Fall 2004 – Spring 2009 - Bunker Hill Community College

2 0 0 8 – 2 0 0 9 b h c c f a c t b o o k
c o l l e g e p r o f i l e
Collaboration with K–12 Schools: FY 2009 (continued)
CISCO – BHCC is both a regional and local CISCO academy. BHCC’s regional academy provides recruitment and support for
local high schools and other educational institutions. As a local academy, BHCC offers for-credit courses in the operation,
configuration and installation of CISCO networking equipment. Courses count towards BHCC’s degree programs and provide
strong pathways with local high schools.
MEOP – The Massachusetts Educational Opportunity Program is an intensive college preparation program held after school on
BHCC’s Charlestown Campus. MEOP offers a broad range of college prep, academic and life skills activities to highly motivated
students from the Boston Public Schools who demonstrate economic need and/or who are the first in their family to enter college.
Each academic year, participants are recruited from grades 10-12 from Boston area high schools. Upon completion of their
program, students do a presentation which is attended by BHCC staff.
TECH PREP – Funded through the Carl Perkins grants for the Secondary Postsecondary Career and Vocational Technical
Education Linkage Initiative, Tech Prep provides activities and services including career planning, early college placement testing,
articulation agreement credit, college and industry on-site visits, hands-on workshops in related career/vocational fields, as well as
workshops and conferences in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. These activities and services are designed to
encourage and aid high school students in successfully completing at least a two-year associate degree, two-year certificate
program, or a registered apprenticeship training program.
Dual Enrollment – – The Dual Enrollment Program at BHCC enables high school and GED students from Boston area schools
and programs to earn high school and college credits simultaneously while gaining familiarity with the college experience. The
courses are taught on-site by BHCC faculty. The program coordinator provides students with advice on procedures for testing,
enrollment and college expectations. The coordinator also provides academic and non-academic support for students throughout
their time at the college.
STAND Program – Students Taking Action for Nursing Diversity is a grant awarded by the Boston Public Health Department to
help alleviate Health Care Disparities in Boston. The program offers high school students integrated learning components to
encourage and prepare them to become nurses. Each year students from participating Boston Public High Schools are selected to
participate. The students are provided with symposia on the meaning of Health Care Disparities; Dual Enrollment in a Bunker Hill
Introduction to Nursing course for college and high school credit; exposure to health care sites in Boston; participation in
customized health care workshops and field trips; tutoring and mentoring; and advising on how to enroll in college and the
prerequisite requirements for nursing.
Source: Interim Dean of College Pathway and Academic Support; Office of Recruitment & Transfer Counseling, Dean of Nurse Education
and Health Professions and Dean of Professional Studies
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