Advising

Appointments

Advising appointments are the best method for meeting with your assigned professional advisor! You can book your appointment through EAB Navigate 360. Find a link to EAB Navigate 360 in your myBristol account, or follow the steps below: 

1. On mobile: you can download Navigate in the iOS App Store or Google Play Store by searching "Navigate Student".
2. On desktop: Access Navigate here and select log in. Use the same username and password that you use to access myBristol.

Note: if your advisor is a faculty member, they will not be present in this system. To make an appointment with a faculty advisor, please contact them via email, which you can find using the Campus Directory.

Drop-In Hours

Advising & Success offers drop-in advising hours every week. These hours are reserved for students without assigned advisors, students who have time-sensitive needs, and for students who are seeing their assigned advisors during their drop-in times.  Please see below for advising drop-in times:

Attleboro: Thursdays 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 2 - 3:30 p.m.
Fall River:

• Monday: 12:30 - 4 p.m.
• Tuesday - Thursday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Friday: 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

New Bedford: Tuesdays 9 a.m. - noon and 1 - 3 p.m.
Taunton: Wednesdays 9 a.m. - noon and 1 - 3 p.m.

If you’re a new student for the Spring, 2025 semester – Welcome to Bristol Community College! We look forward to meeting you after registration for the Spring semester begins (Wednesday, November 13).  
 
All new and returning students to Bristol will receive an assigned advisor prior to registration. After applying to the college, satisfying placement requirements, and completing the mandatory new student orientation, students will receive their assigned academic advisor. Learn more about New Student Advising here.
 
Did you attend the Online Orientation? If so, you’ll receive your assigned advisor and details on how to schedule your first appointment via email. If you plan to attend the in-person orientation, you’ll receive your assigned advisor at the event. Learn more about Orientation here. 
 
New students must schedule an appointment with their assigned advisor to register for their first semester classes. 

You can book your appointment through EAB Navigate 360. Find a link to EAB Navigate 360 in your myBristol account, or follow the steps below: 

1. On mobile: you can download Navigate in the iOS App Store or Google Play Store by searching "Navigate Student".
2. On desktop: Access Navigate here and select log in. Use the same username and password that you use to access myBristol.

Note: if your advisor is a faculty member, they will not be present in this system. To make an appointment with a faculty advisor, please contact them via email, which you can find using the Campus Directory.

1. Log into your myBristol account.
2. Click on Degree Works under Student Quick Links.
3. Find your Primary Advisor's name at the top of your degree audit.
4. Enter your advisor's name in the College Directory.

Guest students are able to register at any point without the guidance of an academic advisor. To learn more about self-registering, please review Bristol’s Guest Student registration procedure.

If you’d like to meet with an advisor, we’d love that! Join us during our drop-in hours— see FAQ below for more information.

What is an Alternate PIN and how do they work? Certain student populations are assigned a "Pin" Number. Pin numbers are assigned to certain student populations to ensure that they meet with an advisor to register. The Pin numbers are six digits long and will need to be entered each time the student adjusts their schedule for the semester that the pin is assigned. Below are some of the reasons a student may have been assigned a PIN:

• Students who have a GPA of a 2.49 or below
• Students who have completed less than 30 credits
• Students who have received an Incomplete, Withdraw, or a Failing Grade the previous semester.
• Students who are a part of a special group: English as a Second Language, Allied Health, Veterans, and Athletes

If you have a PIN assigned, please make sure to see an Academic Advisor to support your registration!