Barbados Community College
| Motto | Many Studies - One Brotherhood |
|---|---|
| Type | Community College |
| Established | 1968 |
| Principal | Gladstone A. Best |
| Location | St. Michael, Barbados |
| Campus | 'Eyrie' Campus, Industry Services Unit, The Hospitality Institute |
| Sports | Athletics, badminton, basketball, cricket, futsal, netball, volleyball, table tennis, road tennis, tennis |
| Website | http://www.bcc.edu.bb/ |
The Barbados Community College is a tertiary institution located on Eyrie Howells' Road, St. Michael, Barbados.
Founded in 1968, the Barbados Community College came to be as a result of an Act of Parliament aimed at making post secondary education more accessible to the Barbadian public. In 1990, the Act of Parliament was amended to allow for the following designations to be conferred upon students: Bachelor's degrees, Associate degrees, Diplomas and Certificates. Prior to this act, these degrees were available only at the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus.
The Principal of the college is Dr. Ian Austin, who was appointed in 2016. Dr. Ian Austin is a Barbadian who holds both a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies and a MBA in Finance from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virgina Tech). He also holds a Diploma of Education – Post Graduate (Teaching) and a BSc. Accounting from the UWI, Cave Hill Campus. His substantive position at the University of the West Indies, Open Campus is Deputy Director, Continuing and Professional Education. The college has a bookshop, a library and a health clinic.
The college's radio station, Radio GED, gives students of mass communication broadcasting experience. The station has a 20-watt transmitter reaching a six-mile radius. The radio station is a student operated initiative and offers a combination of talk radio and campus news.
Coordinates: 13°6′18″N 59°35′19″W / 13.10500°N 59.58861°W
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