Newly Renovated BMCC/CUNY in The Heights Offers Career Building Courses
A group of political and
educational leaders were on
hand for an October 29 ribbon
cutting ceremony that
celebrated the newly renovated
BMCC/CUNY in The
Heights campus, located
at 5030 Broadway, between
213th and 214th Streets in
northern Manhattan.
“We are very proud to
bring educational and career
opportunities to the
residents of upper Manhattan,”
said Anthony E. Munroe,
President of Borough of
Manhattan Community College,
The City University of
New York (BMCC/CUNY),
which hosted the event.
“I am so excited about
the reopening of CUNY in
The Heights and the expansion,”
said Anthony Watson,
Executive Director, SUNY
Manhattan Educational Opportunity
Center in Harlem.
“It is a welcoming facility
with state-of-the-art equipment
and a space that is conducive
to learning. We will
offer more programs and
and Academic Opportunities
services that are needed and
wanted.”
BMCC/CUNY in The
Heights serves as an educational,
career, and personal
development opportunity
center. The facility
was closed for renovations
and an expansion during
the Spring 2020 semester.
The expansion added 15,000
square feet of space, doubling
the number of classrooms
and tripling the number
of available classroom
seats.
Upon its re-opening in
summer 2020, BMCC/CUNY
in The Heights rolled out
new credit-bearing course
offerings for an expanded
range of associate degree
programs, as well as professional
development and advanced
career certification
through the BMCC Center
for Continuing Education
and Workforce Development
and the State University of
New York (SUNY) Manhattan
Educational Opportunity
Center.
EDUCAT I O N PROFI LE
For the Spring 2021 semester,
BMCC/CUNY in The
Heights will offer more than
25 credit bearing courses
serving as many as 800 students.
The campus will also
offer nine non-credit bearing
courses serving around
525 students.
“My goal is for BMCC/
CUNY in The Heights to
become an educational hub
that will bring more opportunities
to Washington
Heights, Inwood and the
surrounding communities,”
said Ingrid Renderos, Director
at BMCC/CUNY in
The Heights. “Specifically, I
want to create multiple educational
pathways, so that
any resident could complete
their associate degree.”
Renderos says residents
can take advantage of workforce
development training
and certificate programs
that can lead to career opportunities
and open doors
to educational aspirations.
The facility also features
flexible classrooms, computer
labs and a quiet study
area. BMCC/CUNY in The
Heights is also home to the
SUNY Advanced Technology
Training And Information
Networking (ATTAIN)
center which offers academic,
occupational and employability
courses including
computer literacy and
language courses.
“BMCC/CUNY in The
Heights is an excellent option
for residents that live
close to this location,” said
Renderos. “For students who
are attending college for the
first time, BMCC/CUNY in
The Heights offers courses
that will help them complete
important steps in their educational
and career paths.”
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