Berkshire Community College Overview

Berkshire Community College is a public institution located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Students who love country life may enjoy the rural location of BCC.

What Is Berkshire Community College Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at BCC since the student to facuty ratio is 10 to 1.
• The associate's degree is the highest award offered at BCC.
• During a recent academic cycle, 29% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Berkshire Community College?

Contact details for BCC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1350 West Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201-5786
Phone:	413-499-4660
Website:	www.berkshirecc.edu

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How Do I Get Into BCC?

You can apply to BCC online at: https://www.berkshirecc.edu/admissions/application-for-admission/index.php

Since Berkshire Community College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Berkshire Community College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At BCC, approximately 32% of students took out student loans averaging $5,066 a year. That adds up to $20,264 over four years for those students.

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Berkshire Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,465 undergraduate students at BCC, with 419 being full-time and 1,046 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 419 full-time undergraduates at BCC, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Berkshire Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	8
Black or African American	37
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	241
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	86

Over 8 countries are represented at BCC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Colombia.

Berkshire Community College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Nursing	0	70	0	70
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	34	0	34
Teacher Education Grade Specific	18	13	0	31
Mental & Social Health Services	21	0	0	21
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	0	0	16	16
Criminal Justice & Corrections	8	8	0	16
Community Organization & Advocacy	0	10	0	10
Business Administration & Management	0	8	0	8
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	8	0	8
General Engineering	0	7	0	7
Allied Health Professions	0	7	0	7
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	7	0	7
Computer Information Systems	0	6	0	6
Computer Programming	6	0	0	6
Health & Medical Administrative Services	6	0	0	6
Other Health Professions	0	6	0	6
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services	5	0	0	5
General Business/Commerce	0	4	0	4
Fine & Studio Arts	4	0	0	4
Horticulture	3	0	0	3
Entrepreneurial Studies	3	0	0	3
Computer Systems Networking	2	0	0	2
Natural Resources Conservation	0	2	0	2
Culinary Arts	2	0	0	2
Music	2	0	0	2
Drama & Theater Arts	1	0	0	1
Hospitality Management	0	0	0	0
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0
Health & Physical Education	0	0	0	0
Fire Protection	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	81	190	16	287

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.