Housing
Local Housing Authorities
Food
Bristol Community College
Financial Aid
Federal Pell Grant
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A payment of up to about $5,800 that does not need to be repaid. Your school may decide to pay you directly, or apply it to school costs.
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Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
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A payment between $1,000 and $5,000 that does not need to be repaid. Your school may decide to pay you directly, or apply it to school costs.
Recommended Scholarships:
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GEAR UP Scholarship
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Massachusetts High Demand Program
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Christian A. Herter Memorial Scholarship
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One Family Inc. Scholarship Program
Recommended Tuition Waivers:
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DCF Foster Child Tuition and Fees Waiver
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DCF Adopted Child Tuition and Fees Waiver
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Need-Based Tuition Waiver
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Incentive Program for Aspiring Teachers Tution Waiver
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MassTransfer Tuition Waiver
In order to apply for these federal aid programs and more, YOU MUST FILL OUT AND SUBMIT A FAFSA TO YOUR SCHOOL
Mobile Food Market
Bristol Community College and The Greater Boston Food Bank team up each month to bring the Mobile Food Market to BCC’s Fall River Campus. At the Mobile Food Market, a variety of fresh and frozen grocery items are given away, rain or shine! The Market is FREE and open to all BCC students, faculty, staff, and community members.
Scholarships
Transportation
Academics
Tutoring and Academic Support
The Tutoring and Academic Support Centers at BCC can help you through your day-to-day challenges to reach the next level of your educational experience. Program-specific assistance is available for most courses. TASC services include:
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One-on-one and group tutoring
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Supplemental Instruction (SI)
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Assistance with learning skills and tutoring in college labs
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TASC will also help build your studying skills, strengthening your note-taking, text reading, time management, exam prep, and review of work.
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Writing Center
Having trouble writing that big paper? Maybe just struggling to get going on a writing assignment? The BCC Writing Center is your one-stop-shop if you're looking to ace whatever writing project you're working on.
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The Writing Center can help you stay on task, generate ideas, develop a first draft and edit your final draft.
Writing Center resources include:
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Faculty members from a variety of disciplines provide one-on-one guidance and assistance
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Peer tutors who are specially trained to assist you with all your writing needs
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A warm and supportive staff that is student-and writing-centered
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A fully functioning computer lab with internet and printer access
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* Both the Tutoring and Academic Support Center and the Writing Center are located in the LEARNING COMMONS on each campus
Career Services
Job Search Assistance
BCC offers a number of job search and career development resources, such as:
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On-campus recruitment
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Employer speaker series
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Resuming assistance
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Workshops
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Career Planning
If you need help in identifying a career path, Career Services can help. Using several proven and effective career assessment and planning tools that use your interests, personality style and values, Career Services can suggest possible career paths. Use your results to explore occupations with the built-in databases and career resources library.
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Counseling
Professional Counselors who can provide short-term personal counseling are available at Counseling Services. All counseling contacts are in strict confidence, except when state law and statutes dictate otherwise.
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Counseling can help you with:
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Feeling overwhelmed or stuck
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Concerns about substance use
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Depression or persistent sadness
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Stress & time management skills
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Relationship issues or family concerns
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Grief & loss of important relationships
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Concerns about eating or sleeping habits
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Procrastination, concentration, or motivation problems
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Juggling priorities & roles: Work, School, Family, Money, etc.
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Anxiety & worry, including test-taking and public speaking fears
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Difficulty adjusting to life at BCC and/or the U.S.
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Finding off-campus resources
To enroll in our program, or to learn more, please contact Cassandra Dockray, the High School Plus Coordinator at cdockray@sowma.org
- Provide a personal discussion and assessment of the student’s needs and create realistic short-term and long-term educational goals for future plans
- Connect students to college planning agencies or vocational programs
- Assist with application process (including financial aid, SAT/ACT registration, letters of recommendation, scholarships etc.)
- Serve as liaison between the student and their college or vocational faculty
- Connect students to resources on and off campus
- Serve as on-going mentors to students throughout their college or vocational career.
- Identifies scholarship opportunities
- Financial assistance with items not covered by financial aid (books, fees, housing deposit, etc.)
- Support transportation needs
- Provides free school supplies
- Academic tutoring/mentoring
High School Plus is a personalized effort designed to help students impacted by homelessness stay engaged with their education through high school and pursue a college degree or vocational certificate. We provide advocacy, guidance and support services for our students throughout the duration of their post-secondary career, as well as:
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