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50 Years of Bucks County Community College
Bucks turned 50 and celebrated its golden anniversary by kicking off at commencement in May 2014. Celebration Events included the groundbreaking of a new science building and a commissioned art premier gala. 50th Anniversary Celebration -
BCCC Founded
Bucks County Community College was founded in 1964 as the first public two-year college in the county. Sponsored by the County of Bucks under provisions of Pennsylvania's Community College Act, the college's first 15-member Board of Trustees was appointed on October 5, 1964, by the County Commissioners.
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Newtown Campus Site Found
Three months later, the site of the college was determined when the county acquired 200 acres of the former 2,000 acre Tyler Estate in Newtown Township from Temple University. The estate had been bequeathed to Temple in 1963 by Mrs. Stella Elkins Tyler, a sculptress and patron of the arts who had been a university trustee for 20 years. -
Major Expansion Project - Newtown
Over the years the Newtown campus continued to grow. In 1968 the first major expansion included construction of Founders Hall, the Library (Pemberton Hall), the Gymnasium and pool, and the Student Union Building, now named the Charles E. Rollins Center in honor of the college's founding president. -
Hicks Art Center Built
The 1972 expansion included construction of Penn Hall, a new Library, including an audio-visual center, an auditorium and two television studios; conversion of the original Library into Pemberton Hall; and conversion of a carriage-style garage into the Hicks Art Center. A fine woodworking studio was added to the Hicks Art Center in 1980. In 1994, the Music and Multimedia Center was constructed for the college's music and communication students. -
Early learning Center
The Early Learning Center, a childcare center for children of students and staff, opened in 1973 and moved to its own building behind Founders Hall in 1987. -
Bristol Center Opened
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Upper Bucks Campus Opens
Upper Bucks Campus opens in Perkasie, -
Gateway Center
The Gateway Center, which houses science labs, a teleconference center, and computer classrooms, was constructed in 1999, expanding the Library. -
3D Arts Building
The 3D Arts building opened in 2002, providing extensive modern facilities for sculpture, ceramics and glassblowing programs, which had been housed in the Art Barn on the east end of campus. -
Allied Health Building
The Allied Health building, adjacent to the Music and Multimedia Center, opened in 2006 to house the College's Practical Nursing, Radiography, and other Allied Health programs. -
New Lower Bucks Campus Opened
To better serve the needs of the entire county, the college opened a 55,000-square-foot Lower Bucks Campus in 2007, complete with science labs, classrooms, and meeting rooms. -
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UBC Expanision
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Linksz Pavilion
Extensive renovations of the Newtown campus included the addition of the 9,000-square foot Linksz Pavilion in 2012, dedicated to Dr. James J. Linksz, the college's second president. -
Science Center
Bucks has also added a 38,000-square foot Science Center, opening in 2017, to provide more classrooms and laboratories for the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Department. And the Advising and Transfer Center, along with Career Services, have been combined into newly renovated space in lower level of the Rollins Center, providing students with easier access to the advice they need to launch their academic and professional careers.
