Bunker Hill Community College

Boston, Massachusetts

Since its founding in 1973, Bunker Hill Community College has grown to become an institution recognized worldwide for its innovative approach to learning. Through its associate degree and certificate programs, Bunker Hill Community College offers more than 8,500 day, evening, and online students, exposure to a comprehensive educational environment. BHCC incorporates classroom experience, individualized and independent study and prior learning experience with the support of a dedicated faculty and staff and a complementary array of student services.

One of the largest colleges in the state’s community college system, BHCC incorporates multi-cultural and international perspectives in its courses, programs and institutional climate. With students from 90 countries, and students of color comprising more than half of the student’s population, BHCC is one of the most diverse and cosmopolitan colleges in New England.

Academics

BHCC offers 49 associate degree programs that enable students to complete the first two years of their bachelor’s degrees. After which these students transfer to universities for the final two years. Articulation agreements between BHCC and public and private universities make it easy to transfer, and transfer counselors help every step of the way. Academic excellence is important at BHCC.

The school offers a dynamic Honors program, an award-winning Honor Society and assistance in transferring to top universities after graduation. BHCC also has options for students who do not wish to go on for a bachelor’s degree. Students can enroll in an associate degree program, or instead pursue one of 28 certificate programs. These program options will prepare students for work in occupations like Accounting, International Business and Culinary Arts.

The average class size at BHCC is 19 students. That’s a lot different than the size of introductory classes at many universities. Those classes often contain 100-200 students. At BHCC, your professors will know your name and where you’re from by the end of the first week. Your professors and advisors will know you well enough to help you choose the best university when it’s time to transfer.

English As Second Language (ESL)

Evidence of English proficiency is required for all international students whose native language is not English. If applicants are already in the U.S., they can demonstrate English proficiency by taking the BHCC Placement Test instead of the TOEFL. Students who cannot take the BHCC Placement Test must take the TOEFL, and obtain at least 423 on the written test, 113 on the computer-based, and 38 total with 15 on the writing part of the TOEFL iBT to enter the academic program.

Bunker Hill offers 3 levels of Academic ESL which are suitable for students on a student visa. Those levels are Intermediate and higher and concentrate on developmental English - concentrating on development reading and writing so that they can continue on to college writing.

For those that do not meet the language requirements, they are conditionally accepted to Bunker Hill Community College and are welcome to enroll after completion of the EC English Schools’ ESL Programs and successful testing on the BHCC placement test.

Transfer Center

BHCC offers joint admission programs with four-year colleges and universities that guarantee students admission upon completion of their associate degree. BHCC also has articulation agreements with four-year colleges and universities to ensure that all students’ credits will transfer upon completion.

This program includes these universities:

» University of Massachusetts – Amherst, Boston, Lowell, & Dartmouth, Fitchburg State College, Framingham State College Mass College of Liberal Arts, Salem State College, Westfield State College, Worcester State College, & Suffolk University

Bunker Hill students have also successfully transferred to private universities such as Boston University, Northeastern University, New England College, Bentley College, Boston College, and even Harvard University & Columbia University!

Students receive excellent support from Student Services as well as the International Center to make sure they are on the right track for transferring to a four year university.

Student Life

Students take full advantage of everything Boston has to offer but there are plenty of things going on on-campus. There are seasonal events, cultural festivals celebrate foods, music and arts from around the world, educational programs that feature guest speakers, and activities for students who take classes later in the day. Some of the favorites are the annual Spring Day festival which is filled with entertainment, food, rides and games and the Sunset Poetry Series which features BHCC and Boston community poets and story tellers.

Over 25 student clubs are available to students. They range from everything from the student radio and business club to ethnic and cultural clubs. Athletic programs provide opportunities for students to participate in competitive or recreational activities on both intercollegiate and intramural level.

Campus/Location

BHCC is located in Boston, Massachusetts, the cultural and historical capital of New England.

Its main 42 acre Charlestown Campus is only a ten-minute drive from downtown Boston and the city’s many cultural, historical, entertainment and athletic centers. Boston has the largest number of colleges, universities and medical centers in the U.S. More than 250,000 students go to college in Boston & Cambridge and there are over 100 colleges in the Greater Boston area. As a result, the city is filled with students, recent graduates and young professionals, who give the old-world city a youthful, exciting atmosphere.

BHCC is located a short distance from such cultural landmarks as Faneuil Hall, Quincy Market and the campus is easily accessible to the Boston Common, Public Garden and the Charles River, which serve as settings for outdoor and sporting activities. Those who prefer to enjoy their sports as spectators will appreciate the easy access to Fenway Park and the T.D. Banknorth Garden, where fans cheer on the Red Sox, Celtics and Bruins from the comfort of the sidelines. Artistic and cultural activities abound. The Back Bay, which is home to numerous shopping centers, art galleries, restaurants and the famous boutiques of Newbury Street, lies in the heart of the city, in close proximity to Symphony Hall, the Boston Center of the Arts, the Museum of Fine Arts and the Theater District.

Getting around Boston is very easy. Known as a “walking city,” Boston is also home to America’s first subway system, which is part of an intricate network of public transportation in the Greater Boston area. Bunker Hill Community College is located on one of the system’s subway stop, making your commute to and from BHCC even easier.

Application Deadline

Fall - July 15th, Spring - November 30th

TOEFL Required

Yes

Sports:

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Golf
• Ping Pong
• Soccer
• Softball
• Tennis