Student Profiles

Student success is the primary goal of everyone at Bristol Community College. Bristol graduates go on to transfer to four year institutions, open local businesses, or join the workforce.

2024 Valedictorian: Aimee Rodrigues

 

2024 Salutatorian: Ryan Ribeiro

Featured Student Profile: Selma

“I decide to keep going on my own... That reminds me, my kids and whoever is around me that they’re going to hear that hard work pays off.” 

Selma Delaconcepcion is a first-generation college student who immigrated from Brazil to America in 2003. COVID-19 caused Selma to lose her job after working for more than five years as a housekeeper at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. This allowed her the time to pursue an education, beginning in an ESL class. “That was difficult, but I conquered, of course,” Selma said. 

Eventually, Selma received a call from a director she worked for as a housekeeper and was offered a job as an operations manager in Falmouth Hospital. She was later offered a job as an assistant director in Morton Hospital, with 37 housekeepers as her direct reports. 

Selma did not let this impressive career development slow down her pursuit of education or to reach the next step in her career. After completing the HiSET exam, she transitioned into a degree program at the college. She earned the President’s Merit Scholarship in 2023, all while working 65 hours a week to support her husband and three children. 

Selma’s strength and determination to continue serves as an example of how Bristol students can make the most of every opportunity. 

Your Bachelor’s Begins at Bristol

If a 4-year degree is what you’re after, start at Bristol and save. Bristol offers several pathways to a bachelor’s degree. Transfer counselors are here to help you maximize your opportunities – guiding you to choose the right program and courses that will set you up to successfully transfer to a 4-year college or university. And with the MassTransfer and Commonwealth Commitment programs, it’s never been easier to earn your bachelor’s by starting at Bristol. 

Bristol has also partnered with UMass Dartmouth and Bridgewater State to offer innovative direct admission programs for qualified students. 

Bristol’s transfer students are in high demand. Each week, colleges and universities are on our campuses recruiting our students to transfer to their institutions. Students transfer to Bryant, Bridgewater, Johnson & Wales, Northeastern, UMass, URI and more.

More and more students begin their bachelor’s degree at Bristol, and it’s easy to see why. With more than 140 transfer agreements and countless scholarship opportunities, starting at Bristol can help you save a lot of time and money in the process.

Student Profiles