Bunker Hill Community College's Humanities to Career Program seeks to redesign the College’s Humanities and Liberal Arts (HLA) programs in ways that enhance and expand career preparation for HLA students.
The Humanities to Career Program takes a “career-everywhere” approach, amplifying and building new initiatives for Humanities and Liberal Arts students within the following areas of the college:
Career Navigation Services
Working closely with Bunker Hill’s Advising and Career Development staff, the Humanities to Career Program seeks to highlight the professional value of Humanities and Liberal Arts degrees and to assist students in choosing a career path that aligns with their professional goals. Learn more about our Academic, Career, and Transfer Advising initiatives and our Career Development programs .
Learn and Earn
The program will support the growth of paid Learn & Earn internship opportunities for Humanities and Liberal Arts students. Discover more about our Learn and Earn Internship program or search available internship opportunities on Handshake.
Ethnographies of Work
Bunker Hill’s Ethnographies of Work initiative is a series of professional development trainings for faculty and staff designed to increase career-focused activities in the classroom. Building on this strong foundation, the Humanities to Career program will support a deepening and scaling of this coursework in our Humanities and Liberal Arts degree programs.
Skill Badges
Beginning with a pilot program in the spring 2025 semester, BHCC will launch a Skill Badge initiative within the college's Humanities and Liberal Arts programs that will equip students with a tool to articulate employer-validated skills that they learn while completing courses and co-curricular programs.
More information on the Skill Badge program
The Humanities to Career Program is supported by the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation.
The three selected colleges (Bunker Hill Community College, Northern Virginia Community College, and Lorain County Community College) have each received $900,000 over three years to implement pilots that test a variety of strategies for integrating career preparation into HLA pathways.
For more information about the program, please contact Molly Phelps, Director for the Humanities to Career Program, at molly.phelps@bhcc.edu.