Boricua College
3755 Broadway
New York, NY 10032

Boricua College is the first post-secondary educational institution in the United States specifically designed to meet the educational needs of Puerto Ricans and other Spanish-speaking people. Located in New York City, one campus is in the historic Audubon Terrace of Manhattan's Upper West Side, while a second campus is located in the Williamsburg and Greenpoint sections of Brooklyn. The College enrolls 1,200 full-time students in degree programs leading to the Associate in Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, and Master of Arts and Master of Science degrees. Fields of study include Childhood Education, Human Services, Business Administration, Liberal Arts and Sciences and Inter-American Studies. The College employs one of the largest concentrations of Latino bilingual professionals in the City of New York including 130 full-time and 100 part-time faculty and staff members. Consistent with its Latino world view, Boricua College offers New York City a broad base of expert knowledge about Latin America, the Caribbean, and the experience of Puerto Rican and Latino immigrants in New York.


Quick Facts:

• From this liberal arts base, students can then progress through a series of academic programs leading to Bachelors of Arts, Bachelors of Science and Masters degrees.
• Boricua awards numerical credits at the end of each academic term and does not use traditional letter grades.
• At the core of academic programs at Boricua is a way of learning called Individualized Instruction. For this unique part of the College's program each student meets individually with a Faculty Facilitator for one hour each week of every learning cycle, to plan and evaluate an individualized program of learning designed to meet that particular student's educational needs and career aspirations.
• Boricua College is a member of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities, the Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities, the College and University Personnel Association, the National Association of College and University Business Officers, Eastern Association of College and University Business Officers, and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities.
• Boricua College exists to meet the educational needs of Puerto Ricans and other Latinos and residents of New York City.
• The Federal Work Study Program provides eligible students with funds for meeting educational costs. It further provides an opportunity to gain work experience in community and professional settings.