Borough of Manhattan Community College

Borough of Manhattan Community College
STUDENT Success
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.
Borough of Manhattan Community College
The City University of New York
STUDENT Success
Nearly
9 out of 10
BMCC students
graduate debt-free.
Borough of Manhattan Community College
The City University of New York
STUDENT Success
Nearly
7 out of 10
full-time BMCC students
attend tuition-free.
Borough of Manhattan Community College
The City University of New York
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 A
sian 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.
Borough of Manhattan Community College
The City University of New York
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.
Borough of Manhattan Community College
The City University of New York
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.
Borough of Manhattan Community College
The City University of New York
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.
Borough of Manhattan Community College
The City University of New York
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.
Borough of Manhattan Community College
The City University of New York
STUDENTS BY THE NUMBERS
Student Enrollment by Residency
Fall 2010 to Spring 2015
New York
City
Semester
Fall 2010
Spring 2011
Fall 2011
Spring 2012
Fall 2012
Spring 2013
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
Fall 2014
Spring 2015
New York
State
Other States
Foreign
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.
Borough of Manhattan Community College
The City University of New York
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
Borough of Manhattan Community College
The City University of New York
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
Borough of Manhattan Community College
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
The City University of New York
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.
Borough of Manhattan Community College
The City University of New York
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
Borough of Manhattan Community College
The City University of New York
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.
Borough of Manhattan Community College
The City University of New York