Fast Facts

Here's where you'll find a quick overview of key points about Bucks and some answers to frequently asked questions.

Where is Bucks located?

Main campus: 275 Swamp Road, Newtown, PA 18940. 215-968-8000
Lower Bucks campus: 1304 Veterans Highway (formerly New Rodgers Road), Bristol, PA 19007. 267-685-4800
Upper Bucks campus: One Hillendale Drive, Perkasie, PA 18944. 215-258-7700
Public Safety Training Center: 1760 South Easton Road, Doylestown, PA 18901. 215-340-8417

How do I get to Bucks?

You can find maps and directions to all our campuses here.

Is there parking on the campus?

Students with a parking permit may park on the Newtown campus in the student section of lot A or anywhere in lots B, C, D and E; or at the Lower Bucks Campus and Upper Bucks Campus in the student lots.

How do I get a parking permit for the main campus?

After first registering for classes at main campus in Newtown, students can get a parking permit at the Security and Safety Office in Cottage 4. Permits at may be obtained from the on duty Security Officer at the LBC and UBC. Permits are free, but students must show something from the college with their student I.D. number on it and vehicle registration.

Everyone who visits the Newtown campus, and is not an employee or student, should obtain a visitors or temporary parking permit from Security in Cottage 4.

What programs do you offer in the healthcare field?

For information about becoming a Registered Nurse, visit our Nursing web site. For information about being a Practical Nurse, Nurse Aide, Pharmacy Technician, Radiography technician or for other allied health programs, visit the Healthcare Institute web site.

Is there a student newspaper on campus?

Yes, The Centurion is an independent student publication issued ten times each semester. It is distributed on campus and can be accessed online.

What is the history of Bucks?

Bucks County Community College was founded in 1964, fulfilling the need for a public two-year college to serve local high school graduates and other county residents seeking higher education.

The initial proposal was presented to the public in 1963 by the then Office of Bucks County Superintendent of Schools. Subsequently, the Bucks County School Directors Association urged the Board of Commissioners, in 1964, to sponsor the proposed school under the provisions of Act 848 (the Community College Act). The commissioners unanimously agreed, adopting a legal resolution on June 22, 1964.

The Pennsylvania State Board of Education approved the proposal in September, and a 15-member Bucks County Community College Board of Trustees was appointed on October 5, 1964, by the commissioners.

The site for the college was determined three months later, when Bucks County acquired, from Temple University, 200 acres of the former Tyler Estate in Newtown Township. The estate had been bequeathed to Temple two years earlier by Mrs. Stella Elkins Tyler, a sculptress and patron of the arts who was a Temple trustee for 20 years.

Most Bucks graduates continue their education at Pennsylvania's four-year colleges. Bucks graduates have also gone on to pursue studies at more than 300 four-year institutions in 45 states and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Germany, France, Great Britain, and Sweden.

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