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Is Bristol Community College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Bristol Community, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Bristol Community sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $47,512 helps, but median debt of $12,000 plus yearly net price of $10,095 creates a tighter path. For context, Bristol Community's net price is about 24% below the typical 2-year, public school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 791 similar 2-year, public schools
This school
$5,738
/yrAverage school like this
$7,555
/yrThis helps your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $1,817 less per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $7,000 in savings.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$10,095
Median earnings 10 years out
$47,512
Median debt at graduation
$12,000
Graduation rate
23%
At Bristol Community, a typical graduate carries about $12,000 in student debt and earns roughly $47,512 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $136 per month, or 3% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
How earnings compare to a high school diploma
Graduates earn $12,074 more than the typical working high school graduate in Massachusetts ($35,438) ten years after entering this school. A federal rule finalized in July 2026 ties each undergraduate program's federal loan eligibility to a comparison like this one, with the first calculations expected in 2027.
The national figure is $31,269. The Department of Education uses it instead of the state figure when fewer than half of a school's students come from its state.
69% of former students here earned more than the typical high school graduate ten years after entry, by College Scorecard's own measure.
Context, not a federal determination. The benchmarks are the Department of Education's published thresholds (2024 notice, based on 2022 Census data); thresholds under the 2026 rule have not been released yet. The official test looks at each program's graduates four years after completion; our figure is College Scorecard's median for the whole school, ten years after entry. How this works
What this means for your family
Bristol Community is a two year school in Fall River, MA. For many families, the real question is not just sticker price but what this path unlocks next, whether that is direct employment, transfer, or a lower cost route into a four year degree.
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Common questions about Bristol Community
The median net price at Bristol Community is $10,095 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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National averages are a starting point. Plug in your actual aid offer, intended major, and family situation to get a score that reflects your specific picture.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →
What families actually paid
The published price is rarely what anyone pays. Pick a household income range to see what students at Bristol Community in that range paid on average, after grants and scholarships.
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All students who received aid
$10,095a year, on average
Average for first-time, full-time students who received federal financial aid, 2024-25. It does not include transfer or part-time students, and it is an average rather than a quote — what you pay depends on your own circumstances and the aid this school offers you. Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS.
Now work out how to pay for it, cheapest money first.
A Worth-It Score tells you whether the price is justified. The 2026-27 funding guide covers the borrowing order, what changed on July 1, 2026, and the current limits.
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