RN-to-BSN Affiliation Agreements with Bristol

Maximize your career options. Earn your bachelor’s degree in nursing.

Your bachelor’s in nursing begins at Bristol! In addition to several transfer agreements that we have set up with colleges across the country, Bristol has developed two unique partnerships with premier nursing programs to give our nursing students a clear path to a bachelor’s degree. Learn more about these exciting opportunities below.

Emmanuel College Bachelor of Science in Nursing / Dual Admissions

Emmanuel College in Boston offers an online RN-to-BSN program specifically designed for registered nurses looking to further their education and translate their talents and training into meaningful new career opportunities through an accelerated, affordable and hybrid program experience.

Emmanuel provides:

• Academic advising while completing the associate degree in nursing at Bristol.
• Rolling admissions – 6 start terms per year. Enroll when you are ready.
• Easy application process. There is no application fee, and essay and letters of recommendation requirements are waived for Bristol applicants. Simply complete this participation form.
  
• An online learning format for the busy working professional.
• Take two, seven-week courses each semester while focusing on one course at a time.
• Transfer up to 96 credits, including 40 credits awarded for an associate degree in Nursing.
• Earn your BSN degree in as few as 16 months for as little as $11,200.
• Participate in nursing events and programming at Emmanuel.

Please contact Helen Muterperl, Emmanuel’s Director of Graduate and Professional Programs, at muterpeh@emmanuel.edu or 617.735.9810 or your nursing program advisor at Bristol.

Read more about the program on the Emmanuel web site.

Are you interested in this program? complete this participation form to start the process.

Fitchburg State Guaranteed Admission Nursing Program

Students who graduate from Bristol Community College’s Registered Nurse (RN) program with a minimum 2.5 grade point average and pass the NCLEX-RN exam will be admitted to Fitchburg State University’s online RN to Bachelor of Science (BS) in Nursing program.

Upon graduation from Bristol’s Nursing program, and passing the NCLEX-RN exam, you may begin your courses in the RN-BS program at Fitchburg State. Courses begin every 7 weeks.

Fitchburg’s tuition and fees for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing online degree program is approximately $9,952 (32 credit hours). Please note: additional costs may apply for general education credits, if needed. Students need 120 credits to graduate from Fitchburg State.

Please contact the Graduate and Continuing Education office at Fitchburg State for additional information at gce@fitchburgstate.edu or 978.665.3182 or contact your nursing program advisor at Bristol. Read more about the program on the Fitchburg website.

Nursing Program Transfer Agreements

Transfer agreements are formal partnerships that Bristol has set up with colleges and universities offering bachelor’s degrees. The goal is to create a seamless transfer for our students into a program at the other institution. For nursing, Bristol has dozens of agreements in place and transfer counselors are available to help you identify your best option and get you on the path to a bachelor’s.

If you are interested in learning more about nursing transfer agreements, please view them here:

Read more about transfer services and the transfer agreements Bristol has in place for you.