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Bristol Community College

Bristol Community College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Fall River, MA. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $10,224 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 5,822 and it offers 48 programs(3 online programs). By program type, it has 2 12-weeks certificate, 46 1-year certificate, and 26 associate programs.
Last year, a total of 1,340 students completed and earned certificate or associate degree at Bristol Community College.

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Bristol Community College is $10,224 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Bristol Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
54% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $5,024 (exclude student loans).
BCC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$10,224
Average Financial Amount$5,024

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Bristol Community College offers 48 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate and Less than 1-Year Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 1,340 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Bristol Community College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate200
Less than 1 Year Certificate462233
Total4821,340

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 233 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 1,107 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)✕0-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions (other)✕0-
Total0
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Agricultural Business and Management✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Word Processing✕0-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕3-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕2-
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)✕2-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training✕2-
Personal and Culinary Services (other)✕6-
Education [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕3-
Education (other)✕9-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Robotics Technology/Technician✕0-
Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician✕1-
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician✕2-
Surveying Technology/Surveying✕1-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician✕3-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD✕1-
Solar Energy Technology/Technician✕1-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✔ (1 completers) 13 completers-
Language Interpretation and Translation✕4-
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (other)✕5-
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation✔4-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 5 completers$22,900
Legal Support Services (other)✕5-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Gerontology✕0-
Sustainability Studies✕0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✔ (1 completers) 50 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✔50-
Human Services [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Social Work (other)✕4-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist✕3-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Commercial and Advertising Art✕5-
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)✕8-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 51 completers-
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist✕0-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary✕4-
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)✕7-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕21-
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant✕0-
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)✕1-
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician✕7-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions (other)✕6-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕5-
Business [+] ✕ 32 completers-
Office Management and Supervision✕4-
Project Management✕12-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)✕2-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕1-
Parts, Warehousing, and Inventory Management Operations✕6-
Customer Service Support/Call Center/Teleservice Operation✕2-
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (other)✕2-
Information Resources Management✕0-
Marketing (other)✕3-
Total233
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant✕11-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✔ (1 completers) 26 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✔26-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 43 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕43-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 23 completers-
Culinary Arts and Related Services (other)✕23-
Education [+] ✕ 42 completers-
Elementary Education and Teaching✕16-
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching✕26-
Engineering [+] ✕ 35 completers-
Engineering✕35-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)✕19-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 5 completers-
American Sign Language (ASL)✕5-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Legal Professions and Studies (other)✕6-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 422 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕198-
General Studies✕224-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 43 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕43-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 62 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕55-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting✕7-
Human Services [+] ✕ 27 completers-
Social Work✕27-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 24 completers-
Fine/Studio Arts✕24-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 144 completers-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist✕33-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician✕0-
Occupational Therapist Assistant✕18-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician✕9-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕84-
Business [+] ✔ 175 completers-
Business/Commerce✔51-
Business Administration and Management✔103-
Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services (other)✕13-
Hospitality Administration/Management✕8-
Total1,107

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 5,822 students are attending at Bristol Community College. There are 118 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 383 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1 (7.14%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 392 (full-time) and 542 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Bristol Community College is 21% and transfer-out rate is 8%. The retention rate is 60% at the school.
BCC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population5,822
Graduation Rate21%
Number of Faculty501
Student to Faculty Ratio14 to 1

Student Population at BCC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 5,977 students enrolled into Bristol Community College. By gender, 2,027 male and 3,950 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Bristol Community College.
Student Population By Gender
Bristol Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,9772,0273,950
Full-time2,3338731,460
Part-tme3,6441,1542,490
There are 3,679 White (61.55%), 623 Black/African American (10.42%), 589 Hispanic (9.85%), 146 Asian (2.44%), and 1,517 students with other races attending Bristol Community College.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Bristol Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,9772,0273,950
American Indian/Native American19910
Asian1466185
Black/African American623194429
Hispanic589147442
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander12111
White3,6791,3012,378
Two More355114241
Un-Known554200354
Non-resident Alien000
Bristol Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
5,870 students (98.21% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 14 students (0.23% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Bristol Community College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Bristol Community College
Number of Students
Total5,977
Enrolled Online Exclusively5,870
Enrolled Some Online Courses14
Not in Online Courses93
By age range, at Bristol Community College, 1,857 students are aged 20 to 24 (31.07% of total students), 1,847 students are aged below 20 (30.90%), 133 students are aged above 50 (3.98%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Bristol Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,9772,0273,950
Under 18421156265
Age 18-191,426626800
Age 20-211,054393661
Age 22-24803270533
Age 25-29856233623
Age 30-34581137444
Age 35-39361103258
Age 40-4933866272
Age 50-641193386
Over 641468
Age Un-Known440

Directory and Accreditation Information

Bristol Community College is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1970 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Bristol Community College.
777 Elsbree St, Fall River, MA
774-357-2811
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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