BCC changes the world by changing lives, learner by learner. Since its chartering in 1965, Bristol Community College has been the educational jewel of the Southcoast of Massachusetts. It's where people turn to earn a degree or certificate, access workforce training, and enrich their lives through the power of higher education. BCC offers more than 150 career and transfer programs of study that lead to an associate degree in science, arts, applied sciences, and certificates of accomplishment or achievement. Students are able to transfer to many baccalaureate granting colleges and universities throughout the state and country.