The college in lower Manhattan lost the use of a building at 30 West Broadway in the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center. To make up for lost classroom space, the college transformed the student lounge, a large gathering room, the fitness center, and most of the cafeteria into classrooms. It also installed...
More than ever, community college students – particularly older students – appeal to recruiters at some of the country’s most prestigious four-year colleges, because of their maturity, diversity of experience, and motivation
Borough of Manhattan Community College has received a $738,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a nursing workforce diversity initiative.
The Digital Video Club at Borough of Manhattan Community College received the platinum best of show award in the student film category in the Aurora Awards film and video competition.
The Digital Video Club received the award for "Out of the Darkness," a documentary of BMCC’s efforts to reopen within three weeks after the September...
Merrill Lynch recently gave Borough of Manhattan Community College $500,000 to help transform outdoor courtyard space into a bi-level student commons for study areas and student seating.
“This generous gift will help us restore some space to the students,” said BMCC President Antonio Pérez.
One year after the attack on the World Trade Center, Borough of Manhattan Community College, the college closest to Ground Zero is seeing its highest enrollment ever. Over 18,200 students have registered in degree programs for the fall 2002 semester, 1,000 more than last fall.
Dennis Farr, a student at Borough of Manhattan Community College, published an eyewitness account of his experiences in Lower Manhattan on September 11, 2001. Farr wrote The September Apocalypse under the pen name Dennis sinneD.
The recent news that the largest drop in ACT scores occurred among Puerto Rican and other Hispanic students is sobering indeed. The drop in scores among Puerto Rican, Cuban, and other Hispanic test takers from 19.4 last year to 18.8 this year (out of a possible score of 36) is double the amount of the...
Borough of Manhattan Community College recently received $500,000 from J.P. Morgan Chase to transform a little used outdoor space into a glass-covered atrium housing a student lounge. The year-round structure would enclose some 4,800 square feet of space adjoining an area next to what was the student cafeteria
Growing up fat proved a source of inspiration for Borough of Manhattan Community College student Fred Garza, who has written a musical revue about his experiences. "Dear Fat" will be produced June 28 and 29 at the Producer’s Cub on West 44th Street.