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| Type | Publiccommunity college |
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| Established | 1957; 69 years ago (1957) |
Parent institution | CUNY |
| President | Thomas A. Isekenegbe |
| Students | 10,919 (2016)[1] |
Other students | Community College |
| Location | ,, United States |
| Campus | 45 acres (18 ha)[2] |
| Colors | Black, green, and gold[3] |
| Nickname | Broncos[4] |
Sporting affiliations | NJCAA –CUNYAC |
| Website | bcc.cuny.edu |
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University Heights Campus (formerly New York University) | |
  Location in New York City Show map of New York City Bronx Community College (New York) Show map of New York Bronx Community College (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°51′29″N73°54′45″W / 40.85806°N 73.91250°W /40.85806; -73.91250 |
| Architect | Stanford White Marcel Breuer |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival (White) Brutalist (Breuer) |
| NRHP reference No. | 12001013 |
| Significant dates | |
| Designated NHL | October 16, 2012 |
| Designated NYCL | Gould Memorial Library Hall of Fame for Great Americans Hall of Languages & Cornelius Baker Hall of Philosophy: February 15, 1966 Begrisch Hall: January 8, 2002 |
TheBronx Community College of the City University of New York (BCC) is apubliccommunity college inthe Bronx, New York City. It is part of theCity University of New York system.
The college was established in 1957 through the efforts of civic-minded groups who felt that there was a growing need for more higher education facilities in the Bronx. Classes began atHunter College, and later at the former site of theBronx High School of Science.
In 1973, theDormitory Authority of the State of New York acquired theUniversity Heights campus fromNew York University (NYU), which had sold the campus under threat of imminent bankruptcy. Beginning that fall, the BCC moved its operations to the 55 acres (22 ha) site overlooking theHarlem River.[5]
In 2012, theNorth Hall and Library opened. The building is designed to resemble many of the historic structures on campus, and one end of the building is located next to an entrance of theHall of Fame for Great Americans.[6]
The college is home to the Center for Sustainable Energy, which was founded in 2003 as an educational resource for students pursuing careers inalternative energy.[7]
Bronx Community College offers a wide array of workforce community development and personal enrichment courses and programs through Continuing & Professional Studies.[8] CPS also delivers customized training for local employers. CPS works closely with unions, city, state and federal agencies and accepts vouchers and other forms of financial aid for individual students.
Since 1987, the college is also the local administrator of the SUNY Bronx Educational Opportunity Center.[9] The SUNY Bronx EOC provides tuition free academic and vocational programs to New Yorkers who qualify[10] and it is funded by the University Center for Academic and Workforce Development (UCAWD), part of theState University of New York.[11]
The BCC campus originally housed New York University's undergraduate college and engineering school – which was absorbed byPolytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in 1973 but is once again part of NYU – and was created at a time when a number of prominent local universities had made the move to upper Manhattan and the Bronx in order to build bigger campuses, includingColumbia University, and theCity College of New York.[12]
The campus consists of a mix ofClassical revival buildings designed by architectStanford White in 1892–1901 – including the Hall of Languages, the Cornelius Baker Hall of Philosophy and theGould Memorial Library[13] – andBrutalist concrete buildings byMarcel Breuer, includingBegrisch Hall (1956–61)[13] and the Colston Residence Hall and Cafeteria (1964).[14] Other buildings – such as South Hall, formerly the Gustav H. Schwab House (1857); Butler Hall, formerly William Henry W. T. Mall House (c. 1859); and MacCracken Hall, originally the Loring Andrews House (c. 1880) – are repurposed mansions which predate the campus.[14] The original landscaping for the campus was byVaux & Co.[14] The complex of Stanford White buildings, judged one of the finest concentrations of Beaux Arts architecture in the US, was designated aNational Historic Landmark in 2012.[15]
On the BCC campus is theHall of Fame for Great Americans, founded in 1900 byHenry Mitchell MacCracken, Chancellor of NYU from 1891 to 1910. It was the first suchhall of fame in the United States.[16] The Hall, which is listed on theNational Register of Historic Places, was also designed by Stanford White, and was established to honor prominent Americans who have had a significant impact on the country's history. It includes bronze busts ofAlexander Graham Bell,Eli Whitney, andGeorge Westinghouse[12] along with many others. The Hall has not had any new inductees since 1976.[17]
Bronx Community College teams participate as a member of theNational Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The Broncos are a member of thecommunity college section of theCity University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, soccer and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, track & field and volleyball.
The college has been used as the set for scenes in many movies:
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