After Bristol Community College: graduation, pay and debt
Fall River, Massachusetts · Public · 6,096 undergrads
The typical student earns $38,663 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $8,243 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$38.7k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$8,243
median federal debt at graduation.
53%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
21%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
31%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
13%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,401
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
7.2%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$35,555
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$34,395
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$38,663
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
50%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$8,243
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$5,250
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$3,688
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$7,057
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
53%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
56%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
62%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers