Seeing friends and classmates walking across the quads is a big part of what gives Brooklyn College a small college feel, despite its more than 17,000 students. We have two quads: the original Central Quad surrounded by ivy-covered buildings, and the new West Quad, where our brand-new West Quad Center is located and a new science complex is on the drawing board. On a sunny day, both quads fill up with students and sometimes whole classes, eager to enjoy the scenery and weather.