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Bristol Community College is a two-year community college in Fall River, Massachusetts. It offers associate degrees as well as a transfer program for students to earn credits toward transfer to other colleges. BCC offers over 90 academic programs that allow the students to earn an associate degree of science, associate degree of arts, associate of applied science, or a certificate.
As of the autumn 2003 semester, BCC had enrolled 6639 day and evening students, although less than half actually graduated. The cost per 3 credit course is approximately $400 ($125 per credit). The average student paid approximately $6400 in tuition, fees.
BCC has its main campus in Fall River. Satellite campuses are located in New Bedford, Attleboro, and Taunton.
In 2008, the school started two athletic teams. The official school animal is the bee.
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- Howard Tinberg, professor of English, the Carnegie Foundation's Outstanding Community College Professor of 2004.
- J. Thomas Grady, professor of English, playwright and former writer for the television series Spencer for Hire.
- Jeanne Grandchamp, professor of English, co-author with Farah Habib of the 2005 journal Colloquia, Conversations on Teaching and Learning Volume III: Challenging Assumptions/Changing Perspectives.
- 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.
- Gabriela Adler, Professor and Lizzy Borden historian.
- Ricardo Rebelo, staff assistant and Fall River Community Television services instructor, director of the RIIFF's Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival.
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