Baltimore City Community College
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Former names
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Baltimore Junior College, Community College of Baltimore, New Community College of Baltimore |
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| Motto | Changing lives... Building Communities |
| Type | Public community college |
| Established | 1947 |
| Chairman | The Rev. S. Todd Yeary, Ph.D. |
| President | Gordon F. May |
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Academic staff
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436 |
| Students | 4,864 |
| Location |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States 39°19′12″N 76°39′45″W / 39.319971°N 76.662568°WCoordinates: 39°19′12″N 76°39′45″W / 39.319971°N 76.662568°W Liberty Campus |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Red and Black |
| Athletics | Basketball, Cross Country, Tennis, Volleyball |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Affiliations | [Middle States Commission on Higher Education |MSCHE] |
| Website | www.bccc.edu |
Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) is the only community college in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, United States and the only State-sponsored community college in Maryland. It is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). It was founded in 1947 and has about 5,000 students enrolled in one of its three campuses. While BCCC primarily serves the residents and business community of Baltimore, it also offers educational opportunities on all levels to the citizens of Baltimore and the State of Maryland that enables students to obtain good jobs, transfer to four-year colleges, or take short-term training to upgrade their skills or acquire new ones.
BCCC also offers continuing education programs such as General Educational Development (GED) to students seeking a High School Diploma. In addition, the College offers English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction to students wanting to strengthen their language skills and Adult Basic Education (ABE) to those students wanting to gain literacy skills. The College's Business and Continuing Education Division (BCED) partners with local business and industry to offer contract and customized training; apprenticeships and other workforce development training; industry certifications; lifelong learning opportunities; and refugee assistance services.
Baltimore City Community College dates its origins to the Baltimore Junior College, founded as part of the Baltimore City Public School System in 1947 to provide post-high school education for returning World War II veterans and was the inspiration of Dr. Harry Bard. It was one of the earliest examples of the growing "junior college" movement which began at the beginning of the century and has resulted in the growth of present-day "community colleges" all across America, serving the intermediate needs between high schools and large colleges and universities. It was located on the third floor of the Baltimore City College, third oldest public high school in America located at 33rd Street and The Alameda in the northeast city which was a specialized academic magnet school for the arts, humanities and social sciences.
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