The outstanding faculty, excellent facilities and innovative programs offered at Brookhaven College combine to make an impressive educational package. We are equipped to serve the changing, growing community with a wide variety of educational, cultural and recreational Opportunities. Brookhaven College is recognized as a valuable community resource.

You will find a full range of accredited freshman- and sophomore-level college courses offered at Brookhaven which are fully transferable to four-year colleges and universities. Students also may pursue a two-year associate degree; work toward certification in technical occupational programs; gain a new skill or refresh an existing one; or simply explore an area of interest.

Counseling and advisement are available for all students enrolling in courses for academic credit. Brookhaven College also offers career counseling and job placement assistance as well as special programs and services for women, veterans, returning adults, students or whom English is a second language, and those with disabilities.

A variety of student and community cultural enrichment offerings complement Brookhaven College's academic programs. Through the Fine Arts Division, the Brookhaven College Center for the Arts makes a variety of cultural and entertainment events available to the Dallas community. Offerings include visual arts exhibits, concerts, dance and theatrical performances by students. National talent who have been showcased include writer, poet Maya Angelou; guitarist Chet Atkins; jazz great Maynard Ferguson; actors Ed Asner and Ossie Davis; and Dallas' own international, award-winning chorus, The Vocal Majority.

Brookhaven College Mission Statement

Brookhaven College is committed to the highest standards of performance in educational programs including, college preparatory, academic transfer, career training, and lifelong learning. The college will maintain a supportive educational environment which emphasizes the processes of reflection, creativity, and responsible decision making. Within this environment the college seeks to serve a diversity of students by offering a broad spectrum of learning experiences.

The college recognizes the worth and dignity of all persons and seeks to be responsive to their needs as well as to those of organizations and businesses in the community. By providing the educational environment described above, Brookhaven College seeks to prepare its students to accept the challenges of the future as responsible and productive members of society and to value and enjoy the contributions of all members of our multicultural community.

1. technical programs up to two years in length leading to associate degrees or certificates;
2. vocational programs leading directly to employment in semi-skilled and skilled occupations;
3. freshman and sophomore courses in arts and sciences, including core and field of study curricula leading to associate and toward baccalaureate degrees;
4. continuing adult education programs for occupational upgrading or personal enrichment;
5. compensatory education programs designed to fulfill the commitment of an admissions policy allowing the enrollment of disadvantaged students;
6. a continuing program of counseling and guidance designed to assist students in achieving their individual educational goals;
7. workforce development programs to meet local and statewide needs; and
   
8. adult literacy and other basic skills programs for adults.

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board or the Dallas County Community College District Board, in the best interest of post-secondary education in Texas, may prescribe other purposes.

Accreditation

Institutional Memberships

• American Association of Community Colleges
• Texas Public Community/Junior College Association
• The Texas Association of Colleges and Universities
• The League for Innovation in the Community College