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Bucks County Community College

Newtown, PA

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Bucks County Community College (Bucks) is a public community college in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1964, Bucks has three campuses and online courses: a main campus in Newtown, an "Upper Bucks" campus in the town of Perkasie, and a "Lower Bucks" campus in the town of Bristol. There are also various satellite facilities located throughout the county. The college offers courses via face-to-face classroom-based instruction, eLearning classes offered completely online, and in hybrid (blended) modes that combine face-to-face instruction with online learning. The college is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

History
Tyler Hall & Gardens The main Newtown campus is located on a former estate that Bucks County acquired in very early 1965 from Temple University , which had inherited it from Stella Elkins Tyler, a wealthy benefactor, only two years before. The George F. Tyler Mansion houses administrative offices. [ 3 ] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [ 4 ] In 1968, about 200 students participated in a protest after the president of the college canceled a planned speech by gay rights activist Dick Leitsch . It is notable as one of only two gay rights protests to occur on a college campus prior to the 1969 Stonewall riots . [ 5 ]
Locations
Fitness Center Bucks has three campuses and also offers online classes. [ 6 ] Newtown Newtown Campus is the oldest and largest campus, and is located at 275 Swamp Road in Newtown, Pennsylvania – directly adjacent to Tyler State Park . Facilities include: library, computer labs, science labs, teleconference center, art studios and workshops, TV studios, auditorium, early learning center, fitness center, gymnasium, cafeteria, and café. [ 7 ] Zlock Performing Arts Center Zlock Performing Arts Center In October 2014, the Gateway Auditorium would be renamed in honor of local philanthropists Kevin and Sima Zlock. [ 8 ]
Upper Bucks
The Upper Bucks Campus in Perkasie, Pennsylvania opened in 1999 [ 9 ]
Lower Bucks
Established in 2007, the Gene & Marlene Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks is located in Bristol, Pennsylvania . [ 10 ]

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