BREVARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
'Brevard Community College', founded in 1960, is a community college on Florida's Space Coast, in Brevard County, Florida. It has four integrated campuses in Cocoa, Melbourne, Palm Bay, and Titusville, as well as an Aerospace program at Kennedy Space Center and a Virtual Campus.
Most of BCC's students take part in its Associate in Arts transfer program;BCC is listed as one the nation's top producers of A.A. graduates at 22nd.
BCC's mission statement: Brevard Community College is committed to engaging our diverse population in quality, accessible learning opportunities which successfully meet individual and community needs.
A 2+2 program between BCC and the University of Central Florida allows for seamless transfer of credits from BCC's Associate's program to UCF's Baccalaureate. The partnership also involves the sharing of facilities and services with UCF on BCC's campuses, including the BCC/UCF Joint-Use Library, one of the most technologically advanced learning resource centers in the nation.
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| Affiliations |
| Other Programs |
| Athletics |
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| External links |
Affiliations
The 2,000-seat King Center for the Performing Arts offers nationally known performances and cultural art events.
A leader in science and technology, the college is home to the Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory, which features one of the largest public-access telescopes in Florida as well as large-format movies, laser light shows, and other educational and entertaining planetarium presentations.
WBCC TV is a non-commercial educational television station operated by Brevard Community College under the licensing authority of the Federal Communications Commission to serve the public interests of East Central Florida, primarily the citizens of Brevard County, Florida. WBCC TV provides a comprehensive broadcasting schedule of educational, cultural, and informational materials and telecourses of special interest to residents of this service area.
The Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Multicultural Center commemorates the lives and work of the Moores, African-American community leaders who lived and worked in Brevard County and pioneers of the civil rights era. The Moore family’s work helped inspire many other civil rights leaders to follow.
Other Programs
WENDI, training for self-esteem and career, is a program operated by
BCC for women newly seeking employment outside the home.[1]
BCC offers ongoing classes in English as a Second Language for those several thousand estimated Brevard residents whose are non-native speakers of English.
Athletics
BCC's Athletic teams are nicknamed the Titans and participate in softball, baseball, and women's basketball, men's basketball, men's golf, and women's volleyball. They participate with the Florida Community College Activities Association and the National Junior College Athletic Association.
Footnotes
1. http://www.brevardcc.edu/sacs/archive/minutes/min_1999-12-20_workshop.pdf
External links
★ Official Website
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