The program is housed in the Department of Nursing. Ms. Deborah L. Harris, Principal UHHS, an alternative high school, is a partnership between BCC and the New York City board of Education. The high school offers personalized programs and access to campus facilities for more than 400 high school students who attend classes on the BCC campus. Jr. The MBRS Program is dedicated to increasing the number of minority students pursuing careers in biomedical research. MBRS participants learn laboratory research techniques and how to prepare, present, and publish research data.
Participants receive financial support for their time and for travel to a major science conference.
Funded by the National Science Foundation, it operates on six CUNY community college campuses, providing instructional and tutorial support in introductory SEM courses and the opportunity to participate in a laboratory research project with a stipend. Pelcyger Tech Prep is designed to form a seamless transition between eleventh and twelfth grades of high schools and college programs in Allied Health. The program objective is to provide high school students the opportunity to complete course prerequisites for admission to programs in Nursing, Radiological Technology, Nuclear Medicine, and Medical Laboratory Technology. Selected communications workers pursue a corporate specific A.A.S. degree. The program is in the Department of Physics and Technology.