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Total Enrollment: 3,181
Level of Selectivity: Noncompetitive
Location: Roxbury Community College’s (RCC) location in the historical city of Boston offers students a rich variety of places to see. The city is served by mass air, bus, and rail. Students can get around the city on the MBTA local transportation system. Across the Charles River is Cambridge, where Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are located. Freedom Trail walking tours may be taken from the Boston City Hall. Other points of interest include the Boston Public Library, the Boston Tea Party ship and museum, Bunker Hill Monument, the Christian Science Publishing Society, John Hancock Observatory, the New England Aquarium, Paul Revere’s house, and the USS Constitution. Plymouth is 45 miles away. Nantucket Island is about 80 miles away and can be reached by air or boat. Famous Cape Cod is 100 miles to the southeast.
HISTORY
Roxbury Community College is a two-year, state-supported, coed, liberal arts institution that has the unique distinction of being the only college in New England to serve a primarily minority-based population. RCC has two campuses: the Boston Business School Campus and the Roxbury Crossing Campus.
The Boston Business School (BBS), founded in 1914, originally served as a technical training school for the city of Boston. In 1984, the school merged with RCC. It now offers certificate programs and associate degrees in accounting and office technology. The BBS campus is located on Commonwealth Street, a few blocks from Boston University.
The Roxbury Crossing Campus was founded in 1973. After being housed in temporary facilities for almost fifteen years, the main campus moved to its present location on Columbus Avenue. Facilities include modern labs, a greenhouse, a media complex, and music studios. The campus offers programs in liberal arts, business administration, health sciences, human service, and the technologies.
The College’s mission is to serve the higher education needs of minorities who have been historically deprived of access to higher education and who are newcomers to the Boston area and the United States. Its goal is to adequately prepare its students for a four-year college or for the workplace. RCC serves Boston and adjacent cities, concentrating on the inner-city neighborhoods of Roxbury, Mattapan, Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, the South End, Mission Hill, and Chinatown.
RCC’s two campuses are located on 12 acres. Facilities include classroom buildings, specialized laboratories, a learning resource center, a learning center, a day-care center, a 500-seat theater, and a music, dance, and art studio.
ACCREDITATION
Roxbury Community College is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) to award the Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees. Certificates are also awarded.
Financial Aid Specific to the School
Financial Aid Deadline: May 1 (priority); continuous admission
Open admissions, except nursing.
Entrance Requirements: Graduate from high school (or equivalent), submit an official high school transcript, have a minimum 2.0 GPA, provide proof of immunization, and take placement test(s). A $10 application fee for in-state students, a $35 application fee for out-of-state students, and a fee of $135 for international students are required.
Admission Application Deadline: August 15 (fall); January 15 (spring).
Admission Contact: Director of Admissions, Roxbury Community College, 1234 Columbus Avenue Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts 02120; Telephone: 617-541-5310; Fax: 617-427-5316.
Graduation Requirements: A minimum of 60 to 69 credit hours and completion of the core requirements, including the following hours: 6 English, 3 mathematics, 9 social science, and 9 humanities (3 literature); minimum 2.0 GPA; and completion of 30 credit hours at RCC.
Associate of Arts Degree: Biological Sciences, Broadcast Media, Business Administration, English, Environmental Management and Pollution Prevention, General Concentration, International Business Concerns, Mathematics, Musical Arts, Physical Science, Pre-engineering, Prenursing, Social Science, Theater, Visual Arts
Associate in Science Degree: Accounting, Business Management, Computer Information Systems, Criminal Justice, Early Childhood Education, Executive Secretary, Microcomputer Applications, Nursing, Office Administration, Office Technology.
Certificates: Bookkeeping, CAD Mechanical Drafting, Computer Information Systems - Microcomputer Application, Computer Network Administration, Engineering and Agricultural Design and CAD I, Hospitality Operations, Office Technology Training, Paralegal Studies, Word Processing
ATHLETIC PROGRAMS
Roxbury Community College is a member of the National Junior College
Athletic Association (NJCAA).
Intercollegiate Sports: men's basketball, soccer, and track and field;
women's basketball and track and field.
Intramural Sports: men's basketball, soccer, and volleyball; women's
basketball and volleyball.
STUDENT LIFE
Campus Regulations: Automobiles must be registered; hazing illegal; smoking allowed in designated areas.
Campus Services: Health, personal counseling (psychological counseling provided by COPE and Father, Inc.), career counseling and placement, child care, tutoring, and ministry.
Campus Activities: Social and cultural activities include theater, arts, lectures, chorale, and dances. Other activities include karate, tennis, and cheerleading. Students may work on Unity Speaks (student-run newspaper). Each year, students look forward to International Student Week, a celebration of diversity.
Leadership opportunities are found in the Student Government Association (SGA) or other organizations, such as the African, Asian, Caribbean, Hispanic, or Haitian clubs. The Women’s Club discusses issues of concern to women at RCC. The Theater Arts Guild is open to students interested in acting. Special interest groups include the Newswriters Club and the Science Club. Alpha Xi Phi Fraternal Organization and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society are represented on campus.
Web site: http://www.rcc.mass.edu/
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