Broome Community College

Broome Community College
Established	1946
Type	Community college
Endowment	US $10.1 million[1]
President	Kevin E. Drumm
Academic staff	406[2]
Undergraduates	6,625[3]
Location	Binghamton, NY, US 42°08′06″N 75°54′36″W / 42.134999°N 75.91012°W / 42.134999; -75.91012Coordinates: 42°08′06″N 75°54′36″W / 42.134999°N 75.91012°W / 42.134999; -75.91012
Campus	Suburban 223 acres (0.90 km2)
Former names	New York State Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences at Binghamton Broome County Technical Institute Broome Technical Community College
Colors	Yellow and black
Sports	Women's soccer
Nickname	Hornets
Affiliations	National Junior College Athletic Association, Region III
Website	www.sunybroome.edu

Broome Community College is a SUNY two-year college in Broome County, New York. The college was founded in 1946 and went through several name changes. The school is located in Binghamton, New York. The college had a 2010 enrollment of over 6,000 students and has alumni of over 41,000.

BCC serves students from a single campus on Upper Front Street in Binghamton, New York, though some classes are taught in Owego, New York at a small classroom center. The campus' 15 buildings comprise 610,000 square feet (57,000 m²) of space, and feature recently upgraded athletic facilitites such as baseball fields, soccer and lacrosse field, publicly accessible tennis courts, the Dick Baldwin Gym, named after the third winningest college basketball coach across both two and four year colleges, and a new ice rink. There is also a theater which hosts campus performances of plays and other theatrical work, entitled The Little Theater.

It offers a variety of classes to all students that plan on finishing their 2 year degree at BCC or hope to transfer to a 4 year school. Most Broome Community College students transfer to Binghamton University after their first 2 years.

College President: Dr. Kevin Drumm
VP Academic Affairs: Julie Peacock
Acting VP Student and Community Engagement: Debra Morello
Acting VP Administrative and Financial Affairs: Regina Losinger

Timeline

• 1946. Established as New York State Institute of Applied Arts & Sciences at Binghamton (with "New York State" sometimes abbreviated "NYS").
• 1953. Became Broome County Technical Institute.
• 1956. Became Broome Technical Community College.
• 1957. Moved to new campus on Upper Front Street (NY Route 11).
• 1971. Name changed to Broome Community College.

Athletics

The Broome Community College Hornets participate in the NJCAA as a member of Region III. Broome field's 15 Varsity Sports: Men's Baseball Men's Basketball Men's Cross Country Men's Golf Men's Ice Hockey Men's Lacrosse Men's Soccer Men's Tennis Women's Basketball Women's Cross Country Women's Lacrosse Women's Soccer Women's Softball Women's Tennis Women's Volleyball

The Women's Soccer Team won the National Championship in 2007 and 2008.

References

1. ^ "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2009 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2008 to FY 2009" (PDF). 2009 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments. National Association of College and University Business Officers. http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2009_NCSE_Public_Tables_Endowment_Market_Values.pdf. Retrieved February 2, 2010. 
2. ^ "College Information 2009". About BCC. Binghamton, New York: Broome Community College. 2009. http://www.sunybroome.edu/aboutbcc/fastfacts.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-12. 
3. ^ "College Information 2009". About BCC. Binghamton, New York: Broome Community College. 2009. http://www.sunybroome.edu/aboutbcc/fastfacts.pdf. Retrieved 2010-04-12. 

External links

• Official website
• BCC's Online Student News Journal