top 100
associate degree producers nationwide. BMCC ranks #11 among all
community colleges in the number of associate degrees conferred in all
disciplines (up five spots from 2014). BMCC also ranks as a top associate
degree producer across disciplines and majors including its criminal justice
program which ranks #2 among U.S. community colleges (up from #9
in 2014).
Among U.S. community colleges, BMCC is highly ranked in conferring
associate degrees to the following student populations:
#4 All Minority Students
#3 African Americans
#5 Hispanics
#13 Asian Americans
Among U.S. community colleges, BMCC is one of the highest ranked
producers of associate degrees in the following majors:
#2 Criminal Justice and Corrections
#2 Protective Services (Homeland Security/Law Enforcement and Fire)
#3 Business, Management, Marketing, Related Service
#3 Computer & Information Sciences Support Systems
#4 Communication Technologies/Technicians and Support Systems
#4 Education
Community College Week ranks colleges based on data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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FACULTY RESEARCH
During the past five years,
BMCC has received
$4.2
million
in research grants.
Within the past 18 months,
the number of awards
has increased
from $566,860
to more than
$3.6 million.
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FACULTY RESEARCH
During the past three years, BMCC faculty members have received $4.1 million in
grants. BMCC currently supports 200 underrepresented minority students per year
conducting faculty mentored research in STEM.
U.S. Department of Education: Minority Science Engineering Improvement
(MSEIP) grant: $750,000
Professors Brett Sims (Mathematics), Anna Salvati (Computer Information Systems),
Lalitha Jayant (Science), Mahmoud Ardebili (Engineering) and Mohammad Azhar
(Computer Information Systems) received an MSEIP grant to support the BMCC RISE
(Retention and Improvements in STEM Education) project. RISE provides research
stipends and academic support for minority and women students who are underrepresented in the STEM fields.
Fulbright Scholar Award: $25,000
In 2015, Dr. Elizabeth Witney (Speech, Communications and Theatre Arts) was
named a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Turku, Finland, in the Department of
Media Studies. Her work explores the ways in which Finnish artists negotiate freedom
of expression and funding for their work.
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FACULTY RESEARCH
National Institutes of Health: $147,000
Professor Jun Liang received a research grant to investigate molecular mechanisms
that respond to stress and impact aging. This marks the first time a major grant (RO3)
has been awarded to a community college faculty member as the Principal
Investigator.
National Endowment for the Humanities, Bridging Cultures Program: $150,000
Professors Tzu (Vincent) Cheng (Speech Communications and Theatre), Alex
D’erizans (Social Sciences), Eva Kolbusz (Speech Communications and Theatre),
Phyllis Niles (Library) and Cynthia Wiseman (Academic Literacy and Linguistics)
received NEH funding to work alongside faculty from prominent universities to infuse
the concept of “globalization” in their courses. The BMCC project, Cultivating Global
Competencies in a Diverse World, represents a major undertaking on the part of the
college to strengthen and enrich humanities education; directly impacting no fewer
than 40 faculty and nearly 6,000 students over the life of the grant.
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FACULTY RESEARCH
BMCC Professors Barry McKernan and K. E. Saavik Ford are working with the
American Museum of Natural History, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the California
Institute of Technology, and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and have
shed new light on the subject of “black holes.”
U.S. Department of Education, Minority Science Engineering Improvement (MSEIP)
grant: $750,000
Professor Yi (Annie) Han (Mathematics) is working to increase participation of
minority and women students in scientific research. With funding from MSEIP, faculty
from BMCC’s Mathematics Department are working to increase the number of students
pursuing careers in mathematics by creating a pipeline for students to enter City Tech
as math majors.
National Science Foundation (NSF), Advanced Technological Education: $875,794
Under this initiative, BMCC Professors Kathleen Offenholley (Mathematics),
Francesco Crocco (English) and Ching Sing (Don) Wei (Computer Information
Systems) are developing game-based and simulation-based educational materials for
students enrolled in the remedial math courses in preparation for entry in targeted
STEM programs at the college.
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The City University of New York
STUDENTS BY THE NUMBERS
Student Enrollment by Residency
Fall 2010 to Spring 2015
New York
City
Semester
Fall 2010
Spring 2011
Fall 2011
Spring 2012
Fall 2012
Spring 2013
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
Fall 2014
Spring 2015
New York
State
Other States
Foreign
N
19,720
370
822
1,622
%
87.5%
1.6%
3.6%
7.2%
N
20,464
345
951
1,651
%
87.4%
1.5%
4.1%
7.1%
N
21,496
411
855
1,701
%
87.9%
1.7%
3.5%
7.0%
N
21,170
365
734
1,669
%
88.4%
1.5%
3.1%
7.0%
N
21,960
441
517
1,619
%
89.5%
1.8%
2.1%
6.6%
N
22,138
365
417
1,576
%
90.4%
1.5%
1.7%
6.4%
N
21,788
555
262
1,581
%
90.1%
2.3%
1.1%
6.5%
N
20,846
453
336
1,523
%
90.0%
2.0%
1.5%
6.6%
N
24,129
459
460
1,558
%
90.7%
1.7%
1.7%
5.9%
N
22,888
415
527
1,506
%
90.3%
1.6%
2.1%
5.9 %
65% of BMCC students attend full-time.
35% of BMCC students attend part-time.
Over 50% of BMCC students are the first
generation in their family to attend college.
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STUDENTS BY THE NUMBERS
Programs
Total
Male
Female
61.0%
55.3%
65.2%
2
0
2
127
19
108
2410
1252
1158
Childhood Education
348
55
293
Communication Studies
471
172
299
2971
1482
1489
9
6
3
8278
2989
5289
4
2
2
21
11
10
325
131
194
1226
186
1040
15.3%
19.8%
11.9%
1022
504
518
Accounting Certificate
26
10
16
Business Management
997
556
441
Computer Information Systems
370
316
54
Computer Network Technology
407
360
47
Health Information Technology
178
41
137
6
2
4
297
64
233
4
1
3
Paramedic
299
162
137
Respiratory Therapy
316
157
159
Small Business/Entrepreneurship
130
80
50
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE (A.A.)
Art Foundations: Art History
Bilingual Childhood Education
Business Administration
Criminal Justice
History
Liberal Arts
Modern Languages (French, Italian, Spanish)
Sociology
Writing and Literature
Undeclared Health
ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE (A.A.S.)
Accounting
Health Informatics Certificate
Nursing
Office Automation/Operations
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STUDENTS BY THE NUMBERS
Total
Male
Female
23.8%
24.9%
22.9%
Accounting for Forensic Accounting/Economics
35
15
20
Animation and Motion Graphics
78
56
22
Art Foundations: Studio Art
50
24
26
120
56
64
1054
66
988
Community Health Education
156
43
113
Computer Science
709
624
85
Engineering Science
531
445
86
13
11
2
Human Services
895
175
720
Mathematics
171
105
66
Multimedia Programming and Design
443
291
152
26
11
15
Science
935
336
599
Science for Forensics
305
93
212
Secondary Education
45
19
26
Theatre
319
166
153
Video Arts and Technology
429
300
129
26,560
11,395
42.9%
15,165
57.1%
Programs
ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE (A.S.)
Biotechnology
Child Care/Early Childhood Education
Geographic Information Science
School Health Education
Grand Total Degree Students
Percent of All Degree Students
New Majors
In Fall 2015, BMCC introduced seven new Associate of Arts (A.A.) and Associate of
Science (A.S.) degree programs that include: Art History, Studio Art, Sociology, Modern
Languages, Animation and Motion Graphics, History and Gerontology.
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STUDENTS BY THE NUMBERS
BMCC students come from all over the globe,
representing 163 countries
Top 10: Dominican Republic, China, Bangladesh,
Jamaica, Guyana, Haiti,
Ecuador, Mexico, South Korea,
and Trinidad and Tobago
and 111 languages spoken.
Top 10: Spanish, Chinese, Bengali,
French, Russian, Arabic,
Creole, Korean, Cantonese and Albanian
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STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
In Fall 2015, BMCC student volunteers provided over 1,260 hours of service on
and off campus. BMCC partners with a variety of agencies and community-based
organizations across the boroughs to provide volunteer opportunities for students,
including:
9/11 Memorial Museum
Catholic Charities of New York
New York Cares
The Food Bank for New York City
Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger
Boys’ Club of New York
Brooklyn Community Services
CHDFS, Inc. (Center for Human
Development and Family Services)
Citymeals-on-Wheels
GallopNYC
Gilda’s Club NYC
Habitat for Humanity
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Harlem Educational Activities Fund (HEAF)
Harlem RBI
Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club:
Fredrick R. & Margaret
Coudert Club House
Make the Road New York
Mentoring USA
New York Partnerships for Parks
New York Restoration Project
NYC Coalition Against Hunger
Police Athletic League
Dare to Dream
The City University of New York
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STUDENT SUPPORT
BMCC promotes student engagement and retention through a variety of programs
and offices. These include new student, communication and outreach programs, the
Accessibility Office, Early Childhood Center, Counseling Center, Women’s Resource
Center, the Foster Care program, as well as programs that serve DREAM.US scholars
and students with emergency financial and other needs.
Additional support programs include:
Veterans Resource Center
BMCC supports students who are continuing their education after serving their
country in the armed forces with services for orientation, advising, registration and
peer mentoring. This direct service has yielded a 79% increase in BMCC’s veteran
population from 252 in 2012, to 450 in Fall 2015.
Single Stop
The Single Stop program provides more than $30 million in benefits, tax refunds and
support services to over 13,300 BMCC students from 2010-2014.
Leadership Academy and Peer Mentoring Programs
Over the past four years more than 1,000 students have served as mentors and leaders
to fellow students.
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STUDENT SUPPORT
Scholarships
The BMCC Foundation is dedicated to promoting student success. Since its formation, the Foundation has awarded close to 3,500 scholarships totaling approximately
$10 million. In 2015, the Foundation raised $1,113,000 toward student scholarships
for BMCC students.
Some of these students have gone on to win additional national and regional
scholarships including:
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship
Benjamin Gilman Scholarship
Coca Cola Scholars Foundation Scholarship
Jenkins Scholarship
Kaplan Leadership Foundation Scholarship
Morris Udall Foundation Scholarship
Women’s Forum Education Fund Award
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STUDENT SUPPORT
Internships and Experiential Learning
Internships enable BMCC students to experience first-hand, a segment of the
field they plan to enter, from accounting to multimedia arts.
Immersed in a workplace related to their academic major, student interns are
guided by their professors in bridging the gap between theory and practice,
applying class concepts in a professional environment.
Internships and experiential learning also take place when BMCC students
complete rotations in hospitals and other settings, building credits toward their
allied health or nursing degree.
Together, these opportunities enable students to develop critical thinking and
collaborative learning beyond the classroom.
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Mission Statement
Borough of Manhattan Community College is a vibrant, pluralistic learning
community committed to the intellectual and personal growth of students.
Working closely with organizations across New York City and beyond, we
prepare students from around the globe for degree completion, successful
transfer, career achievement, lifelong learning, and civic participation.
Start Here. Go Anywhere.
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