Berkshire Community College
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| Motto | Start Here. Go Anywhere. |
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| Type | Community |
| Established | 1960 |
| President | Ellen Kennedy |
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Administrative staff
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330 full and part-time (2015 est.) |
| Students | 3,000 (2015 est.) |
| Address |
1350 West Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts Coordinates: 42°27′37.39″N 73°18′53.33″W / 42.4603861°N 73.3148139°W |
| Campus | Rural |
| Nickname | BCC |
| Mascot | Falcon |
| Website | www |
Berkshire Community College is an accredited, co-educational two-year community college in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Its primary campus is in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, with a satellite campus in Great Barrington, Massachusetts and classroom spaces in the city of Pittsfield. Established in the 1960s, it is the oldest college founded by the Massachusetts Community Colleges Executive Office.
More than 3,000 students enroll annually in BCC's academic programs, which include associate degrees, certificate programs, and transfer programs. An additional 5,200 enroll in noncredit or workforce development courses. The majority of students are from Massachusetts, with 96% coming from Berkshire County. The student body is 61% female and nearly half of enrolled students are 23 years old or older.
Berkshire Community College has been accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges since 1964. In 2006, the college was recognized as the only community college in the state to exceed the national average in graduation rates for 2002-04. The Berkshire Eagle (formerly Berkshires Week) has continuously named BCC the "Best College" in the Berkshires since 2001.
Berkshire Community College opened on September 15, 1960 as the first publicly funded community college in Massachusetts. The Old Central High School in Pittsfield served as BCC's campus for its first eleven years, during which admission grew from 153 students to 1,222. The college moved to its current campus at 1350 West Street in 1972.
BCC expanded classes to southern Berkshire County in the 1980s. The college's South County Center, which was purchased and renovated in 1987, is in the former Whittaker's Garage building at 343 South Main St. in Great Barrington. During the 1990s and early 2000s, BCC launched "teleclassroom" courses through Pittsfield Community TV, the city's public-access television channel and offered online courses through its website.
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