Bristol Community College

College in Fall River, Massachusetts, US

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Bristol Community College

Type| Public community college
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|

Fall River, New Bedford, Attleboro, Taunton

Massachusetts

United States

41°43′19.68″N 71°7′13.99″W﻿ / ﻿41.7221333°N 71.1205528°W﻿ / 41.7221333; -71.1205528
Campus| Suburban, 65 acres (26 ha)
Colors|  Green & gray
Nickname| Bristol Bayhawks

Sporting affiliations

| NJCAA Division III
Mascot| Bayhawk
Website| www.bristolcc.edu

Bristol Community College (Bristol) is a public community college with four campuses in Southeastern Massachusetts.

## History[edit]

The college was originally established in December 1965 when it was instituted by the Massachusetts Board of Regional Community Colleges.

## Campuses[edit]

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]

## Academics[edit]

Bristol's Fall River Campus

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]

## Student life[edit]

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]

## Athletics[edit]

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."

## Notable people[edit]

* William E. Kaufman, professor of philosophy, author of several theology books including Journeys: An Introductory Guide to Jewish Mysticism, The Case for God, A Question of Faith: An Atheist and a Rabbi Debate the Existence of God With Morton Shor and The Evolving God in Jewish Process Theology.
* Dana Mohler-Faria, former BCC Assistant Dean of Administrative Services (served from 1984 to 1987), former president of Bridgewater State College and the Special Advisor for Education to the former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick.
* David B. Sullivan, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1997–2013)
* Howard Tinberg, professor of English, the Carnegie Foundation's Outstanding Community College Professor of 2004.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "History of BCC". Archived from the original on September 3, 2009. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
2. ^ "House approves millions for BCC, UMD improvements". Archived from the original on March 11, 2012.
3. ^ a b "Bristol Community College Fall 2008 Facts" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2009. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
4. ^ a b "Here's a look inside Bristol Community College's new Taunton Center at Coyle & Cassidy". Taunton Daily Gazette. 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
5. ^ a b "Bristol Community College officially opens new Taunton learning center". The Herald News. 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
6. ^ "Bristol Community College moves into former Taunton Catholic Middle School". The Herald News. 2014-07-30. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
7. ^ Massachusetts Institutions – NECHE, New England Commission of Higher Education, retrieved May 26, 2021
8. ^ http://www.heraldnews.com/special_reports/special_projects/x718254894/PROGRESS-09-Sports-Leisure. Retrieved September 13, 2009. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)[dead link]

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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Fall River, Massachusetts

History|

* American Printing Company
* Battle of Freetown
* B.M.C. Durfee High School 1886 building
* Bradford Durfee Textile School/Bradford Durfee College of Technology
* Corky Row Historic District
* Downtown Fall River Historic District
* Fall River Railroad
* Fall River Iron Works
* Fall River Line
* Great Fall River fire of 1928
* Highlands Historic District
* Lower Highlands Historic District
* Historic Places
* Oak Grove Cemetery
* Pocasset Manufacturing Company
* Slade's Ferry Bridge
* The Skeleton in Armor
* Truesdale Hospital
* USS Fall River (CA-131)
* Watuppa Branch

Geography|

* Fall River granite
* Freetown-Fall River State Forest
* Mount Hope Bay
* Quequechan River
* Taunton River
* Watuppa Ponds

People|

* Mariano S. Bishop
* Lizzie Borden
* Nathaniel B. Borden
* Richard Borden
* M. C. D. Borden
* Charlie Buffinton
* James Buffington
* Robert Correia
* Jasiel Correia
* John W. Cummings
* Orin Fowler
* Chris Herren
* Emeril Lagasse
* List of mayors of Fall River, Massachusetts
* Humberto Sousa Cardinal Medeiros
* Joe Raposo
* Jerry Remy
* Melvin Zais

Places|

* Academy Building
* Al Mac's Diner-Restaurant
* Battleship Cove
* Braga Bridge
* Copicut Woods
* Fall River Government Center
* Fall River Heritage State Park
* Interstate 195 (Rhode Island-Massachusetts)
* Marine Museum at Fall River
* List of mills
* Durfee Mills
* Flint Mills
* King Philip Mills
* New Harbour Mall
* Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum
* Quequechan Club
* Route 24
* St. Joseph's Orphanage

Media|

* The Herald News
* WHTB
* WSAR

Education|

* Fall River Public Schools
* B.M.C. Durfee HS
* Diman Regional Vocational Technical HS
* Bristol Community College

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* Bishop Connolly HS
* Notre Dame School

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Religion|

* Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River
* St. Anne's Church and Parish Complex
* Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
* St. Patrick's Church

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Public institutions of higher education in Massachusetts

Massachusetts Department of Higher Education

Two-year
colleges|

* Berkshire Community College
* Bristol Community College
* Bunker Hill Community College
* Cape Cod Community College
* Greenfield Community College
* Holyoke Community College
* Massachusetts Bay Community College
* Massasoit Community College
* Middlesex Community College
* Mount Wachusett Community College
* Northern Essex Community College
* North Shore Community College
* Quincy College
* Quinsigamond Community College
* Roxbury Community College
* Springfield Technical Community College

State university
system|

* Bridgewater State University
* Fitchburg State University
* Framingham State University
* Massachusetts College of Art and Design
* Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
* Massachusetts Maritime Academy
* Salem State University
* Westfield State University
* Worcester State University

University of
Massachusetts|

* University of Massachusetts Amherst
* University of Massachusetts Boston
* University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
* University of Massachusetts Lowell
* UMass Chan Medical School
* University of Massachusetts School of Law
* University of Massachusetts Global (private affiliate based outside the state)

Merged|

* Boston State College
* Bradford Durfee College of Technology
* Lowell State College
* Lowell Technological Institute
* New Bedford Institute of Technology

Closed|

* Hyannis State Teachers College
* Massachusetts State College–Fort Devens

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States

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