| Location: | Southwest |
| Setting: | Large City Setting |
| Type: | Public |
| Size: | Very Large (+10,000 Undergrad) |
Brookhaven College serves the northwest part of Dallas County with student-focused educational programs. Whether you need a review of your skills before beginning college-level work, short-term training to enter the workforce right away, or undergraduate courses on your way to an advanced degree, Brookhaven College offers high quality, convenient and affordable classes to help you meet your educational goals. Personal enrichment courses also are available for you to pursue your interests, hobbies or love of learning.
Brookhaven College opened its doors in 1978 as one of the seven Dallas County Community College District, the largest undergraduate institution in the State of Texas. Located on a 200-acre campus in the city of Farmers Branch, the college serves the northern portion of Dallas County including the Town of Addison, cities of Carrollton and Farmers Branch and North Dallas.
Brookhaven College is a community college of the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD), located in Farmers Branch, Texas (USA).
The college opened in 1978 as the seventh college in the DCCCD and serves, on average, 9,000-10,000 students each semester, and an additional 8,000 in the school's continuing education program. It is known as "Brookharvard" or "B-Harvard" to its students, a play on the name of the Ivy League university.
Brookhaven offers associate's degrees in arts and sciences, applied science, arts and sciences for business majors, and nursing. As of the Fall, 2006, semester, the school added the Early College High School program, which admits a limited number of ninth-grade students to an on-site high school program that allows them to begin their college studies during their eleventh-grade year and achieve an associate's degree along with their high school diplomas. This program is in addition to the existing dual-credit program that allows select secondary-school students to enroll in college courses at no cost while continuing at their original high-school campuses.
Brookhaven College currently has a total of of building space divided among 17 buildings. These buildings include the Ellison Miles Geotechnology Institute, one of three similar facilities nationwide to offer continuing professional development to professionals in the oil and gas industries, and the Brookhaven College School of the Arts (BCSA) expanded facility, with a gallery, a renovated ceramics/kiln yard, Macintosh computer lab and a 680-seat performance hall.
Programs of study added in recent years include associate's degree programs in Mexican-American Studies (Fall, 2006) and geographic information systems (Fall, 2005).
As of the October 2006 semester, Dallas County residents pay $39 per credit hour, or $117 for a three-hour class. Out-of-county residents pay $72 per credit hour. Out of state and international students are charged $200 per credit hour.
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| Percent of Students International: | 2% |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-District | In-State | Out-of-State |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 990 | $ 1,800 | $ 2,880 |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,854 | 24% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 746 | 11% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 757 | 4% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 1,946 | 10% | |
Any Aid: |
35% |
