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Berkshire Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• BCC is a public, non-residential, community college awarding degree (Associate in Art (AA) and Associate in Science (AS)) or certificate programs. The college has approximately 148 full- and part-time faculty plus 156 full- and part-time professional, support, and technical staff. Over 2,400 students regularly enroll at BCC each year.
• BCC offers more than 40 credit programs, with courses ranging from Anatomy to Zoology and everything in between as well as non-credit career training programs and enrichment courses for people of all ages.
• Approximately 54% of BCC's students are elected to continue their education at baccalaureate institutions. 345 students (including graduates and others) transferred to 115 colleges and universities throughout the country including RPI, Syracuse University, Arizona State, Skidmore, and Boston University. BCC students most frequently transfer to UMass/Amherst, MCLA, Westfield State, Williams, Mt. Holyoke, and Smith.
• The college is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Locals decry report (Berkshire Eagle)
  posted on March 10, 2010 at 01:43:43 pm
  Wednesday March 10, 2010 PITTSFIELD -- Recommendations proposed by a state-organized task force to prevent the spread of zebra mussels fall far short, according to members of the Lake Onota Preservation Association.
• New leg up on labor goals (Berkshire Eagle)
  posted on March 6, 2010 at 06:39:26 am
  PITTSFIELD -- State officials are lauding the Berkshire County Regional Employment Board for achieving the status of High Performance Workforce Investment Board.
• Prison for man in fatal crash (Berkshire Eagle)
  posted on March 4, 2010 at 05:54:26 pm
  Thursday March 4, 2010 PITTSFIELD -- A Great Barrington man with a criminal history will spend up to a decade behind bars for homicide and other charges linked to a Sheffield car crash that claimed the life of a nurse last year.
• Hearing addresses costly health care (Berkshire Eagle)
  posted on March 4, 2010 at 07:13:43 am
  Thursday March 4, 2010 PITTSFIELD -- Cynthia Crispen Mangiardi is finding affordable health insurance at a premium in Massachusetts.
• A renewable future begins at school (Berkshire Eagle)
  posted on March 1, 2010 at 07:09:48 am
  As Berkshire County businesses and residents increasingly focus on ways to conserve energy and find renewable sources of power, local educators are also seeking more ways to teach students about climate change, how the use of fossil fuels causes it, and give them the skills needed to build a career in the relatively new field of green technology.

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