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{{Short description|Community college in Farmers Branch, Texas, U.S.}}
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{{Infobox university
|name = Brookhaven College
| name = Dallas College Brookhaven Campus
|image_name = Brookhaven College logo.jpg
| image = Brookhaven College logo.jpg
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| motto = Dedicated to student success.
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| established = 1978
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| type = [[Public college|Public]] [[community College]]
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|motto = Success: Dream it; achieve it!
| endowment =
|established = 1978
| staff =
|type = [[Community College]]
| president = Linda Braddy, Ph.D.
|endowment =
| principal =
|staff =
| rector =
| chancellor = Justin D. Lonon
|president = Richard McCrary, Ed. D.
|principal =
| vice_chancellor =
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| head_label =
|chancellor = Wright Lassiter Jr., Dallas County Community College District
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| faculty = 135 Full-time, 400 [[Professor#Other positions|Adjunct]]<ref>Brookhaven College Office of Institutional Research, 2009</ref>
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| students = 11,000 as of Spring 2014<ref>Brookhaven College Office of Institutional Research, 2014</ref>
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|faculty = 122 Full-time, 463 [[Professor#Other positions|Adjunct]]<ref>Brookhaven College Office of Institutional Research, 2009</ref>
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|students = 12,900 as of Spring 2010<ref>Brookhaven College Office of Institutional Research, 2010</ref>
| city = [[Farmers Branch, Texas|Farmers Branch]]
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|city = [[Farmers Branch, Texas|Farmers Branch]]
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| free = 4 [[National Junior College Athletic Association|NJCAA]] Division III teams<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brookhavencollege.edu/instruction/pean/athletics/ |title=Brookhaven College: Athletics |access-date=2009-04-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414163013/http://www.brookhavencollege.edu/instruction/pean/athletics/ |archive-date=2009-04-14 }}</ref>
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| mascot = [[Bears]]
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| affiliations = [[Dallas College]]
|free_label = Athletics
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| colors = Light Green and Forest Green
|free = 4 [[National Junior College Athletic Association|NJCAA]] Division III teams <ref>http://www.brookhavencollege.edu/instruction/pean/athletics/</ref>
|mascot = [[Bear]]
| website = {{url|www.dallascollege.edu}}
| parent = [[Dallas College]]
|affiliations =
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|colors = Light Green and Forest Green
|website= [http://www.brookhavencollege.edu www.BrookhavenCollege.edu]
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'''Dallas College Brookhaven Campus''' ('''Brookhaven''' or '''BHC''') is a [[Public college|public]] [[community college]] in [[Farmers Branch, Texas]].<ref>[https://www.brookhavencollege.edu/pages/default.aspx Home] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419181440/https://www.brookhavencollege.edu/pages/default.aspx |date=2019-04-19 }}. Brookhaven College. Retrieved on April 20, 2019. "3939 Valley View Lane Farmers Branch, TX 75244" Some other versions may specify "Dallas, TX" as the mailing address city name (for example [[Early College High School (Farmers Branch, Texas)|Early College High School]]'s [https://cfbisd.edu/schools/high-schools/early-college-high-school/ site says:] "3939 Valley View Ln, Dallas, TX 75244"), but the college is in Farmers Branch. See: "[http://www.farmersbranchtx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/359/FarmersBranchDistrictMap?bidId= 2013 City Council Districts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611185849/http://www.farmersbranchtx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/359/FarmersBranchDistrictMap?bidId= |date=2019-06-11 }}, City of Farmers Branch, for a map.</ref> It is one of seven campuses of [[Dallas College]], and it opened in 1978, making it the newest campus in Dallas College (excluding satellite campuses).
'''Brookhaven College'' (often referred to as '''Brookhaven''' or '''BHC''') is a [[community college]] located in [[Farmers Branch, Texas|Farmers Branch]], [[Texas]] ([[United States|USA]]). Brookhaven is one of seven colleges of the [[Dallas County Community College District]] (DCCCD). Brookhaven opened in 1978 making it the newest college in DCCCD (excluding satellite campuses of the other DCCCD colleges).


Serving northwest Dallas County, Brookhaven College provides freshman- and sophomore-level academic credit courses, which may be applied toward an associate degree or transferred to a four-year college or university. The Core Curriculum is guaranteed to transfer to public universities in Texas.<ref>https://www1.dcccd.edu/cat0910/ss/transfer/core.cfm</ref> Career and technical education programs help prepare students for immediate entrance into the workforce. Along with traditional transfer class offerings, Brookhaven College’s technical program offerings include accounting, automotive technology, business administration, child development, computer information systems, e-commerce, emergency medical services, geospatial technology, international business and trade, management, marketing, nursing, office technology, paramedicine, radiologic technology and visual communications.
Serving northwest Dallas County, Dallas College Brookhaven Campus provides freshman- and sophomore-level academic credit courses, which may be applied toward an associate degree or transferred to a four-year college or university. The Core Curriculum is guaranteed to transfer to public universities in Texas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dcccd.edu/cd/credit/core/pages/default.aspx|title=Core Curriculum – Core Curriculum|website=Dallas College}}</ref> Career and technical education programs help prepare students for immediate entrance into the workforce. Along with traditional transfer class offerings, Brookhaven College's technical program offerings include accounting, automotive technology, business administration, child development, computer information systems, [[e-commerce]], emergency medical services, geospatial technology, international business and trade, management, marketing, nursing, office technology, paramedicine, radiologic technology and visual communications.


Continuing education classes offer personal or professional development in a variety of subjects including art, business, computers, health care careers, education, English for Speakers of Other Languages, music, nonprofit management, real estate and more. Corporate training also is available.
Continuing education classes offer personal or professional development in a variety of subjects including art, business, computers, health care careers, education, English for Speakers of Other Languages, music, nonprofit management, real estate and more. Corporate training also is available.


==Campus==
==Campus==
Brookhaven College's {{convert|192|acre|km2|adj=on}} campus currently has a total of {{convert|467000|sqft|m2|-2}} of building space divided among 18 buildings. These buildings include the {{convert|20000|sqft|m2|-3|sing=on}} Ellison Miles Geotechnology Institute, one of three similar facilities nationwide to offer continuing professional development to professionals in the oil and gas industries, and the Brookhaven College School of the Arts (BCSA) expanded facility, with a {{convert|2400|sqft|m2|-1|sing=on}} gallery, a renovated ceramics/kiln yard, Macintosh computer lab and a 680-seat performance hall.
Dallas College Brookhaven Campus {{convert|192|acre|km2|adj=on}} currently has a total of {{convert|467000|sqft|m2|-2}} of building space divided among 18 buildings. These buildings include the {{convert|20000|sqft|m2|-3|adj=on}} Brookhaven College Geotechnology Institute, one of three similar facilities nationwide to offer continuing professional development to professionals in the oil and gas industries, and the Brookhaven College School of the Arts (BCSA) expanded facility, with a {{convert|2400|sqft|m2|-1|adj=on}} gallery, a renovated ceramics/kiln yard, Macintosh computer lab and a 680-seat performance hall.

The Dallas Weekend College (DWEC) of [[Our Lady of the Lake University]] moved to Brookhaven in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ollusa.edu/~dalwec/intro.htm|title=Introduction|publisher=Our Lady of the Lake University Dallas Weekend College|date=1999-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991114045907/http://www.ollusa.edu/~dalwec/intro.htm|accessdate=2021-04-19|archive-date=1999-11-14}}</ref>


==Special programs==
==Special programs==
Programs of study added in recent years include associate's degree programs in [[Mexican-American]] Studies (Fall, 2006), [[geographic information systems]] (Fall, 2005) and Criminal Justice (Fall, 2009).
Programs of study added in recent years include associate degree programs in [[Mexican-American]] Studies (Fall, 2006), [[geographic information systems]] (Fall, 2005) and Criminal Justice (Fall, 2009).


In 2006, Brookhaven College began a partnership with the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District to offer an Early College High School program, which admits a limited number of [[ninth grade|ninth-grade]] students to an on-site high school program that allows them to begin their college studies during their [[eleventh grade|eleventh-grade]] year and earn an associate's degree along with their high school diplomas.<ref>http://www.brookhavencollege.edu/divisions/early-college-high-school/ Early College High School</ref> This program is in addition to the existing [[dual enrollment|dual-credit]] program that allows select secondary-school students to enroll in college courses at no cost while continuing at their original high-school campuses.
In 2006, Dallas College Brookhaven Campus began a partnership with the [[Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District]] to offer an [[Early College High School (Farmers Branch, Texas)|Early College High School]] program, which admits a limited number of [[ninth grade|ninth-grade]] students to an on-site high school program that allows them to begin their college studies during their [[eleventh grade|eleventh-grade]] year and earn an associate degree along with their high school diplomas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brookhavencollege.edu/divisions/early-college-high-school/ |title=Brookhaven College: Early College High School |access-date=2006-10-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017055732/http://www.brookhavencollege.edu/divisions/early-college-high-school/ |archive-date=2006-10-17 }} Early College High School</ref> This program is in addition to the existing [[dual enrollment|dual-credit]] program that allows select secondary-school students to enroll in college courses at low cost while continuing at their original high-school campuses.


The college also houses the Head Start Center, which provides child care services for low-income families. The Center also serves as a learning tool for students in the Child Development program.
The college also hosts a Head Start Center, which provides child care services for low-income families. The Center also serves as a learning tool for students in the Child Development program.


The Students 55+ program offers non-credit, enrichment courses for adults 55 and older.
The Students 55+ program offers non-credit, enrichment courses for adults 55 and older.


==Tuition==
==Tuition==
Dallas County residents pay $41 per credit hour, or $123 for a three-hour class. Out-of-county residents pay $76 per credit hour. Out of state and international students are charged $121 per credit hour with a minimum of $200.<ref>https://www1.dcccd.edu/cat0910/tuition/schedule.cfm</ref>
Dallas County residents pay $79 per credit hour, or $237 for a three-hour class. Out-of-county residents pay $137 per credit hour. Out of state and international students are charged $200 per credit unit or a minimum of $200.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dcccd.edu/paying-for-college/cost-tuition/pages/tuition-calculator.aspx|title=Tuition Calculator – Cost and Tuition|website=Dallas College}}</ref>


'''Tuition Waiver for Senior Adults'''
'''Tuition Waiver for Senior Adults'''


Senior adults, those 65 and older, who live in or own property in Dallas Country, can enroll in up to six hours of credit courses each semester or summer session at no cost, based on availability.
Senior adults, those 65 and older, who live in or own property in Dallas County, can enroll in up to six hours of credit courses each semester or summer session at no cost, based on availability.

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==Notable people==
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==Notable alumni==
===Faculty & Administration===
* [[Derek Campos]] – [[Mixed Martial Artist]] signed with [[Bellator MMA]]
* [http://www.wfaa.com/gfields/ Greg Fields], WFAA Meteorologist and [http://www.brookhavencollege.edu/course-schedules/credit/2007/fall/geology.aspx Geology] instructor.
* [[Takudzwa Ngwenya]] – Professional rugby player for the [[United States national rugby union team]]
* [[Jad Saxton]] – voice actress affiliated with [[Funimation]] and [[Sentai Filmworks]]


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.dcccd.edu/ Official website]
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* [http://www.brookhavencollege.edu/ Brookhaven College]
* [http://www.brookhavencourier.com/ ''Brookhaven Courier'']
*[http://www.facebook.com/brookhavencollege/ Brookhaven College Facebook]
*[http://www.twitter.com/brookhaven/ Brookhaven College Twitter]
*[http://www.myspace.com/brookhavencollege/ Brookhaven College Myspace]


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Latest revision as of 16:52, 5 January 2024

Dallas College Brookhaven Campus
MottoDedicated to student success.
TypePublic community College
Established1978
Parent institution
Dallas College
ChancellorJustin D. Lonon
PresidentLinda Braddy, Ph.D.
Academic staff
135 Full-time, 400 Adjunct[1]
Students11,000 as of Spring 2014[2]
Location
Farmers Branch
,
Texas
,
United States
CampusSuburban, 192 acres (0.8 km2)
Athletics4 NJCAA Division III teams[3]
ColorsLight Green and Forest Green
AffiliationsDallas College
MascotBears
Websitewww.dallascollege.edu

Dallas College Brookhaven Campus (Brookhaven or BHC) is a public community college in Farmers Branch, Texas.[4] It is one of seven campuses of Dallas College, and it opened in 1978, making it the newest campus in Dallas College (excluding satellite campuses).

Serving northwest Dallas County, Dallas College Brookhaven Campus provides freshman- and sophomore-level academic credit courses, which may be applied toward an associate degree or transferred to a four-year college or university. The Core Curriculum is guaranteed to transfer to public universities in Texas.[5] Career and technical education programs help prepare students for immediate entrance into the workforce. Along with traditional transfer class offerings, Brookhaven College's technical program offerings include accounting, automotive technology, business administration, child development, computer information systems, e-commerce, emergency medical services, geospatial technology, international business and trade, management, marketing, nursing, office technology, paramedicine, radiologic technology and visual communications.

Continuing education classes offer personal or professional development in a variety of subjects including art, business, computers, health care careers, education, English for Speakers of Other Languages, music, nonprofit management, real estate and more. Corporate training also is available.

Campus

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Dallas College Brookhaven Campus 192-acre (0.78 km2) currently has a total of 467,000 square feet (43,400 m2) of building space divided among 18 buildings. These buildings include the 20,000-square-foot (2,000 m2) Brookhaven College Geotechnology Institute, one of three similar facilities nationwide to offer continuing professional development to professionals in the oil and gas industries, and the Brookhaven College School of the Arts (BCSA) expanded facility, with a 2,400-square-foot (220 m2) gallery, a renovated ceramics/kiln yard, Macintosh computer lab and a 680-seat performance hall.

The Dallas Weekend College (DWEC) of Our Lady of the Lake University moved to Brookhaven in 1997.[6]

Special programs

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Programs of study added in recent years include associate degree programs in Mexican-American Studies (Fall, 2006), geographic information systems (Fall, 2005) and Criminal Justice (Fall, 2009).

In 2006, Dallas College Brookhaven Campus began a partnership with the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District to offer an Early College High School program, which admits a limited number of ninth-grade students to an on-site high school program that allows them to begin their college studies during their eleventh-grade year and earn an associate degree along with their high school diplomas.[7] This program is in addition to the existing dual-credit program that allows select secondary-school students to enroll in college courses at low cost while continuing at their original high-school campuses.

The college also hosts a Head Start Center, which provides child care services for low-income families. The Center also serves as a learning tool for students in the Child Development program.

The Students 55+ program offers non-credit, enrichment courses for adults 55 and older.

Tuition

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Dallas County residents pay $79 per credit hour, or $237 for a three-hour class. Out-of-county residents pay $137 per credit hour. Out of state and international students are charged $200 per credit unit or a minimum of $200.[8]

Tuition Waiver for Senior Adults

Senior adults, those 65 and older, who live in or own property in Dallas County, can enroll in up to six hours of credit courses each semester or summer session at no cost, based on availability.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ Brookhaven College Office of Institutional Research, 2009
  2. ^ Brookhaven College Office of Institutional Research, 2014
  3. ^ "Brookhaven College: Athletics". Archived from the original on 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
  4. ^ Home Archived 2019-04-19 at the Wayback Machine. Brookhaven College. Retrieved on April 20, 2019. "3939 Valley View Lane Farmers Branch, TX 75244" Some other versions may specify "Dallas, TX" as the mailing address city name (for example Early College High School's site says: "3939 Valley View Ln, Dallas, TX 75244"), but the college is in Farmers Branch. See: "2013 City Council Districts Archived 2019-06-11 at the Wayback Machine, City of Farmers Branch, for a map.
  5. ^ "Core Curriculum – Core Curriculum". Dallas College.
  6. ^ "Introduction". Our Lady of the Lake University Dallas Weekend College. 1999-11-14. Archived from the original on 1999-11-14. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  7. ^ "Brookhaven College: Early College High School". Archived from the original on 2006-10-17. Retrieved 2006-10-09. Early College High School
  8. ^ "Tuition Calculator – Cost and Tuition". Dallas College.
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