The Media Program is active during summer quarter, though it does not offer the complete range of courses that are offered during the regular academic year. Summer quarter is about seven weeks long, compared to the eleven-week regular academic quarter. The A.A. degree takes approximately 7 quarters if you attend full-time. The Certificate of Achievement takes approximately 4 quarters if you attend full-time. You may attend part-time but it will take you longer to complete the program.
Financial aid is often available through a variety of sources.
The Media Program is intense. Students are expected to take charge of their own educational needs and not sit back and wait to be taught. Students are expected to be computer literate upon entering the Program or achieve computer literacy on both the Macintosh and PC platform before beginning Program classes. It is also expected that students will participate in a considerable number of team projects and productions where each member of the team is responsible for a portion of the project. Like the media fields themselves, the BCC Media Program expects students to seek out opportunities for learning and experience rather than wait for them to be presented.