About
Bellefonte Community College is an alternative educational project initiated by the Salesian Sisters (FMA) of Northern India - Shillong in 2010. Drawing its inspiration from the education style of St. John Bosco and St. Maria Domenica Mazzarello, it seeks to embrace both formal and non-formal educational streams and follows a United States’ and Indian model Community College. The rationale behind Bellefonte Community College is to offer educational opportunities in response to the urgent needs of the society particularly young people of the poorer sections in Northeast India. Through job oriented and self-employment educational courses, it seeks to alleviate the poverty stricken population of the region. It is a private, non governmental and non political organization with its own statutes and regulations, an autonomous organization legally constituted without financial aim, working at the national and international levels of co-operation for the welfare and development of the marginalized youth of the North Eastern States. In the certainty that the contribution of women constitutes a winning strategy in the sustainable development of a society, Bellefonte Community College pays specific attention to the empowerment of women as well as young people both girls and boys in academic and vocational courses.
A society fully committed to social justice, equity, harmony and integrity.
To promote appropriate and job-oriented skills especially for young people and capacitate them in choosing professional careers and skills to become self-reliant and honest citizens of the country.
To ensure holistic and integral development of the marginalized Youth, Women and Men according to the Educational Project of Don Bosco and Maria Domenica Mazzarello, our founders.
The Bellefonte Community College envisions running courses covering such as:
Bellefonte Community College,
P.B No.10, Lumshyiap,
Golf Link, Shillong,
Meghalaya - 793001