Brevard Community College
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Brevard Community College is committed to engaging our diverse population in quality, accessible learning opportunities which successfully meet individual and community needs....
School Overview:
- Community College Avg.
| County | Brevard County, FL | - |
| Title IV Eligible | Yes | Yes |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate of Arts Colleges | Associate of Arts Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Full-Time Undergraduate | 4,953 students | 1,020 students |
| Part-Time Undergraduate | 8,717 students | 1,443 students |
| Total Enrollment | 13,670 students | 2,213 students |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid | 60% | 78% |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants | 23% | 46% |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received | $2,826 | $2,845 |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants | 40% | 29% |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received | $1,412 | $1,273 |
| % Students Receiving Institutional Grants | 12% | 12% |
| Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received | $1,191 | $1,146 |
| % Students Receiving Loans | 7% | 38% |
| Avg. Amount Of Loan Received | $2,471 | $3,136 |
School Notes:
- Situated on Florida's Space Coast, BCC has four integrated campuses – in Cocoa, Melbourne, Palm Bay and Titusville – an aerospace program at the Kennedy Space Center and a Virtual campus. BCC's diverse 25,000+ student body is made up of high school graduates, business professionals, retirees and everyday people who are university-bound, seeking new career paths or simply following a love of learning.
- Brevard Community College offers a variety of degree and certificate programs designed to help you transfer to a four-year college or go directly into the workforce. Also, we offer many non-credit courses for students who simply wish to upgrade their skills.
- BCC serves almost half of the county's residents with educational programs and cultural, sporting, and entertainment events. BCC has a rich athletic tradition, with nine National Junior College Athletic Association titles, 25 conference championships, and 21 Florida Community College Athletics Association titles. BCC is a member of the Suncoast Conference of the FCCAA.
- BCC is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
- Located on the Cocoa Campus are three of the world's most technologically advanced facilities: The Astronaut Memorial Planetarium, the BCC/UCF Joint Use Library, and the Florida Solar Energy Center. Together these facilities comprise the main components of the Florida Circle of Science and Technology.
- Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.
In the News:
- TOURISM CONTINUES ITS FOCUS ON A shuttle launch (Florida Today)
posted on February 7, 2010 at 08:08:25 am
Pigeon Forge, Tenn. That's the city that comes to the minds of tourism officials when they think of the Space Coast economy in its post-shuttle days. The city's famous theme park, Dollywood, was previously only a summer draw up in the Great Smokey Mountains. - Stargazing: Bright Iridium flare tonight (Florida Today)
posted on February 5, 2010 at 02:10:09 pm
Brevard Community College is only 2.3 km west of the center of an Iridium flare ground path and will get the full -8 magnitude flare at 24 seconds past 7:35 tonight. - 125 become U-S Citizens (FOX 35 Orlando)
posted on January 28, 2010 at 12:12:41 am
125 men and women from around the globe took an oath of allegiance to the United States Wednesday during a naturalization ceremony at the Brevard Community College Cocoa Campus. - Jefferson's Williams 4th in Mr. Football voting (The Tampa Tribune)
posted on January 23, 2010 at 05:00:00 am
NEWS AND NOTES Dragons' Williams finishes fourth in Mr. Football vote Jefferson junior QB Quentin Williams, earlier named Class 3A Player of the Year by Florida Dairy Farmers, finished fourth overall in voting for this year's Mr. Football award. - King Center Board wants new life (Florida Today)
posted on January 20, 2010 at 12:37:57 pm
MELBOURNE — The former King Center board unanimously agreed Tuesday to ask the Brevard Community College trustees for reinstatement.
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