Press Release

College Makes "Top 40" List of Institutions with "Most International Students"

Monday, November 21, 2011

In the Chronicle of Higher Education's List of the "Top 40" Associate Institutions with the "most international students" BHCC was number 26, President Mary L. Fifield announced today. BHCC is the only community college in Massachusetts to make the "Top 40" List of Associate Institutions. The College's current international enrollment is 784, an increase of 30 students over the figure of 754 cited in the Chronicle's list. BHCC’s international students come from more than 90 countries and speak 75 different languages.

"We are delighted to earn this recognition," said Vilma Tafawa, Director of BHCC's International Center. Tafawa also said that the entire College benefits from having so many international students as their presence "enriches everyone" and makes us all believe in the reality of a global village.

For further information on BHCC’s international student population, visit: www.bhcc.mass.edu/internationalcenter.

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Bunker Hill Community College is the largest community college in Massachusetts, enrolling approximately 18,000 students annually. BHCC has two campuses in Charlestown and Chelsea, and a number of other locations throughout the Greater Boston area. BHCC is one of the most diverse institutions of higher education in Massachusetts. Sixty-five percent of the students are people of color and more than half of BHCC's students are women. The College also enrolls nearly 600 international students who come from 94 countries and speak more than 75 languages.