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Type | Public community college |
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Established | December 1965 [1] |
Accreditation | NECHE |
President | Laura L. Douglas, Ph.D. [2] |
Administrative staff | 432 |
Students | 11,111 full time 17,923 in noncredit enrollments [3] |
Location | , , United States 41°43′19.68″N71°7′13.99″W / 41.7221333°N 71.1205528°W |
Campus | Suburban, 65 acres (26 ha) |
Colors | Green & gray |
Nickname | Bristol Bayhawks |
Sporting affiliations | NJCAA Division III |
Mascot | Bayhawk |
Website | www |
Bristol Community College (Bristol) is a public community college with four campuses in Southeastern Massachusetts.
The college was originally established in December 1965 when it was instituted by the Massachusetts Board of Regional Community Colleges.
The Fall River campus is located on 65 acres (260,000 m2) of land at 777 Elsbree Street. There are three additional campuses in New Bedford located at 800 Purchase Street, Attleboro located at 11 Field Road and Taunton located at 2 Hamilton St. [4]
Prior to 2014, Bristol held Taunton operations through day and night classes at Cohannet School and Benjamin A. Friedman Middle School, respectively. [5] In 2014 it occupied the former Taunton Catholic Middle School in Taunton, [6] which now houses a satellite campus of its own. [5] In 2021, it moved to the centrally-located former Coyle & Cassidy Memorial High School. [4]
Bristol Community College offers associate degrees and certificates in over 150 academic programs, ranging from Associate of Science degrees, Associate of Arts degrees, Associate of Applied Science degrees, and a wide range of certificates. Bristol Community College is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. [7]
At the end of the 2010–11 year, Bristol Community College had an undergraduate population of 12,123 day and evening credit students, along with an additional 17,439 in noncredit enrollments. The average annual tuition and fees for in-state students was around $4,166, whereas the out-of-state students paid, on average, about $9,482 in total annual tuition and fees. The average cost for a 3 credit course is approximately $498, equivalent to about $166 per credit. [3]
The Bristol's athletic program was re-established in 2008. Under the guidance of Derek Viveiros as the athletic director, the college now competes in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) in five varsity sports: men's and women's soccer in the fall, men's and women's basketball in the winter, and men's golf in the spring. [8] The current mascot is the "Bristol Bayhawk."
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