Bristol Community College is a public community college located in Fall River, MA. It offers 111 programs for degree/certificate. (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 of Bristol Community College is $5,412 for Massachusetts residents and $10,356 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Massachusetts public community colleges' average ($10,966).

The school has 5,822 students, which is higher than Massachusetts community collleges' average (2,574). In addition, 3,290 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (13 to 1) of Massachusetts community colleges.


2024 Tuition & Fees

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 tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance - Bristol CC
Massachusetts ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$5,412$10,356
Books & Supplies$2,000
Off-Campus Living Costs$6,850
Average Financial Aid$4,561
Cost of Attendance$14,262$19,206
After Financial Aid$9,701$14,645
Bristol CC Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Massachusetts ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Bristol Community College$5,412$10,356
Public Community Colleges in Massachusetts$5,706$10,966
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$4,992$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Bristol Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online Programs21NOT OFFERED
Total Programs5556NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.

CertificateAssociateBachelor
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Deaf StudiesNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Comparative Group StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED 14 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED 35 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/ProgrammerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Game ProgrammingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry ChefNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Culinary Arts/Chef TrainingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Culinary Arts and Related Services (other)NOT OFFERED 12 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 10 completers
NOT OFFERED
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 15 completers
NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
EngineeringNOT OFFERED 12 completers
NOT OFFERED
Structural EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Water Resources EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Surveying EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Language Interpretation and TranslationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Legal Assistant/ParalegalNOT OFFERED 6 completers
NOT OFFERED
Legal Support Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 110 completers
NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 179 completers
NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED 32 completers
NOT OFFERED
BiotechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
GerontologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sustainability StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ThanatologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Chemical Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED 30 completers
NOT OFFERED
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fightingNOT OFFERED 14 completers
NOT OFFERED
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/PolicyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Social WorkNOT OFFERED 26 completers
NOT OFFERED
Social Work (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Digital ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Design and Visual CommunicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Graphic DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFERED 23 completers
NOT OFFERED
Intermedia/MultimediaNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Dental Hygiene/HygienistNOT OFFERED 22 completers
NOT OFFERED
Medical Transcription/TranscriptionistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapist AssistantNOT OFFERED 14 completers
NOT OFFERED
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrocardiograph Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory TechnicianNOT OFFERED 10 completers
NOT OFFERED
Phlebotomy Technician/PhlebotomistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 74 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED 36 completers
NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 56 completers
NOT OFFERED
Office Management and SupervisionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Project ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and BookkeepingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Executive Assistant/Executive SecretaryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data EntryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services (other)NOT OFFERED 8 completers
NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Banking and Financial Support ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Real EstateNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 5,822 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) Enrollment

Of the 5,822 total students, 4,735 students enrolled through distance learning (3,290 students enrolled exclusively and 1,445 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

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Bristol Community College.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address777 Elsbree St, Fall River, MA
Phone774-357-2811
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$5,412
Out-of-State$10,356
Student Population »5,822 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »21%
Transfer-out Rate5%
Retention Rate59% (Full-time)
39% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$4,561
Students to Faculty14:1 (7.14%)