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Bunker Hill Community College

250 New Rutherford Ave, Charlestown, MA 02129

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Bunker Hill Community College School Description

Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) is a multi-campus urban institution, its main campus situated in the historic Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. A second campus is located in nearby Chelsea, Massachusetts; five satellites are located in the local communities of Cambridge, East Boston, Revere, Somerville and Boston’s South End.

Within the system of Massachusetts public higher education, the community colleges provide open pathways to baccalaureate education and to career advancement. The 15 community colleges offer developmental, certificate and associate degree programs as well as opportunities for workforce development and lifelong learning.

Founded in 1973 by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, BHCC enrolls more than 8,900 students in day, evening, weekend, web-based and distance learning courses and programs. The College offers more than 68 associate degree and certificate programs that prepare students for successful employment and transfer to four-year universities. Internationally recognized for development of individualized and alternative methods of instruction, BHCC is a leader in distance learning technologies that enhance and strengthen the learning environment. The College also has expansive course offerings in English as a Second Language and Adult Basic Education.

The community colleges offer a campus climate that respects ideas, values and contributions of a culturally diverse community. They are committed to excellence in instruction and offer responsive and innovative programs that develop students' oral, written, critical thinking, technological and quantitative skills and their appreciation of the arts, sciences and humanities.

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Bunker Hill Community College

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Bunker Hill Community College, also known as Tha Beehive, is a two-year community college located in Charlestown, Massachusetts, which is a neighborhood of Boston. It is an urban campus with a very diverse student body of over 8,500. Six in ten students are people of color and more than half of all students are women. There are 650 international students attending BHCC, they come from 94 countries and speak more than 75 languages. A secondary campus is located in Chelsea, Massachusetts, and there are satellite locations in Cambridge, East Boston, Revere, Somerville and Boston's South End. The college is part of the Massachusetts community college network.

The college opened in 1973 with the Charlestown campus, on the spot of a former state prison and in vicinity of Bunker Hill--site of the Battle of Bunker Hill during the siege of Boston in the Revolutionary War.

In recent years, the institution has rapidly gained recognition in the city, the state and beyond due to its graduates successfully transferring into prestigious programs elsewhere, as well as hailed for its innovative distance learning methods and workforce education. The college was awarded nearly $2 million in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Education to boost graduation rates among first-time, full-time students. BHCC was also recently awarded an Achieving the Dream grant from the Lumina Foundation which will dedicate up to $450,000 toward supporting student success at the college.

The college was featured in the movie Good Will Hunting, as the location where Robin Williams' character teaches.

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Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) is a multi-campus urban institution, its main campus situated in the historic Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. A second campus is located in nearby Chelsea, Massachusetts; five satellites are located in the local communities of Cambridge, East Boston, Revere, Somerville and Boston’s South End.

Founded in 1973 by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, BHCC enrolls more than 8,900 students in day, evening, weekend, web-based and distance learning courses and programs. The College offers more than 68 associate degree and certificate programs that prepare students for successful employment and transfer to four-year universities. Internationally recognized for development of individualized and alternative methods of instruction, BHCC is a leader in distance learning technologies that enhance and strengthen the learning environment. The College also has expansive course offerings in English as a Second Language and Adult Basic Education.

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Quick Facts

Location:
Northeast
Setting:
Large City Setting
Type:
Public
Size:
Large (5,000 to 10,000 Undergrad)

Students & Campus Life

Full Time Students:
53%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 7,488
Students Receiving Aid:
57%
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Bunker Hill Community College Degree Programs

Associate Degree Programs

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Certificate Programs

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Bunker Hill Community College Students & Campus Life

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 53%
Part-Time 47%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 38%
African-American 29%
Hispanic 14%
Asian 13%
Other 6%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 97%
Out-of-State 3%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Massachusetts 97%
New Hampshire 0%
Percent of Students International: 7%

Bunker Hill Community College Expenses (Tuition & Fees)

Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-State Out-of-State  
Published Tuition and Fees:
 $ 2,544 $ 7,488  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 576 $ 5,520  
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 1,896 $ 1,896  
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
 $ 3,095 49%  
State and Local Grants:
 $ 1,418 37%  
Institutional Grants:
 $ 2,775 1%  
Student Loans:
 $ 3,388 7%  
Any Aid:
   57%  

College Advice on Bunker Hill Community College

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Question: Does anyone go to Bunker Hill Community College in Boston, Ma??

........and studying accounting??What school will you transfer to after? What's your GPA? Did you get any scholarships ?? any advice for meeeeeee
19 months ago
C J
C J

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I went to BHCC. My best friend studied accounting. He had a 3.8 GPA and went to Suffolk with a few scholarships. I majored in History/Gov, had a 4.0 and got a full scholarship to BU, Brown and Suffolk so i got to choose. Best advice I can give you is to be really diligent in your studies and get involved in extra curricula rs.
acura03
acura03

Question: if you take a college course online, how do you take the final? in school or online?

do you ever have to go into the actual college? or do you do the entire course online. I am going to bunker hill community college in charlestown ma
23 months ago
CoachT
CoachT

Best Answer

It depends on the school and the class. Some classes don't have an exam but instead require a paper. Others have exams online - often open book. Many require that you either take the exam on campus or supervised by an approved proctor. Proctors aren't difficult to find but if your school requires that you use a college testing center as your proctor then a fee may be involved. Some 'online classes' aren't really 'online' but are instead 'hybrid' - there are online and classroom components involved. Be sure you know ahead if classroom time is required and if there are proctored exams. The course syllabus should explain all of these particulars and if the syllabus isn't online, you can ask the professor for a copy before you register.

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