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CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College

New York, NY · City · 18,623 students
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Application deadlines: Check the admissions site
$4,976
Average net priceYour net price
In-state · 2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
25%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
31% typical
$42,306
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$40,902 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
78% typical · not scored
Accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education
About

CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) is CUNY’s largest community college, widely recognized for driving upward social mobility and providing seamless transfer pathways to four-year universities. Located in vibrant Lower Manhattan, the college excels in popular degree programs such as business management, computer science, nursing, and liberal arts. The diverse, career-oriented student body benefits from a fast-paced urban environment, flexible scheduling, and rich internship opportunities with nearby downtown finance and technology hubs. A defining feature of BMCC is its state-of-the-art Tribeca campus—highlighted by the modern Miles and Shirley Fiterman Hall—and its implementation of CUNY’s Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP), which offers comprehensive financial and academic support to dramatically boost graduation rates.


Wikipedia:The Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) is a public community college in New York City. Founded in 1963 as part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system, BMCC grants associate degrees in a wide variety of vocational, business, health, science, engineering and continuing education fields.

Location
New York, NY, 10007 · City campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
EWR · Newark
8 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$5,170$8,050
Books & supplies$1,500$1,500
Cost of attendance$12,866$15,746 est.
Average net price$4,976Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$8,050
In-state: $5,170
Books & supplies$1,500
Cost of attendance$15,746 est.
In-state: $12,866
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $4,976
est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.
Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24
$0–30k
$4,057
$30–48k
$4,837
$48–75k
$7,460
$75–110k
$8,927
$110k+
$12,016
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
25%
Entered 2017–18
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
34% graduated · 24% transferred · 1% still enrolled · 42% left or unknown
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$31,688
10 yrs after entry$42,306
Debt
Median at graduation$7,574
Monthly payment$80
Middle 50% owe$2.6k–$9.5k
90th percentile$17,043
Green marks a figure above the typical Associate's — high transfer: $40,902 earned 10 yrs after entry.
Admissions

No admissions data available for this college.

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Student Body
Gender
Men 43%Women 57%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
20 : 1
Pell grant
57%
First-gen
53%
Family income
$16,902
Independent
26%
Veterans
1%
Age at entry
22.0
Part-time
36%
Race & ethnicity
White
8%
Hispanic
45%
Black
26%
Asian
11%
Two or more
3%
Non-resident
7%
Varsity sports
NJCAA Division III · EADA 2024-25
  • Baseball
    Men's
  • Basketball
    Men's · Women's
  • Cross Country
    Men's · Women's
  • Other Sports
    Co-ed
  • Soccer
    Men's · Women's
  • Track and Field (Indoor)
    Men's · Women's
  • Track and Field (Outdoor)
    Men's · Women's
  • Volleyball
    Men's · Women's
Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$6M
Full-time faculty
43%
Faculty salary
$11,481/mo
Teaching spend
$16,075
per student
Federal loans
4%
Classification
Carnegie type
Associate's — high transfer
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, medium full-time

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