Borough of Manhattan Community College - New York, New York

Daniele Di Rollo

Ci sono andato per trovare una mia amica. Davvero bello!

Reginaldo Rossetto

Bello, da andare a visitare

Aissatou Barry

Bmcc will always be one of my favorite college where I took my prerequisite for the nursing program and graduated as a liberal art major in 2024. and now I’m planning to transfer to a private college. Bmcc is a great a place to start because you have a lot opportunities such as financial aid, tap, scholarships and you don’t have worries about financial problems. They have extraordinary professors , who are willing to help and totters. All you need is to focus and study. I’m really thankful Alhamdulily and thanks to Bmcc for everything they have done for me. I highly recommend Bmcc to anyone who’s interested studying in a community college.

Shannon Walker

As a health studies student wrapping up my second semester at BMCC, I came in with high hopes and a strong passion for academics. BMCC was the first school I considered when I moved to the area, and I was excited to begin my studies here.

While I’ve appreciated the expertise and dedication of my professors, the administrative support for students, particularly within the health studies program, has not met my expectations. Early advisement and registration have been challenging, as health majors must go through the department-specific advisement office. Attempts to get help from the general advisement office were met with refusal, making the process more complicated.

Additionally, the laptop I borrowed from the library was not fully functional. Its camera didn’t work, which has become essential with online classes, and the computer required administrative permissions for necessary program downloads. Reaching the service desk for assistance has been slow and fragmented, often taking multiple emails to resolve single issues.

Unfortunately, the learning environment feels disorganized. Straight answers to direct questions from staff are rare, and many of the challenges I’ve encountered—such as insensitive class discussions—have left me feeling more stressed than supported.

Despite these issues, the professors are exceptional, showing a clear commitment to their subjects and their students. I believe with improvements in the advisement, technical support, and inclusivity training, BMCC could better serve its diverse student body and uphold the standards it aims to represent.

M. Saszare

I'VE SEEN MORE CHEER IN A GRAVEYARD!

The staff were rude and unhelpful.

If you are considering this college for yourself or one of your children, decide for yourself by going in person. Feel free to read on about my experience.

Here were some of my encounters:

1) Advisement, by 2 staff advisors
2) Health office, to update vaccine records
3) Registration area for assistance
4) security desk & janitor
5) English Professor

1) Both advisors showed no interest in me or what I was looking for. They acted impatient when I didn't understand the details and behaved as if I was annoying them with my questions. It felt as if they just wanted me to go home. I felt uncomfortable.
2) The lady in the health office repeatedly interrupted me, was extremely disrespectful, loud, and was unprofessional towards me.
3)The lady in registration area behaved as #1 above, and then was kinder after I asked for assistance from her supervisor. Go figure.
4) Strangely enough the security staff and brief encounter with the janitor was in contrast very pleasant! They were more polite than most of the staff.
5) The English professor behaved childishly, extremely unethical, and unprofessional at times. It seemed to me that he was trying to influence student's writing with his own political agendas. He made extremely inappropriate and controversial statements that led me to believe this was less of a teaching class and more likely a stage for him to preach. The professors I encountered presented most materials with far left political views which in my opinion was to influence the students. I have no problem with a fair and neutral informed political stance to allow students the right to choose their own opinions, but this was to the likes of pretty extreme left & most definitely shameful and unethical.

All in all, my experience has been that most professors here are mostly uninterested in their students, are underpaid and bored, and overall just not happy to help their students.
This has been MY experience, others will have to decide for themselves. Overall, it has been an epic failure at a hopeful experience for satisfaction.

Nesar Ahmed

The college has won multiple awards from the CUNY system as well as other institutions for its ability to grant Associate's Degrees at an impressive rate and to foster continuing education at senior colleges. With a respectable teacher-to-student ratio, significant public and private funding, and a central location in New York City, the learning experience has been covered by many publications and studied by experts.

However, BMCC also suffers from a large rise in remedial education, lack of freshman retention, and overcrowding. Due to its larger base of capital compared to most other two-year colleges, expansion of new campuses during the rebuilding of Fiterman Hall was possible. Several trailers are still used as classrooms to this day in order to help expand capacity. Internal programs have also been created or expanded to help with academic advisement, provide online access for registration, transferring to other colleges, and job placement.

A diverse student base, some of whom had immigrated to America shortly before enrolling, also makes tailoring a viable solution difficult. Improving the retention and graduation rate as well as the increased financial and academic burdens of a remedial program still remain a considerable problem.

The Center for Career Development (CCD) provides students with comprehensive career planning services. Its professional career counselors assist students in making informed decisions about an area of study; research occupations that match their personal interests; write a resume; practice interviewing, and help them prepare as candidates for internships and employment. Students also learn to clarify their career goals, develop effective communication and interpersonal skills, conduct job searches, and develop a digital portfolio for employers to view as evidence of their skills, accomplishments and professional qualifications. In addition, CCD partners with New York Needs You, the New York office of America Needs You, to host career-oriented events and seminars to bring industry insights to its students.

S M Shuvo

Very diverse. You can see all kind of people over here. Most of the students and staff are friendly. Environment is good. Friendly neighborhood. If you are hungry, you can find all types of food around the building. It has 26000 student. It also has a big cafeteria, big library, big quiet study place for study and a lot more . All in all this is one of the best college.

Shane Snipes

Great college with students who are striving to better themselves. Without places like BMCC, thousands of NYers would have no access to higher ed. Most 4 year colleges do not have the resources to think about students who do not fit a specific SAT, GPA, or language level.