Bunker Hill Community College

www.bhcc.mass.edu

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2022 Undergraduate Tuition

$576

2022 Average Net Price

$8,857

After Financial Aid

2020 Default Rate

on Student Loans

2022 Enrolled Students

8,439

27.9% Full-Time

2022 Graduation Rate

16.9%

182 Graduates

About

Bunker Hill Community College is a higher education institution located in Suffolk County, MA. In 2022, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Bunker Hill Community College were Liberal Arts & Sciences (183 degrees awarded), General Business Administration & Management (134 degrees), and General Psychology (71 degrees).

In 2022, 1,329 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Bunker Hill Community College. 61.9% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 38.1% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was hispanic or latino (321 degrees), 1.07 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (301 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Bunker Hill Community College is $576, which is $−7,536 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($8,112).

In 2020 the default rate for borrower's at Bunker Hill Community College was 0%, corresponding to 0 out of the 650 total borrowers.

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional Associates Colleges

Costs

In 2022, the median undergraduate tuition at Bunker Hill Community College is $576, which is $7,536 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($8,112).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $8,857.

In 2022, 62% of undergraduate students attending Bunker Hill Community College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 5% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$576

2022 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2022, the cost of tuition at Bunker Hill Community College was $576. The cost of tuition at Bunker Hill Community College is $−7,536 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($8,112).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Bunker Hill Community College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$8,857

2022 Value

1.6%

1 Year Growth

In 2022 Bunker Hill Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $8,857. Between 2021 and 2022, the average net price of Bunker Hill Community College grew by 1.6%.

This chart compares the average net price of Bunker Hill Community College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$6,800

Room and Board

$2,016

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Bunker Hill Community College was of $6,800 in 2022. The cost of room and board did not change between 2021 and 2022.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $2,016. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Bunker Hill Community College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

62%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

62% of undergraduate students at Bunker Hill Community College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2022. This represents a growth of 5.08% with respect to 2021, when 59% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Bunker Hill Community College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

2020 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2020 the default rate for borrower's at Bunker Hill Community College was 0%, which represents 0 out of the 650 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Enrollment

Bunker Hill Community College had a total enrollment of 8,439 students in 2022. The full-time enrollment at Bunker Hill Community College is 2,354 students and the part-time enrollment is 6,085. This means that 27.9% of students enrolled at Bunker Hill Community College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Bunker Hill Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 30.3% Hispanic or Latino, 21.6% Black or African American, 16.1% White, 9.15% Asian, 3.9% Two or More Races, 0.154% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0829% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Bunker Hill Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly Hispanic or Latino Female (16.9%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Male (12.2%) and Black or African American Female (9.56%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

27.9%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Bunker Hill Community College in 2022, both undergraduate and graduate, is 8,439 students. The full-time enrollment at Bunker Hill Community College is 2,354 and the part-time enrollment is 6,085. This means that 27.9% of students enrolled at Bunker Hill Community College are enrolled full-time compared with 32.2% at similar Associates Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Bunker Hill Community College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

63%

2022 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Bunker Hill Community College was 63%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (62%), Bunker Hill Community College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Bunker Hill Community College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2022)

Hispanic or Latino
2,561 enrolled students
Black or African American
1,821 enrolled students
White
1,355 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Bunker Hill Community College is 30.3% Hispanic or Latino, 21.6% Black or African American, 16.1% White, 9.15% Asian, 3.9% Two or More Races, 0.154% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0829% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Associates Colleges is 42.9% White, 27.9% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.5% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 1,132 students (13.4%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2022, 315 more women than men received degrees from Bunker Hill Community College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Bunker Hill Community College is hispanic or latino (321 degrees awarded). There were 1.07 times more hispanic or latino recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (301 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Bunker Hill Community College is Liberal Arts & Sciences (183 degrees awarded), followed by General Business Administration & Management (134 degrees) and General Psychology (71 degrees).

In 2022, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Bunker Hill Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (167 degrees awarded), Protective Services (61 degrees), and Psychology (71 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Software developers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Bunker Hill Community College are Software developers (584,407 people), Other managers (322,479 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (277,791 people), Police officers (156,829 people), and Postsecondary teachers (147,797 people).

The most specialized majors at Bunker Hill Community College in 2022 are Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (167 degrees awarded), Protective Services (61 degrees), Psychology (71 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (184 degrees), and Visual & Performing Arts (49 degrees) (as of 2022).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Bunker Hill Community College are Surgeons, Physicians, Skincare specialists, Photographic process workers & processing machine operators, and Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys

The most specialized majors at Bunker Hill Community College are Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (167 degrees awarded), Protective Services (61 degrees), Psychology (71 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (184 degrees), and Visual & Performing Arts (49 degrees) (as of 2022).

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Bunker Hill Community College are Elementary & secondary schools (722,966 people), Computer Systems Design (705,177 people), Justice, public order, & safety activities (416,783 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (411,730 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (315,011 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Bunker Hill Community College.

Most Common (2022)

Liberal Arts & Sciences
183 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
134 degrees awarded
General Psychology
71 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common associates degree concentration at Bunker Hill Community College was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 183 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from associates degree programs at Bunker Hill Community College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

507

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2022

822

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2022

In 2022, 507 degrees were awarded to men at Bunker Hill Community College, which is 0.617 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (822).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Bunker Hill Community College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2022, 52 degrees were awarded to men at Bunker Hill Community College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.397 times less than the 131 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2022, 131 degrees were awarded to men at Bunker Hill Community College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 2.52 times more than the 52 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

100% Completion Time

15%

150% Completion Time

In 2022, 6% of students graduating from Bunker Hill Community College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 15% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 21% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Associates Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Two or More Races Female

Highest Graduation Rate (45.5%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2022 at Bunker Hill Community College is Female and Two or More Races (45.5% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (73.2%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 12.6% of graduates (23 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2022)

Hispanic or Latino
321 degrees awarded
White
301 degrees awarded
Black or African American
295 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Bunker Hill Community College is hispanic or latino (321 degrees awarded). There were 1.07 times more hispanic or latino recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (301 degrees).

9.56% of degree recipients (127 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2022)

Hispanic or Latino Female
217 degrees awarded
Black or African American Female
190 degrees awarded
White Female
170 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Bunker Hill Community College is hispanic or latino female (217 degrees awarded). There were 1.14 times more hispanic or latino female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american female (190 degrees).

Operations

Bunker Hill Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $4.78M, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of −8.32M (−174%) compared to the 0.843% average return (43.9k on 5.21M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2022, Bunker Hill Community College had a total salary expenditure of 111M. Bunker Hill Community College employs 103 Professors, 21 Associate professors and 18 Assistant professors. Most academics at Bunker Hill Community College are Female Professor (60), Male Professor (43), and Female Assistant professor (15).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Bunker Hill Community College are: Office and Administrative Support, with 104 employees, Management, with 102 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 47 employees.

Endowment

$4.78M

2022 Endowment

9.95%

growth from 2021

Bunker Hill Community College has an endowment valued at about $4.78M, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The endowment of Bunker Hill Community College grew 9.95% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $428k lower than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Bunker Hill Community College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$18.3M - Federal
$7.44M - State
$999k - Local

As of 2022, Bunker Hill Community College received $18.3M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $7.44M from state grants and contracts, and $999k from local grants and contracts.

Salary Expenditure

$67.2M

2022 Salaries

28.6%

growth from 2021

In 2022, Bunker Hill Community College paid a median of $67.2M in salaries, which represents 60.4% of their overall expenditure ($111M) and a 28.6% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 2.9% growth between 2020 and 2021, and a 1.74% growth between 2019 and 2020.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 16.8M (40.1% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$9.75M

Instructional Salaries

142

Number of Employees

In 2022, Bunker Hill Community College paid a total of $9.75M to 142 employees working as instructors, which represents 14.5% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $5.35M (31.8%) for similar Associates Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

103 Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

104 Employees

In 2022, the most common positions for instructional staff at Bunker Hill Community College were Professor with 103 employees, Associate professor with 21 employees, and Assistant professor with 18 employees.

In 2022, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Bunker Hill Community College were Office and Administrative Support with 104 employees, Management with 102 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 47 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2022)

Female Professor
Male Professor
Female Assistant professor

In 2022, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Bunker Hill Community College was Female Professor with 60 employees, Male Professor with 43 employees, and Female Assistant professor with 15 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Bunker Hill Community College.

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