FACT SHEET 2017

ABOUT BRISTOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Bristol Community College has core values rooted in student success and lifelong learning. For more than 50 years, BCC has served as a leading resource for education and workforce development in the region.

With locations in Attleboro, Fall River, New Bedford and Taunton, BCC offers a rich variety of degree, certificate, and training programs along with flexible online offerings that lead to an associate degree, a career-ready certificate, or the ability to transfer to baccalaureate colleges. The Center for Workforce and Community Education provides customized training for businesses and the community. BCC also strives to put the needs of learners first with support services and career advancement opportunities that lead to student success by reducing barriers to educational access.

BCC is a public community college accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).

ATTLEBORO FALL RIVER Elsbree Street

FALL RIVER Davol Street NEW BEDFORD

TAUNTON eLEARNING

Photo credit: Edward Caruso

AT A GLANCE

RETENTION & GRADUATION

BCC's retention rate has met or exceeded the Massachusetts community college average retention rate

SINCE 1995.

BCC's graduation and transfer-out rates

have remained

CONSISTENTover time.

61.2%BCC's

Retention Rate

58.6%State

Average

TRANSFER CREDITS

8,233Credits Accepted FromMassachusetts PublicColleges & Universities

374 STUDENTS transferred from BCC to Massachusetts public colleges and universities. The top five institutions are: UMass-Dartmouth, Bridgewater State University, UMass-Boston, UMass-Amherst, and UMass-Lowell.

CREDENTIALS AWARDED

#1 in degrees & certificates

conferred by a Massachusetts

community college since FY08.

1,712FY17 Degrees &

Certificates Awarded

THEHIGHEST

EVER!

WORKFORCE EDUCATION INSTITUTE

4,644LEARNERS

150strong workplace-based and other educational partnerships.

FY17 (July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017)

ENROLLMENT

In FY17, BCC had the

THIRD LARGEST

credit enrollment among community colleges in Massachusetts.

11,069FY17 Credit Enrollments

18,889FY17 Not-for-Credit

Enrollments

FALL 2014

SPRING 2015

SUMMER 2015

FALL 2015

SPRING 2016

SUMMER2016

FALL 2016

SPRING 2017

SUMMER 2017

FALL 2017

STUDENTS 254 327 170 113 113 112 135 205 124 167

HIGH SCHOOLS 34 36 24 25 23 23 23 25 25 28

REGISTRATIONS 370 451 186 173 147 121 172 254 134 237

LOCATIONS # OF SECTIONS

Attleboro Campus 122

Fall River Campus 1,003

Greater New Bedford Reg.Voc-Tech High School

12

New Bedford Campus 224

Taunton Center 84

eLearning 298

# OF STUDENTS

General Studies 2,544

Liberal Arts 581

Business Administration Career 426

MINORITY STATISTICS, FALL 2017

Percent at Bristol Community College 27%

Percent in the Region 16%

CREDIT STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY RESIDENCE,FALL 2017

Acushnet

Attleboro

Berkley

Dartmouth

Dighton

Fairhaven

Fall River

Freetown

Lakeville

Mattapoisett

New Bedford

Norton

North Attleboro

Rehoboth

Rochester

Seekonk

Somerset

Swansea

Taunton

Westport

Total Service Area

Outside Service Area

Total

142

400

94

351

80

228

1,520

57

100

49

1,576

105

193

94

49

108

221

223

609

226

6,425

1,212

7,637

2%

5%

1%

5%

1%

3%

20%

1%

1%

1%

20%

1%

3%

1%

1%

1%

3%

3%

8%

3%

84%16%100%

2015 2016 2017

Associate 1,291 75.6% 1,236 77.3% 1,232 72.0%

Certificate 416 24.4% 364 22.8% 480 28.0%

TOTAL 1,707 100% 1,600 100% 1,712 100%

GRADUATES BY AWARD LEVEL

DUAL ENROLLMENT OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TAKING BCC COURSES

FALL 2015 FALL 2016 FALL 2017

Full-Time 4,253 48.5% 4,004 47.2% 3,333 43.6%

Part-Time 4,508 51.5% 4,472 52.8% 4,304 56.4%

TOTAL 8,761 100% 8,476 100% 7,637 100%

CREDIT STUDENT HEADCOUNT BY STATUS

FALL 2015 FALL 2016 FALL 2017

Female 5,410 61.8% 5,276 62.2% 4,792 62.7%

Male 3,351 38.2% 3,200 37.8% 2,813 36.9%

Not Reported n/a n/a n/a n/a 32 0.4%

TOTAL 8,761 100% 8,476 100% 7,637 100%

CREDIT STUDENT HEADCOUNT BY GENDER

FALL 2016 FALL 2017

American Indian or Alaskan Native 23 0.3% 19 0.2%

Asian 165 1.9% 180 2.4%

Black or African American 432 5.1% 380 5.0%

Cape Verdean 312 3.7% 253 3.3%

Hispanic or Latino 794 9.4% 680 8.9%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 <0.1% 4 0.1%

Non-Resident Alien 9 0.1% 3 <0.1%

Two or more races 466 5.5% 425 5.6%

White 5,979 70.5% 5,321 69.7%

Unknown 293 3.5% 372 4.9%

TOTAL 8,476 100% 7,637 100%

CREDIT STUDENT HEADCOUNT BY RACE/ETHNICITY

FALL 2015 FALL 2016 FALL 2017

Headcount 8,761 8,476 7,637

Full-Time Equivalent 5,789 5,559 4,874

STUDENT HEADCOUNT AND FTE

MEN WOMEN NOT REPORTED TOTAL

21 & UNDER 20.7% 26.8% 0.3% 47.8%

OVER 21 16.2% 36.0% 0.1% 52.2%

TOTAL 36.9% 62.7% 0.4% 100%

TOP ENROLLED PROGRAMS, FALL 2017

CREDIT COURSE SECTIONS OFFERED BY LOCATION, FALL 2017

CREDIT STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY AGE AND GENDER, FALL 2017

Academy of Art University

American International College

American Public University System

Andrews University

Anna Maria College

Arizona State University

Bay Path University

Bay State College

Becker College

Bellevue College

Bellevue University

Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology

Boston University

Bridgewater State University**

Brigham Young University

Brown University

Bryant University

California College of the Arts

Central Connecticut State University

Chamberlain College of Nursing

Champlain College

Charter Oak State College

Clark University

Clemson University

Coastal Carolina University

Colorado State University

Columbia College

Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Southern University

Cornell University

Culinary Institute of America

Curry College

Daytona State College

Dean College

Eastern Nazarene College

Emerson College

Excelsior College

Fisher College

Fitchburg State University

Florida Gulf Coast University

Florida Institute of Technology

Framingham State University**

Franklin Pierce University

Fort Hays State University

Gordon College

Hampshire College

Harvard Extension School

Herzing University

Hofstra University

Johnson & Wales University**

Kaplan University

Kansas State University

Laboure College

Landmark College

Lasell College

Le Moyne College

Lesley University

Liberty University

Maine College of Art

Massachusetts College of Art & Design

Mass. College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

MGH Institute of Health Professions

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Merrimack College

Mount Holyoke College

Mount Ida College

New England College

The New England Institute of Art

New England Institute of Technology**

Nichols College

Northeastern University

Plymouth State University

Post University

Providence College

Purdue University

Regis College

Rhode Island College

Rhode Island School of Design

Rivier University

Rochester Institute of Technology

Roger Williams University

Salem State University

Salve Regina University

Savannah College of Art & Design

Simmons College

Southern Adventist University

Southern New Hampshire University**

Southwestern Assemblies of God University

Stonehill College

SUNY at Binghamton

SUNY College of Agriculture & Tech. at Cobleskill

SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Temple University

The University of Tampa

University at Buffalo

University of California - Riverside

University of Colorado Boulder

University of Maine

University of Maine at Farmington

University of Maryland – College Park

University of Massachusetts Amherst**

University of Massachusetts Boston**

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth**

University of Massachusetts Lowell**

University of New England

University of New Hampshire

University of New Haven

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

University of North Florida

University of Phoenix

University of Rhode Island

University of South Carolina

University of Southern Maine

University of Utah

University of Vermont

Ursinus College

Vanderbilt University

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Westfield State University

Wheaton College

Wheelock College

Wilkes University

Woodbury University

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester State University

* Source: National Student Clearinghouse ** Top baccalaureate-granting institutions (>10 students)

TRANSFER BACCALAUREATE INSTITUTIONS OF 2017*

FY15 FY16 FY17

Personal Growth 4,917 4,590 8,057

Workforce Development 4,582 5,640 3,814

Academic Noncredit Activities 6,652 5,350 7,018

TOTAL 16,151 15,580 18,889

FALL-TO-FALL RETENTION RATES

2006-2015* (average for Fall terms) 61.7%

Fall 2015 cohort* (returning in Fall 2016) 61.2%

To view Fact Sheets from previous years, please visit BristolCC.edu/factsheets

* First time, full-timeBoth rates exceed the national average of 60.9%

NON-CREDIT FISCAL YEAR ACTIVITIES

JULY 2017 Bristol Community College welcomed its fourth president, Laura L. Douglas, Ph.D.

SIZE AND SCOPE Bristol Community College has an undergraduate population of 11,069 (unduplicated headcount of credit students for 2016-17) and 18,889 in non-credit enrollments.

STUDENT COSTS Annual in-state tuition and fees: $4,730Annual out-of-state tuition and fees: $9,674Per credit charge of $194 plus additional program-specific charges as applicable.

BUDGETBristol Community College’s operating budget for Fiscal Year 2018 is estimated at $74.5 million, including state support of $21.2 million and $29.5 million in federal, state, and private grants.

In FY17, more than $26.1 million in federal, state, and local financial aid was disbursed to 6,594 students. In Fall 2017, 46% of students are receiving Pell Grants and 26% of students are receiving loans.

The Bristol Community College Foundation awarded $185,758 in scholarships and awards to 290 recipients. The Foundation issued 108 loans totaling $27,755 to assist students.

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Bristol Community College changes the world by changing lives,

learner by learner.

MISSION OF BCCAs the leading resource for education and workforce development in southeastern Massachusetts, Bristol Community College provides programs that promote individual opportunity and the region’s economic health. Our programs offer a strong foundation in liberal arts and sciences; career-ready education in health sciences, engineering and technology, and business; and comprehensive developmental education and adult literacy services; delivered in a learner-centered, supportive community. The college also develops active partnerships with business and industry, preK-12, colleges and universities, and social service agencies to maintain relevance and effectiveness of all credit and noncredit programming. We value and respect diversity within the college and the world. Bristol Community College prepares well-rounded learners for employment and for life.

FOR MORE INFORMATIONRhonda Gabovitch, Ed.D. Vice President, Institutional Research, Planning, & Assessment Rhonda.Gabovitch@BristolCC.edu 774.357.2835