STUDENT SUCCESS Six months after graduation, 75% of BMCC graduates are enrolled in further education.
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.
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.
FACULTY RESEARCH 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: $750,000 Professors 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 underrepresented in the STEM fields. Fulbright Scholar Award: $25,000 In 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: $147,000 Professor 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: $150,000 Professors 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: $750,000 Professor 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: $875,794 Under 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.
STUDENTS BY THE NUMBERS Student Enrollment by Residency Fall 2010 to Spring 2015 Semester New York City New York State Other States Foreign Fall 2010 Spring 2011 Fall 2011 Spring 2012 Fall 2012 Spring 2013 Fall 2013 Spring 2014 Fall 2014 Spring 2015 N 19,720 370 822 1,622 % 87.5% 1.6% 3.6% 7.2% N 20,464 345 951 1,651 % 87.4% 1.5% 4.1% 7.1% N 21,496 411 855 1,701 % 87.9% 1.7% 3.5% 7.0% N 21,170 365 734 1,669 % 88.4% 1.5% 3.1% 7.0% N 21,960 441 517 1,619 % 89.5% 1.8% 2.1% 6.6% N 22,138 365 417 1,576 % 90.4% 1.5% 1.7% 6.4% N 21,788 555 262 1,581 % 90.1% 2.3% 1.1% 6.5% N 20,846 453 336 1,523 % 90.0% 2.0% 1.5% 6.6% N 24,129 459 460 1,558 % 90.7% 1.7% 1.7% 5.9% 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 Museum Catholic Charities of New York New York Cares The Food Bank for New York City Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger Boys Club of New York Brooklyn Community Services CHDFS, Inc. (Center for Human Development and Family Services) Citymeals-on-Wheels GallopNYC Gilda s Club NYC Habitat for Humanity Harlem Educational Activities Fund (HEAF) Harlem RBI Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club: Fredrick R. & Margaret Coudert Club House Make the Road New York Mentoring USA New York Partnerships for Parks New York Restoration Project NYC Coalition Against Hunger Police Athletic League Dare 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 Stop The 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 Programs Over the past four years more than 1,000 students have served as mentors and leaders to fellow students.
STUDENT SUPPORT Scholarships BMCC 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 Scholarship Jenkins Scholarship Kaplan Leadership Foundation Scholarship Morris Udall Foundation Scholarship Women s Forum Education Fund Award
STUDENT SUPPORT Internships and Experiential Learning Internships 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.