Bristol Community College
Tel:
(508) 678-2811
- As a learning resource for education and workforce development in southeastern Massachusetts, Bristol Community College provides programs that nurture the region's economic health and wellbeing and enable individuals to make productive life choices. These programs are characterized by a strong foundation in liberal arts and sciences; an emphasis on practical, employment-oriented education in allied health, engineering and technology, and business; and workforce development from adult literacy to advanced technology skills. To serve a population rich in ethnic and linguistic diversity, and to address the education and training needs of an area who economic base is shifting from unskilled manufacturing to high-skilled service and technology industries, the College offers comprehensive developmental education and adult literacy services in a learner-centered, supportive community. The College also develops active partnerships with business and industry, public schools, colleges and universities, and social service agencies to maintain relevance and effectiveness of all credit and noncredit programming.
School Highlights
Bristol Community College serves 7,214 students (42% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 21:1 is lower than the state community college average of 22:1.
Minority enrollment is 35% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 51%.
Top Placements
Bristol Community College places among the top 20% of community colleges in Massachusetts for:
- Category Attribute
- Community Size Largest student body
- Debt For Students Least debt for graduating students
School Overview
The teacher population of 339 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Bristol Community College | (MA) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 339 staff | 113 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Bristol Community College is a public two-year, comprehensive community college offering more than 120 career and transfer programs of study that lead to associate's degrees or certificates in liberal arts, healthcare, business, engineering technology, and public safety. A learner-centered, supportive community, BCC enrolls more than 8,000 students in credit programs in four locations as well as online through the eLearning program, and hundreds more in noncredit courses and programs. Founded in 1965, BCC is the leading resource for education and workforce development in southeastern Massachusetts, continually providing programs that nurture the region's economic health and well-being and enable individuals to make productive life choices.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Bristol Community College is Community College of Rhode Island (18.7 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- 14,539 students | 18.70 Mi400 East Ave
Warwick, RI 02886
(401) 825-1000 18.7014,539 - 2,516 students | 19.20 MiOne New England Tech Boulevard
East Greenwich, RI 02818
(401) 467-7744 19.202,516 - 6,995 students | 25.90 MiOne Massasoit Boulevard
Brockton, MA 02302
(508) 588-9100 25.906,995 - Dean CollegePrivate, non-profit1,299 students | 29.00 Mi99 Main Street
Franklin, MA 02038
(508) 541-1508 29.001,299 - FINE Mortuary CollegePrivate for-profit101 students | 32.00 Mi150 Kerry Place
Norwood, MA 02062
(781) 762-000000 32.00101
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