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Bunker Hill Community College

Bunker Hill Community College is a two-year community college located in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts. It is an urban campus with over 10,000 students. Six in ten students are people of color and more than half of all students are women. There are 650 international students attending BHCC; they come from 94 countries and speak more than 75 languages. A secondary campus is located in Chelsea, Massachusetts, and there are satellite locations in Cambridge, East Boston, Revere, Somerville and Boston's South End. The college is part of the Massachusetts community college network. It is the largest Community College out of all the Community Colleges in the Massachusetts Community College network.

The college, located on the former site of the Charlestown State Prison, opened in 1973 in vicinity of Bunker Hill-site of the Battle of Bunker Hill during the siege of Boston in the Revolutionary War.

The college was featured in the movie Good Will Hunting, as the location where Robin Williams' character teaches. BHCC behavioral science chairperson, John P. Reeves, served as a model for Williams' character.

Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) offers numerous programs of study. They include Associate in Arts (A.A.) degrees, Associate in Science (A.S.) degrees and certificate programs.

Associate in Arts concentrations are designed to permit the student to transfer smoothly to four-year colleges and universities.

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Associate in Science programs are designed to develop the knowledge and skills required for employment at the conclusion of the associate degree. In addition to employment preparation, many Associate in Science programs have transfer options.

A wide variety of certificate programs provide skills training and job upgrade opportunities for students who successfully complete these programs.

Bunker Hill also offers athletic facilities.

There are 6 athletic teams at Bunker Hill Community College, offering both Men's and Women's Soccer, Basketball, and Baseball/Softball, as well as intramural/recreational programs and leisure-time activities.

The softball field at BHCC is often used by Boston area recreational softball leagues such as EMAAC. Legend has it that the field was built on an ancient Native-American burial ground. This caused the field to be cursed and athletes playing on the field often end up being taken away in ambulances.

The Office of Student Activities and Athletics serves as the central clearinghouse for all student activities and provides administrative support for teams, councils, clubs and organizations.

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