Bristol Community College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Bristol Community College was established in December, 1965 by the Massachusetts Board of Regional Community Colleges. The college is located in Fall River, Massachusetts and is also known as BCC. In addition to its main campus, BCC has satellite campuses in Taunton, New Bedford, and Attleboro. The college offers more than 90 associate degrees and certificate programs.

The academic departments of BCC are organized into various divisions, such as the behavioral and social sciences, humanities and arts, history, science and mathematics. The scholarships offered by the college include the BCC Foundation Scholarships, Edward Adaskin Family Scholarship, Altrusa Club/ Camilla C. Pickering Memorial Scholarship, H. M. Booth Theatre Scholarship, the Agnes Lindsey Scholarship, and many more.

There are several student clubs and organizations at BCC. Some of these are the Cambodian Student Association, the Clinical Lab Science Club, Complementary Health Care and Therapeutic Massage Club, Criminal Justice Society, Habitat for Humanity, International Club and the Ski and Snowboarding Club.

BCC participates in a wide variety of sports like men’s and women’s soccer and basketball. They compete in the National Junior College Athletic Association. Its athletic teams are nicknamed the Bristol Bees.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in security and law enforcement, engineering, fine arts, and cooking and culinary arts.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 8,100 in 2009-2010 (5,027 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 66% of the student body. About 11% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY (4 awarded)

• Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (142 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Fashion Merchandising
• Information Resources Management/CIO Training
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Parts, Warehousing, and Inventory Management Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (38 awarded)

• Computer Programming
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Computer and Information Systems Security
• Computer/Info Tech Services Administration & Management
• Information Technology
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (56 awarded)

• Culinary Arts and Related Services
• Personal and Culinary Services

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (61 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (16 awarded)

• Engineering
• Surveying Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (37 awarded)

• Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician
• Industrial Technology/Technician
• Surveying Technology/Surveying

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (27 awarded)

• Public Administration and Social Service Professions
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (16 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (1 awarded)

• Tourism and Travel Services Management

LAW (2 awarded)

• Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary

LIBERAL ARTS (259 awarded)

• American Sign Language (ASL)
• General Studies
• Language Interpretation and Translation
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MEDIA (17 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Communications Technologies/Technicians & Support Services

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (30 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
• Health and Medical Administrative Services
• Medical Office Management/Administration
• Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (55 awarded)

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
• Medical/Clinical Assistant

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (70 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (15 awarded)

• Occupational Therapist Assistant

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (13 awarded)

• Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services
• Office Management and Supervision
• Word Processing

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (4 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (148 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (13 awarded)

• Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage