Bunker Hill Community College Foundation Wins Grant for Laboratory Equipment
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Bunker Hill Community College Foundation received a $10,000 Workforce Development and Education Grant from Bank of America Charitable Foundation on June 24, 2014. The College will use the funds to upgrade equipment in the Allied Health Programs’ classrooms and laboratories located at the College’s Chelsea Campus.
“We are grateful to Bank of America and the Bank of America Charitable Foundation for supporting our work,” said Dr. Pam Y. Eddinger, President of Bunker Hill Community College. “The new equipment purchased with these funds represents an important contribution to our work in preparing students for meaningful careers.”
The Allied Health Certificate Programs at BHCC provide skilled workers for Boston’s burgeoning medical community through targeted training. Approximately 70 percent of BHCC graduates are employed in their field within 90 days of completing a program. BHCC Allied Health Certificate Programs include: Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Medical Assistant, Medical Interpreting, Patient Care Technician, Sterile Processing and Surgical Technology.
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With more than 50 years of academic excellence, Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) is Massachusetts' largest community college, annually welcoming a diverse community of around 16,000 students. With campuses in Charlestown and Chelsea, BHCC extends its reach across several locations in Greater Boston. The College offers associate degrees and certificates, early college and dual enrollment, community education, corporate training, and industry-specific training programs. BHCC is celebrated for its diversity, boasting a student body where 65% identify as people of color and more than half are women. The College also embraces a global perspective, with over 600 international students representing 90 countries and conversing in more than 65 languages. Our commitment to diversity is further reflected in BHCC's designation as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI).