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CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College

New York, NY · City · 18,623 students
4
Year
Public
City
Large (10k+)
Accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education
About

CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) is CUNY’s largest community college, widely recognized for driving upward social mobility and providing seamless transfer pathways to four-year universities. Located in vibrant Lower Manhattan, the college excels in popular degree programs such as business management, computer science, nursing, and liberal arts. The diverse, career-oriented student body benefits from a fast-paced urban environment, flexible scheduling, and rich internship opportunities with nearby downtown finance and technology hubs. A defining feature of BMCC is its state-of-the-art Tribeca campus—highlighted by the modern Miles and Shirley Fiterman Hall—and its implementation of CUNY’s Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP), which offers comprehensive financial and academic support to dramatically boost graduation rates.


Wikipedia:The Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) is a public community college in New York City. Founded in 1963 as part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system, BMCC grants associate degrees in a wide variety of vocational, business, health, science, engineering and continuing education fields.

Location
New York, NY, 10007 · City campus
Nearest airport from college
EWR · Newark
8 mi away
Cost
In-state COA
$12,866
Out-of-state COA
$15,746
Avg net price
$4,976
In-state tuition
$5,170
Out-of-state tuition
$8,050
Books & supplies
$1,500/yr
Average net price by family income
$0–30k
$4,057
$30–48k
$4,837
$48–75k
$7,460
$75–110k
$8,927
$110k+
$12,016
Admissions

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Essay Requirements

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Outcomes
Graduation rate
25%
8-year outcomes
Graduated
34%
Transferred
24%
Still enrolled
1%
Dropped out / unknown
42%
Median earnings (6yr)
$31,688
Median earnings (10yr)
$42,306
Median debt
$7,574
Monthly loan payment
$80
Debt range (25th–75th)
$2,600$9,500
Debt (90th percentile)
$17,043
Student Body
Men 43%Women 57%
20
:
1
Student : Faculty ratio
Students   Faculty
Pell grant recipients
57%
First-generation
53%
Median family income
$16,902
Independent students
26%
Veterans
1%
Avg age at entry
22.0
Part-time students
36%
Race & ethnicity
White
8%
Hispanic
45%
Black
26%
Asian
11%
Two or more
3%
Non-resident
7%
Institutional
Endowment
$6M
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, medium full-time
Full-time faculty
43%
Avg faculty salary
$11,481/mo
Instructional spend/student
$16,075
Federal loan rate
4%

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