Berkshire Community College Business Programs

Berkshire Community College is a public institution located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

Where Is Berkshire Community College?

Contact details for BCC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1350 West Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201-5786
Phone:	413-499-4660
Website:	www.berkshirecc.edu

How Do I Get Into BCC?

You can apply to BCC online at: https://www.berkshirecc.edu/admissions/application-for-admission/index.php

Berkshire Community College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Berkshire Community College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At BCC, approximately 17% of students took out student loans averaging $5,072 a year. That adds up to $20,288 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at BCC is 8.4%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Berkshire Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,465 undergraduate students at BCC, with 419 being full-time and 1,046 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 419 full-time undergraduates at BCC, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Berkshire Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	8
Black or African American	37
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	241
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	86

Over 8 countries are represented at BCC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Colombia.

Online Learning at Berkshire Community College

In 2019-2020, 1,071 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at BCC has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of BCC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Berkshire Community College was 94.7%. This is the #362 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at BCC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Berkshire Community College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	8	8
General Business Administration and Management	6	6
General Hospitality Administration/Management	2	2
TOTAL	16	16

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.