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unitid 165033 · Fall River, MA · public 2-year · suburb (large)

Bristol Community College

enrollment 2023
8,143
predominant degree
Associate's

scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years

The record

admission rate

not reported

undergraduates

6,083

81st pctl among public 2-years

Pell share

46%

undergrads on Pell grants

89th pctl among public 2-years

completion

22%

finish within 150% time

9th pctl among public 2-years

sticker cost / yr

$12,168

17th pctl among public 2-years

avg net price / yr

$5,547

after aid, aided students

28th pctl among public 2-years

median earnings, 10 yr

$38,663

after entry, Title IV students

51st pctl among public 2-years

median grad debt

$8,243

20th pctl among public 2-years

what families actually pay

Cost

Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.

Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort

Families earning under $30k paid $4,550 per year after aid.

Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).

Who enrolls, by family income

  • 0-30k
    41%
  • 30-48k
    18%
  • 48-75k
    16%
  • 75-110k
    13%
  • 110k+
    12%
Median family income
$25,409
First-generation students
51%
In-state tuition & fees
$5,832

earnings · debt · programs

Outcomes

Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid

Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.7× the median graduate debt.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.

What programs pay — top fields of study

programgradsearn 5 yrdebt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.289$39,414$8,250
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.74$76,781$14,125
Business Administration, Management and Operations.56$58,265$8,628
Business/Commerce, General.36$50,722$7,480
Computer and Information Sciences, General.35$52,200$8,780
Biology, General.32$11,500
Criminal Justice and Corrections.30$49,214$6,700
Criminal Justice and Corrections.29
Social Work.26$44,205$6,433
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.25$33,550$7,788
Fine and Studio Arts.23
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.22$54,619

— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.

annual scorecard files, 1996–2026

Trajectory

Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.

Admission rate

no years reported

Price per year

  • sticker
  • net

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry

Undergraduates

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built 2026-07-17

Provenance

  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.