Bunker Hill Community College
Bunker Hill Community College at a Glance
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About Bunker Hill Community College
According to Wikipedia, Bunker Hill Community College is a public community college with multiple campuses in the Greater Boston area. Founded in 1973 in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, BHCC provides higher education and job training services at two campuses and three satellite locations.
Bunker Hill Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 67% | 21% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Bunker Hill Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $6,288 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Bunker Hill Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Bunker Hill Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $51,734 a year, and 86% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Bunker Hill Community College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 11,868 | 11,868 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Bunker Hill Community College?
Bunker Hill Community College is located at 250 New Rutherford Ave, Boston, MA 02129-2925.
How Safe is Bunker Hill Community College?
Bunker Hill Community College reported 0.1 violent and property offenses on campus per 1,000 students in 2024, fewer than most large commuter two-year campuses. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Bunker Hill Community College has a violent crime rate of 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Boston has a violent crime rate of 0.63% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.03%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Bunker Hill Community College Known For?
Bunker Hill Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Social Work
- Criminal Justice
- Education
- Political Science
- Medical
- Computer Science
- Psychology
- Engineering
- Communications
- Mathematics
- History
- Biology
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Sociology
- Literature
- Nursing
Bunker Hill Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Bunker Hill Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Bunker Hill Community College ranks #348 in the U.S. and #855 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
social-work DegreesBunker Hill Community College ranks #616 in the U.S. and #1157 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesBunker Hill Community College ranks #990 in the U.S. and #4266 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesBunker Hill Community College ranks #990 in the U.S. and #4293 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesBunker Hill Community College ranks #1014 in the U.S. and #3507 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesBunker Hill Community College ranks #1023 in the U.S. and #4515 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesBunker Hill Community College ranks #1163 in the U.S. and #3061 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesBunker Hill Community College ranks #1254 in the U.S. and #6530 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesBunker Hill Community College ranks #1290 in the U.S. and #4859 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesBunker Hill Community College ranks #1391 in the U.S. and #5281 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesBunker Hill Community College ranks #1531 in the U.S. and #4948 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesBunker Hill Community College ranks #1565 in the U.S. and #6430 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesBunker Hill Community College ranks #1748 in the U.S. and #6342 worldwide for influence in Physics.
physics DegreesBunker Hill Community College ranks #1931 in the U.S. and #6903 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
chemistry DegreesBunker Hill Community College ranks #1986 in the U.S. and #5830 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
sociology DegreesBunker Hill Community College ranks #2440 in the U.S. and #7810 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesBunker Hill Community College ranks #2642 in the U.S. and #7046 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
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