Dallas College Brookhaven
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| Motto | Dedicated to student success. |
|---|---|
| Type | Public community College |
| Established | 1978 |
Parent institution | Dallas College |
| Chancellor | Justin D. Lonon |
| President | Linda Braddy |
Academic staff | 135 full-time, 400 part-time[1] |
| Students | 11,000 (spring 2014)[2] |
| Location | , , United States |
| Campus | Suburban, 192 acres (0.8 km2) |
| Colors | Light Green and Forest Green |
Sporting affiliations | NJCAA Division III[3] |
| Mascot | Bears |
| Website | www |
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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).
Campus
[edit]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.[5]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Derek Campos – mixed martial artist
- Brian Mushana Kwesiga - engineer, author, and civic leader[6]
- Takudzwa Ngwenya – professional rugby player
- Jad Saxton – voice actress
References
[edit]- ^ Brookhaven College Office of Institutional Research, 2009
- ^ Brookhaven College Office of Institutional Research, 2014
- ^ "Brookhaven College: Athletics". Archived from the original on 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Kyamutetera, Muhereza (8 January 2023). "From Lockheed Martin to Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Technologies; Meet Brian Kwesiga, a Systems Engineer from Rukungiri, Uganda making moves in the US defence and aerospace world". CEO East Africa.
External links
[edit]- Universities and colleges in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
- Universities and colleges established in 1978
- Dallas College
- 1978 establishments in Texas
- Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
- NJCAA schools
- Community colleges in Texas
- Two-year colleges in the United States
- Universities and colleges in Dallas County, Texas

