Bristol Community College

 
777 Elsbree Street
Fall River, MA 02720

Bristol Community College positions itself as a great first choice for students who are serious about getting started on their future. Whether you have your goals already set or are still defining what those goals are, Bristol Community College says it has the programs, the resources and the people to make sure you succeed.

Bristol Community College is a two-year community college offering career and transfer programs that lead to associate degrees or certificates. The Massachusetts college offers over 90 programs of study, including animation and motion graphics, biomanufacturing technology, and deaf studies.

This Massachusetts college has two campuses: one in suburban Fall River and another in downtown New Bedford. Bristol Community College also has satellite campuses at the Greater New Bedford Vocational Technical High school in New Bedford, Attleboro High School in Attleboro and at Taunton High School in Taunton. Students also can choose to attend Bristol Community College through its distance-learning program. Not sure if online learning is right for you? Try the Massachusetts eLearning Orientation Session.

Quick Facts:

During the fall of 2005, approximately 6,900 day and evening students were enrolled in credit-granting courses.

In the 2002-03 school year, approximately 40 percent of Bristol Community College students received some sort of financial aid.

The Massachusetts college has more than 25,000 alumni who have completed 30 credits or more and 90 percent of those alumni live within 30 miles of campus.

Bristol Community College offers an array of student activities including Clinical Lab Science Club, the Gay Straight Alliance and The Observer, the student-run newspaper.

The Academic Center for Entrepreneurship at Bristol Community College works with students and members of the community to provide support and tools needed to start a small business or entrepreneurial venture.