BCE (disambiguation)

BCE is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to several different concepts. In English-language historical and scientific dating it usually denotes Before Common Era, but the same initials are also used for companies, government bodies, educational institutions, transport facilities, and specialized terms.

Calendar era

• Before Common Era (BCE) – a calendar-era designation equivalent to BC (“Before Christ”) but without explicitly Christian wording. It is normally paired with Common Era (CE), which corresponds to AD.

Companies and organizations

• BCE Inc. – a Canadian telecommunications and media holding company, formerly named Bell Canada Enterprises Inc.; it is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BCE.
• European Central Bank – known as BCE in several languages, including French Banque centrale européenne, Italian Banca centrale europea, Spanish Banco Central Europeo, Portuguese Banco Central Europeu, and Romanian Banca Centrală Europeană.
• Central Bank of Ecuador – Spanish Banco Central del Ecuador, Ecuador’s central bank, commonly abbreviated BCE.
• Corvinus University of Budapest – Hungarian Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem, a Hungarian university that uses the abbreviation BCE.

Education and science

• Bachelor of Civil Engineering – an undergraduate academic degree in civil engineering.
• Bachelor of Chemical Engineering – an undergraduate degree sometimes abbreviated BCE, although BChE is also used.
• Bovine corneal endothelial cells – a cell type used in ophthalmological and cell biology research, often abbreviated BCE cells.

Places and transportation

• Bryce Canyon Airport – an airport in Bryce Canyon, Utah, United States, with the IATA airport code BCE.
• British Columbia Electric Railway – a historical Canadian railway and transit company that operated in British Columbia.

Other uses

• Base civil engineer – in military organizations, the senior engineer responsible for installation infrastructure, environmental compliance, and public works.