by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Bunker Hill Community College was awarded 443 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is computer programming.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, BHCC is ranked #293 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when BHCC held the #441 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 63 colleges in Massachusetts, BHCC is ranked at #22.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Bunker Hill Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio at Bunker Hill Community College is about average at 18 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Bunker Hill Community College is 24%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Bunker Hill Community College is 64%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 9,924 undergraduates at BHCC with 3,459 being full-time and 6,465 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,349 | $7,856 | $9,176 | $11,665 | $13,340 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of BHCC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At BHCC, approximately 6% of students took out student loans averaging $4,641 a year. That adds up to $18,564 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at BHCC is 7.5%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for BHCC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 250 New Rutherford Ave, Boston, MA 02129-2925 |
| Phone: | 617-228-2000 |
| Website: | www.bhcc.edu/ |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 8,942 students took at least one online class at Bunker Hill Community College. This is a decrease from the 9,924 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 8,942 | 7,404 |
| 2019-2020 | 9,924 | 9,144 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,618 | 783 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,429 | 843 |
| 2016-2017 | 3,222 | 726 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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