Considering a career in health? The Health Studies Department at the Borough of Manhattan Community College offers several degree programs to help you achieve your career goals. Here is a list of Health Studies Contacts.

Start Here and Go Anywhere . . .

With an associate degree in one of our programs, you will be qualified to enter the workforce, obtain additional certificates or go on to a four-year college to finish your health major. We prepare students to pursue both clinical and non-clinical health careers. Wherever you plan to go in healthcare, our degrees will help you get there. We offer degrees in:

Community Health Education
Public Health
School Health Education
Gerontology

BMCC Public Health Academy

Launched in August 2021 with a cohort of 20 students, the Public Health Academy links students with the fast-growing public health career sector. The program will also serve as a pipeline for BMCC students into baccalaureate and master’s degree programs at Hunter College, CUNY and Columbia University as well as provide entry to a variety of public health related professions.

Careers

Upon completion of one of our degrees, you will be prepared for entry level positions in the health care industry, including, community health worker, health and wellness and/or fitness coach, health educator, patient navigator or public health inspector.

Transfer Options

You will be able to continue your education in nursing, pre-med or pre-dental, school health education, physical therapy, mental health counseling, exercise science, massage therapy, nutrition, sonography/radiology, healthcare administration, environmental science or advanced public health majors. BMCC has articulation agreements with a number of schools to allow you to seamlessly transfer after completing your associate degree here.

CONTACT

Health Studies Department
199 Chambers St, Room N-798
New York, NY 10007
(212) 220-1453
hsd@bmcc.cuny.edu

Name	Degree	Type	NYSED Code	HEGIS Code	CIP Code
Community Health Education	AS - Associate in Science	Major	36607 - COH-AS	5506.00	51.2207
Gerontology	AS - Associate in Science	Major	37583 - GER-AS	5506.20	30.1101
Public Health	AS - Associate in Science	Major	38660 - PHE-AS	5299.00	51.2201
School Health Education	AS - Associate in Science	Major	36867 - SHE-AS	5608.00	51.2207

Department: Health Studies