Bermuda College at a Glance

Bermuda College is a community college dedicated to offering the highest standards of academic and professional excellence, based not so much on one's background entering, but on what one has been able to achieve upon graduation.

 

  • Founded:
    The College was created by the Parliament of Bermuda through the passage of the Bermuda College Act in 1974 with the amalgamation of three flourishing institutions: the Bermuda Technical Institute established in 1956, the Bermuda Hotel and Catering College (1965), and the Academic Sixth Form Centre (1967).

     

  • Size of Campus:  
    26 Acres

     

  • Degrees and Certificates Granted:
    Associate degrees, Certificates, and Diplomas

     

  • Number of Faculty:
    37 Full-time Lecturers

     

  • Average Class Size: 
    15 Students.

     

  • Computer Facilities:

     

    Bermuda College has six computer labs to which students have access. Each student is given a computer account at registration to access the college network. The college network provides access to a wide-range of software packages, applications and resources as well as a Wi-Fi network for user devices.

     

  2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 AVG
Enrolment              
No. of Students   583   576   687   674   712   652   675   663
Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs)   497   493   570   568   537   507   549   543
Workforce Development Registrations (PACE)    576   576   327   633   527   491   250   467
Attending Status                
Full-Time   309   318   372   350   371   253   304   328
Part-Time   274   258   315   324   341   399   371   335
Percent Full-Time   53%   55%   54%   52%   52%   39%   45%   50%
Percent Part-Time   47%   45%   46%   48%   48%   61%   55%   50%
Gender                
Male   240   224   265   278   291   264   257   263
Female   343   352   422   396   421   388   418   400
Percent Male   41%   39%   39%   41%   41%   40%   38%   40%
Percent Female   59%   61%   61%   59%   59%   60%   62%   60%
Age                
Under 25   440   455   546   521   531   475   517   508
25 and over   143   121   141   153   181   177   158   155
Percent 25 and under   75%   79%   79%   77%   75%   73%   77%   77%
Percent 25 and over   25%   21%   21%   23%   25%   27%   23%   23%
Retention Rates                                
Fall to Spring   74%   77%   71%   60%   64%   59%   71%   67%
Spring to Fall   59%   60%   70%   78%   72%   74%   83%   73%
Graduation                
Graduation Rates (2-year)   18%   14%   13%   8%   14%   11%   6%   9%
Graduates Total   89   103   107   122   140   122   105   117
Male   41   48   50   63   71   54   34   53
Female   44   55   57   59   69   68   71   63
Percent Male   46%   47%   47%   52%   51%   44%   32%   45%
Percent Female   49%   53%   53%   48%   49%   56%   68%   55%
Graduates that would recommend BC   75%   81%   90%   89%   78%   83%   87%   85%

Student Success

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  • 100% Job Placement rate for Nursing students

  • 90% of Dual Enrolment students passes

  • 89% of graduates would recommend the College to others

  • 82% of nursing students passed the National Council Licensure Examination – Registered Nurse (NCLEX-RN)

  • 55% of graduates transfer to overseas institutions

  • 49% of graduates obtained their qualifications in 2 years

  • 16% of graduates return to their previous job after graduation