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Bristol Community College

Bristol Community College
777 Elsbree St
Fall River, MA 02720-7395

Official telephone: (774) 357-2811
Website: https://www.bristolcc.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Student:Faculty ratio: 15:1
Total faculty: 32 men, 22 women
Full-time faculty: 10 men, 7 women
Part-time faculty: 22 men, 15 women

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Agriculture, General
  • Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef
  • Banking and Financial Support Services
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Technology/Technician
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Game Programming
  • Computer Programming/Programmer, General
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Culinary Arts and Related Services, Other
  • Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other
  • Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy
  • Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
  • Deaf Studies
  • Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
  • Digital Arts
  • Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Electromechanical/Electromechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Science
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Science
  • Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Fire Science/Fire-fighting
  • General Studies
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Intermedia/Multimedia
  • Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Marine Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Occupational Therapist Assistant
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Real Estate
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Social Work
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Structural Engineering
  • Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Wind Energy Technology/Technician
Certificates

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Agriculture, General
  • Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture
  • American Indian/Native American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services, Other
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry
  • Chemical Technology/Technician
  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other
  • Comparative Group Studies
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist
  • Computer Programming, Other
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Culinary Arts/Chef Training
  • Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other
  • Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy
  • Deaf Studies
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, Other
  • Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician
  • Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)
  • Energy Systems Technology/Technician
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other
  • Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Gerontology
  • Graphic Design
  • Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
  • Language Interpretation and Translation
  • Legal Studies
  • Legal Support Services, Other
  • Marketing, Other
  • Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD
  • Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
  • Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Network and System Administration/Administrator
  • Office Management and Supervision
  • Precision Production Trades, General
  • Project Management
  • Robotics Technology/Technician
  • Science Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Social Work, Other
  • Solar Energy Technology/Technician
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
  • Surveying Engineering
  • Surveying Technology/Surveying
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Thanatology
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician
  • Water Resources Engineering
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for relevant life experience
  • neither credit nor placement for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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