Bristol Community College

Bristol Community College is a public community college located in Fall River, MA. It offers 111 programs through Certificate and Associate's programs. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 3 programs). It is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education.
The 2024 tuition & fees are $5,832 for Massachusetts residents and $10,776 for out-of-state students at Bristol Community College. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average costs ($11,216) of public community colleges in Massachusetts.
It has 6,950 students that are higher than the average population (3,164 students) of community colleges in Massachusetts. In addition, 3,186 students have enrolled online exclusively. The student to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 which is lower than the average ratio (14 to 1) of Massachusetts community colleges. The average earning after 10 years of graduation from the school is $35,100.
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Academic Overview

Bristol Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Fall River, Massachusetts.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $5,832 for Massachusetts residents and $10,776 for other students on average. It offers 111 degree programs through 55 Certificate, 56 Associate's programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 3 programs (2 Certificate, 1 Associate's programs).
Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 years, public
Address777 Elsbree St, Fall River, MA
Phone774-357-2811
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$5,832
Out-of-State$10,776
Student Population »6,950 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »22%
Transfer-out Rate7%
Retention Rate54% (Full-time)
44% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$5,274
Students to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation$35,100

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $5,832 for Massachusetts residents and $10,776 for out-of-state students at Bristol Community College. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average tuition ($11,216) over public community colleges in Massachusetts.
The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Bristol Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Massachusetts community colleges and all U.S. community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes in tuition over the last 5 years.
Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs at the school. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.
2024 Cost Of Attendance
Massachusetts ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$5,832$10,776
Books & Supplies$2,000
Off-Campus Living Costs$6,850
Average Financial Aid$5,274
Cost of Attendance$14,682$19,626
After Financial Aid$9,408$14,352
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation$35,100
2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
Massachusetts ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Bristol Community College$5,832$10,776
Public Community Colleges in Massachusetts$5,956$11,216
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$5,207$8,749

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Bristol Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. Of that, 3 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Certificate, 1 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.
Total Number of Programs
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online Programs21NOT OFFERED
Total Programs5556NOT OFFERED
The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.
The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.
You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
what is Agriculture program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Agroecology and Sustainable AgricultureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary AssistantNOT OFFERED 12 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Deaf StudiesNOT OFFERED 3 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Communication and Journalism program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED 14 completers
ONLINE / CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED 35 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/ProgrammerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Game ProgrammingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Personal and Culinary Services program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Culinary Arts and Related Services (other)NOT OFFERED 12 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Education program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 10 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 15 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Engineering program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
EngineeringNOT OFFERED 12 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Structural EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biomedical Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marine Engineering Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Wind Energy Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)NOT OFFERED 17 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Legal Studies program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Legal Assistant/ParalegalNOT OFFERED 6 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 110 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 179 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED 32 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
BiotechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Physical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED 30 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fightingNOT OFFERED 14 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/PolicyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Social WorkNOT OFFERED 26 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Digital ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Design and Visual CommunicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFERED 23 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Intermedia/MultimediaNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Dental Hygiene/HygienistNOT OFFERED 22 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical SecretaryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapist AssistantNOT OFFERED 14 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory TechnicianNOT OFFERED 10 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 74 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Business program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED 36 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 56 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Executive Assistant/Executive SecretaryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services (other)NOT OFFERED 8 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Banking and Financial Support ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Real EstateNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 6,950 students at Bristol Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 2,027 male students and 3,950 female students are attending the school.
The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.
Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total5,9772,3333,644
Male Students2,0278731,154
Female Students3,9501,4602,490

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Bristol Community College, there are 5,822 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 4,735 students were attending classes through distance learning (3,290 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,445 are enrolled in some online courses) .
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment5,822
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,290
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,445
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,087
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