{"id":297478,"date":"2010-02-09T10:28:10","date_gmt":"2010-02-09T15:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www1.cuny.edu\/mu\/forum\/?p=6447"},"modified":"2010-02-09T10:28:10","modified_gmt":"2010-02-09T15:28:10","slug":"bcc-holds-open-house-sat-feb-20-take-the-steps-you%e2%80%99ve-always-wanted-to-improve-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/297478","title":{"rendered":"BCC Holds Open House Sat. Feb 20: Take the Steps You\u2019ve Always Wanted to Improve Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bronx, NY – Continuing and Professional Studies at Bronx Community College (BCC) can help you act on your New Year\u2019s resolution to learn more, earn more, gain skills and obtain the education you need to get to where you want to be professionally and personally.\u00a0 Go through that door of opportunity Saturday, February 20, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in Philosophy Hall, room 22, at the Continuing and Professional Studies Open House. BCC is located at 2155 University Avenue at West 181st<\/sup> Street. Directions to the campus are available at www.bcc.cuny.edu\/directions\/directions.htm.<\/p>\n

Learn about classes and training programs that can offer you needed skills in basic education, languages, job training, professional development and personal enhancement.\u00a0 Discover training and certification programs in allied health, computer technology, building trades, and business that can lead to in-demand careers, or help you by increasing your skills with the job you already have.<\/p>\n

Find out more from staff and instructors about upcoming classes and scholarships that are available.\u00a0 Register for classes during the Open House and receive a 10% tuition discount.\u00a0 Participate in a raffle that will give away free tuition for one class, and other prizes.<\/p>\n

For more information, call Continuing and Professional Studies at (718) 289-5170.<\/p>\n

Press, Radio, TV
\nPlease call: Bryant Mason
\nMedia Relations Specialist
\n(718) 289-5208
\nbryant.mason@bcc.cuny.edu<\/p>\n

Founded in 1957, Bronx Community College (BCC), the oldest of City University of New York\u2019s six community colleges, serves as the engine for academic and economic mobility for motivated students from diverse backgrounds and preparations. More than 11,000 students from over 109 nations are enrolled in 30 associate degree and certificate programs including Nursing, Radiologic Technology, Computer Graphics, Nuclear Medicine, and Business Administration, Digital Arts, Computer Information Systems, Education Associate, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology, Electronic Engineering Technology, Liberal Arts, Marketing, Accounting, Human Services, Media Technology and Paralegal Studies. BCC\u2019s 43-acre campus, high above the Harlem River, features architectural masterpieces of Stanford White and Marcel Breuer, as well as the Hall of Fame of Great Americans, the nation\u2019s first hall of fame. BCC President Carolyn G. Williams is in her 13th year of leadership service to the College, which is located on a 43-acre campus at 2155 University Avenue at West 181st Street , formerly New York University’s uptown campus until 1973.<\/em><\/p>\n

The College is home to initiatives not commonly associated with two-year institutions, such as the Center for Sustainable Energy, which promotes the use of renewable and efficient energy technologies in urban communities. The National Center for Educational Alliances (NCEA) is currently collaborating with South African Further Education and Training Colleges and universities to create linkages between these institutions. NCEA also coordinates the College’s international initiatives and the annual International Education Week.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bronx, NY – Continuing and Professional Studies at Bronx Community College (BCC) can help you act on your New Year\u2019s resolution to learn more, earn more, gain skills and obtain the education you need to get to where you want to be professionally and personally.\u00a0 Go through that door of opportunity Saturday, February 20, from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-297478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=297478"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297478\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=297478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=297478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}