Editing Bronx Community College (section)

== History ==
The college was established in 1957 through the efforts of civic-minded groups who felt that there was a growing need for more higher education facilities in the Bronx. Classes began at [[Hunter College]], and later at the former site of the [[Bronx High School of Science]].

In 1973, the [[Dormitory Authority of the State of New York]] acquired the [[New York University-University Heights|University Heights campus]] from [[New York University]] (NYU), which had sold the campus under threat of imminent bankruptcy. Beginning that fall, the BCC moved its operations to the {{convert|55|acre|ha}} site overlooking the [[Harlem River]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Peterson |first=Iver |date=September 19, 1973 |title=N.Y.U. Says It Has Recovered From Brink of Bankruptcy |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/09/19/archives/n-y-u-says-it-has-recoveredfrom-brink-of-bankruptcy-helpful-trends.html |access-date=June 6, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=June 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606191757/https://www.nytimes.com/1973/09/19/archives/n-y-u-says-it-has-recoveredfrom-brink-of-bankruptcy-helpful-trends.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2012, the [[Bronx Community College Library|North Hall and Library]] opened.  The building is designed to resemble many of the historic buildings on campus, and on one end is located next to an entrance of the [[Hall of Fame for Great Americans]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Dunlap|first=David|title=City Room Blogging From Five Boroughs: 'Bronx Community College Gets a Library, and Building, Truly Its Own'|accessdate=August 27, 2014|newspaper=New York Times| url=http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/02/bronx-community-college-gets-a-proper-college-library/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0|date=September 2, 2012}}</ref>