bˈɑːtʃnɚ ɹᵻsˈiːvd hɪz bˌiːˌɛfˈeɪ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː ænd ˈɑːnɚɹˌɛɹi dˈɑːktɚɹ ʌv fˈaɪn ˈɑːɹts ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv fɹʌmðə skˈuːl ʌv ˈɑːɹt æt kˈɑːɹnəɡi mˈɛlən jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi.
Bochner received his BFA in 1962 and honorary Doctor of Fine Arts in 2005 from the School of Art at Carnegie Mellon University.