Bunker Hill Community College s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is one of the largest in the country. Led by John Vacarro, a business faculty member and several hundred business students, the program serves more than 4,000 taxpayers each year. Using state-of-the-art equipment students provide free assistance to low-income residents, while multilingual students help non-English speakers. The VITA program is woven into students Bunker Hill education through a course on business administration and income tax.

