CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College Overview

Located in New York, New York, CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College is a public institution. The location of BMCC is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the associate's degree is the highest award a student can attain at BMCC.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 37% of the faculty were full-time.

CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at BMCC.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Teaching Assistants Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best General Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Community Organization & Advocacy Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Fine & Studio Arts Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Education Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Public Health Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Music Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Best Health Sciences & Services Associate’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College?

Contact details for BMCC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	199 Chambers St, New York, NY 10007
Phone:	212-220-8000
Website:	www.bmcc.cuny.edu/

How Do I Get Into BMCC?

You can apply to BMCC online at: https://portal.cuny.edu/cms/id/cuny/documents/informationpage/006373.htm

CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At BMCC, approximately 4% of students took out student loans averaging $4,144 a year. That adds up to $16,576 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at BMCC is 14.1%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 26,506 undergraduate students at BMCC, with 18,076 being full-time and 8,430 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 18,076 full-time undergraduates at BMCC, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2,054
Black or African American	4,732
Hispanic or Latino	8,324
White	1,442
International Students	1,136
Other Races/Ethnicities	388

Online Learning at CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College

In 2017-2018, 3,353 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at BMCC has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of BMCC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College was 2.8%. This is the #1,829 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at BMCC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies	1,148	0	1,148
Criminal Justice & Corrections	577	0	577
Business Administration & Management	565	0	565
General Psychology	195	0	195
Accounting	181	3	184
Teaching Assistants	173	0	173
Community Organization & Advocacy	156	0	156
Computer Information Systems	136	0	136
Health Sciences & Services	127	0	127
General Physical Sciences	127	0	127
Communication & Media Studies	112	0	112
Nursing	109	0	109
Computer Science	96	0	96
Computer Software & Applications	63	0	63
Public Health	62	0	62
General English Literature	61	0	61
Fine & Studio Arts	60	0	60
Audiovisual Communications	56	0	56
General Visual & Performing Arts	55	0	55
General Engineering	54	0	54
Graphic Communications	42	0	42
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	34	0	34
Health & Medical Administrative Services	30	0	30
Mathematics	29	0	29
Sociology	25	0	25
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	15	0	15
Entrepreneurial Studies	13	0	13
History	12	0	12
Biotechnology	9	0	9
Finance & Financial Management	9	0	9
Gerontology	6	0	6
Economics	6	0	6
Marketing	5	0	5
Ethnic Studies	4	0	4
Allied Health Professions	4	0	4
Music	3	0	3
Geography & Cartography	1	0	1
Business Support & Assistant Services	0	0	0
Medical Illustration & Informatics	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0
TOTAL	4,360	3	4,363

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.