Tuition and Fees
Tuition and College Fees
Bristol Community College receives some of its funding from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and is subsidized by state tax revenues. This means that students pay only a portion of the total cost of a BCC education.
Tuition and College Fees per credit hour
Massachusetts and nearby Rhode Island residents
Tuition |
$24/credit |
College Fee |
$175/credit |
Total |
$199/credit |
Many nearby eastern Rhode Island residents pay in-state tuition and fee rates under the New England Regional Student Program. See Admissions for details.
The New England Regional Student Program allows out-of-state students from New England to enroll in BCC programs at in-state tuition if the public colleges and universities in the student’s home state do not offer the program. In addition, the College accepts students for day classes from nearby eastern Rhode Island (Adamsville, Barrington, Bristol, East Providence, Little Compton, Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth, Tiverton, and Warren, RI) at in-state tuition rates. The Admissions office and the NERSP website at www.nebhe.org have additional information.
All other students
Tuition |
$230/credit |
College Fee |
$175/credit |
Total |
$405/credit |
Tuition is set by the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education.
The College Fee portion of the per credit charge is collected from all students and used to pay for general College operations not funded by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. These include, but are not limited to, instructional computer equipment, educational supplies, audio-visual aids, library books, and laboratory supplies.
Other required fees
Student Support Fee |
$37/semester |
(nonrefundable) |
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Registration deposit |
$50/year |
(nonrefundable and applied to the total semester charge) |
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Registration deposit for students admitted to Nursing and Dental Hygiene Programs |
$200/year |
(nonrefundable and applied to the total semester charge) |
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Student Health Insurance |
$1712 for fall; (subject to change)
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(nonrefundable; may be waived) |
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Insurance cost for the Spring semester only is |
$1143 (subject to change) |
Application fee (nonrefundable) |
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Massachusetts and nearby Rhode Island residents |
$10/one time |
Out-of-state residents |
$35/one time |
Additional fees as required |
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Instructional Support Fee
This fee is charged for courses with high personnel, technology, or materials costs. Courses that carry this fee are identified in the course description with the sentence “Instructional Support Fee applies.”
1 credit |
$9 |
6 credits |
$54 |
2 credits |
$18 |
7 credits |
$63 |
3 credits |
$27 |
8 credits |
$72 |
4 credits |
$36 |
9 credits |
$81 |
5 credits |
$45 |
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Nursing and Dental Hygiene courses with the NUR or DHG carry a $50 per credit Instructional Support Fee.
Additional program costs (approximate)
Clinical Laboratory Science |
$700 |
Culinary Arts |
$1,250 |
Dental Hygiene |
$2,500 |
Healthcare Information |
$500 |
Medical Assisting |
$500 |
Nursing |
$1,770 |
Phlebotomy |
$700 |
Occupational Therapy Assistant |
$1,440 |
Therapeutic Massage |
$500 |
Tuition may be modified by action of the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education after publication of this catalog. Fees may be modified by the College Board of Trustees. Because of changing costs and/or state and legislative actions, adjustments may be required after publication of this catalog. Bristol Community College reserves the right to make these adjustments, and tuition and fees are subject to change without notice.
Estimated costs for a BCC education
The table below gives you an idea of the actual cost of a BCC education for a Massachusetts resident taking 30 undergraduate credit hours over two semesters.
Full operating costs per student |
$7,500 |
Less State Operating Subsidy |
$5,069 |
Tuition and mandatory fees |
$3,885 |
Less direct student aid (avg.) |
$3,510* |
Average net charge to student |
$2,806 |
Average federal tax credit (Hope) |
$1,000 |
Net student cost |
$1,806 |
*Includes tuition and fee waivers and directly-applied institution, state and federal financial aid.