Hostos Community College
Eugenio María de Hostos Community College of The City University of New York is a public community college in the South Bronx, New York City. It is part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system and was created by an act of the Board of Higher Education in 1968 in response to demands from the Hispanic/Puerto Rican community, which was urging for the establishment of a college to serve the people of the South Bronx. In 1970, the college admitted its first class of 623 students at the site of a former tire factory. Several years later, the college moved to a larger site nearby at 149th Street and Grand Concourse. The college also operates a location at the prow building of the Bronx Terminal Market.
Other name | Hostos Community College |
|---|---|
| Type | Public community college |
| Established | 1968 |
Parent institution | City University of New York |
| Endowment | US$2.2 million |
| President | Daisy Cocco De Filippis |
| Provost | Shiang-Kwei Wang |
Academic staff | 499 (210 full-time faculty) |
| Students | 7,387 |
| Address | 500 Grand Concourse , The Bronx, New York City , New York , 10451 , United States 40°49′3″N 73°55′38″W |
| Campus | urban |
| Language | English and Spanish |
Sporting affiliations | City University of New York Athletic Conference |
| Mascot | Caiman |
| Sports | hostosathletics |
| Website | hostos |
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