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Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeBorough of Manhattan Community College

Six months after graduation,

75% of BMCC graduates are

enrolled in further education.

Borough of Manhattan Community College The City University of New York

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.


STUDENT SUCCESS

Nearly

9 out of 10 BMCC students

graduate debt-free.

STUDENT SUCCESS


Nearly

7 out of 10 full-time BMCC students

attend tuition-free.

STUDENT SUCCESS


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.

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.

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: $750,000Professors 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 underrepre-sented in the STEM fields.

Fulbright Scholar Award: $25,000In 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.

FACULTY RESEARCH


National Institutes of Health: $147,000Professor 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: $150,000Professors 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.

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: $750,000Professor 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: $875,794Under 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.

FACULTY RESEARCH


STUDENTS BY THE NUMBERS


18 BMCC Factbook: 2014 -2015

Student Enrollment by Residency Fall 2010 to Spring 2015

Semester

New York City

New York State Other States Foreign

Fall 2010 N 19,720 370 822 1,622

% 87.5% 1.6% 3.6% 7.2%

Spring 2011 N 20,464 345 951 1,651

% 87.4% 1.5% 4.1% 7.1%

Fall 2011 N 21,496 411 855 1,701

% 87.9% 1.7% 3.5% 7.0%

Spring 2012 N 21,170 365 734 1,669

% 88.4% 1.5% 3.1% 7.0%

Fall 2012 N 21,960 441 517 1,619

% 89.5% 1.8% 2.1% 6.6%

Spring 2013 N 22,138 365 417 1,576

% 90.4% 1.5% 1.7% 6.4%

Fall 2013 N 21,788 555 262 1,581

% 90.1% 2.3% 1.1% 6.5%

Spring 2014 N 20,846 453 336 1,523

% 90.0% 2.0% 1.5% 6.6%

Fall 2014 N 24,129 459 460 1,558

% 90.7% 1.7% 1.7% 5.9%

Spring 2015 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.

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


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 MuseumCatholic Charities of New YorkNew York CaresThe Food Bank for New York CityBed-Stuy Campaign Against HungerBoys’ Club of New YorkBrooklyn Community ServicesCHDFS, Inc. (Center for Human Development and Family Services)Citymeals-on-WheelsGallopNYCGilda’s Club NYCHabitat for Humanity

Harlem Educational Activities Fund (HEAF)Harlem RBIKips Bay Boys & Girls Club: Fredrick R. & Margaret Coudert Club HouseMake the Road New YorkMentoring USANew York Partnerships for Parks New York Restoration Project NYC Coalition Against HungerPolice Athletic LeagueDare to Dream

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 StopThe 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 ProgramsOver the past four years more than 1,000 students have served as mentors and leaders to fellow students.


STUDENT SUPPORT

ScholarshipsBMCC has provided more than 3,300 students with almost $2.4 million in scholarship money to use toward their education. Some of these students have gone on to win national and regional scholarships including:

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship Benjamin Gilman Scholarship Coca Cola Scholars Foundation ScholarshipJenkins ScholarshipKaplan Leadership Foundation ScholarshipMorris Udall Foundation ScholarshipWomen’s Forum Education Fund Award

STUDENT SUPPORT


Internships and Experiential LearningInternships 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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