Borough of Manhattan Community College
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| Borough of Manhattan Community College | |
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| Image:Tribeca cuny mcc.jpg | |
| Established | 1963 |
| Type: | Public |
| President: | Antonio Pérez |
| Students: | 18,000 |
| Location | New York, New York, USA |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Website: | www.bmcc.cuny.edu |
Founded in 1963, Borough of Manhattan Community College, or BMCC is one of six two-year colleges within the City University of New York (CUNY) system and the only one in Manhattan. Originally, BMCC offered business-oriented and liberal arts degrees for those intending to enter the business world or transfer to a four-year college. Its original campus was scattered all over midtown Manhattan, utilizing office space wherever available. In the mid-1970s CUNY began scouting for suitable property on which to erect a new campus of its own. The current campus has been in use since 1983. Currently, with an enrollment of over 17,000 students, BMCC grants associate's degrees in a wide variety of vocational, business, health, science, and continuing education fields. As with all schools in the City University system, students must complete the CUNY Proficiency Exam upon completing their second year in order to obtain the associate's degree or transfer to a baccalaureate program at one of CUNY's four-year colleges.
Borough of Manhattan Community College is located at 199 Chambers Street in the heart of TriBeCa.
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[edit] Fiterman Hall and the September 11 attacks
Borough of Manhattan Community College was significantly damaged during the September 11, 2001 attacks. One of the college's buildings, Fiterman Hall, was severely damaged and has been closed ever since. Plans are underway to repair/rebuild Fiterman Hall.
Precautions will be taken to keep alert for human remains and dust during any future dismantling of Fiterman Hall.[1]
[edit] Degrees offered
[edit] Associate in Applied Science
- A.A.S. - Accounting
- A.A.S. - Business Management
- A.A.S. - Computer Operations
- A.A.S. - Computer Programming
- A.A.S. - Health Information Technology
- A.A.S. - Multimedia Programming and Design
- A.A.S. - Nursing
- A.A.S. - Office Automation
- A.A.S. - Office Operations
- A.A.S. - Paramedic
- A.A.S. - Respiratory Therapy
- A.A.S. - Small Business/Entrepreneurship
- A.A.S. - Video Arts and Technology
[edit] Associate in Arts
- A.A. - Bilingual Childhood Education
- A.A. - Business Administration
- A.A. - Childhood Education
- A.A. - Liberal Arts
- A.A. - Writing and Literature
[edit] Associate in Science
- A.S. - Child Care/Early Childhood Education
- A.S. - Computer Science
- A.S. - Engineering Science
- A.S. - Human Services
- A.S. - Mathematics
- A.S. - Science
- A.S. - Theatre
[edit] Addresses
- 199 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007 - Main Campus
- 70 Murray Street, New York, NY 10007- Murray Street
- 108 Cooper Street, New York, NY 10034 - Inwood/ Washington Heights
- 2090 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd, New York, NY 10027 - Harlem Location at Theresa Towers
- 75 Park Place, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10007 - Park Place
[edit] Alumni
- Queen Latifah, singer and actress[2]
- Assata Shakur, godmother of Tupac Shakur
- Kid Chaos aka Haggis (real name: Stephen Harris), rock musician[3]
- Mark MacDonald, Vermont State Senator[4]
