Bunker Hill Community College

Bunker Hill Community College, known as BHCC, is a public, multi-campus urban community college. Its main campus sits in Boston’s historic Charlestown neighborhood, and its second campus is in nearby Chelsea, just across the Mystic River. The college offers more than 65 associate degree and certificate programs, which are designed to train students for successful employment or to prepare them for transfer to a four-year university.

BHCC enrolls more than 8,900 students, who come from over 90 countries. Students can enroll in full-time programs or take courses through the college’s web-based and distance learning programs. The college is recognized internationally for developing individualized and alternative methods of instruction, and it is regarded as a leader in distance learning technologies, the tools behind the courses it offers to students who study away from campus.

What to Know

• The Commonwealth of Massachusetts founded the college in 1973.
• Five satellite sites operate in Cambridge, East Boston, Revere, Somerville and Boston’s South End.
• BHCC is listed with both the Chelsea and Everett chambers of commerce.