History of BCC
| December 1965 | Bristol Community College officially instituted by the Massachusetts Board of Regional Community Colleges |
| February 1966 | Installation of first President of Bristol Community College, Mr. Jack Hudnall |
| September 1966 |
Both the Day Division of the College and the Division of Continuing Education began operations at the Durfee Street campus |
| June 1968 | First graduating class |
| December 1970 | Initial (three year) accreditation granted by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges |
| January 1973 | The Elsbree Street campus opened |
| 1974 | Accreditation (ten year) granted by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges |
| 1976 | The first system-wide collective bargaining agreement was signed between the Massachusetts Board of Regional Community Colleges and the Massachusetts Council of Community Colleges/ Massachusetts Teachers Association |
| November 1978 | The second President of the College, Eileen T. Farley, began term of office |
| August 1980 | BCC Foundation incorporated |
| March 1981 | The Board of Regents of Higher Education became the governing authority of the system of all public institutions of higher education in Massachusetts. (The Massachusetts Board of Regional Community Colleges ceased its operations) |
| March 1981 | The College’s first local Board of Trustees appointed |
| November 1984 | Re-accreditation (ten year) granted by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges |
| September 1991 | Higher Education Coordinating Council becomes new coordinating board for community and state colleges. (The Board of Regents of Higher Education ceased its operations) |
| September 1994 | Re-accreditation (ten year) granted by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges |
| July 1996 | The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education becomes the new coordinating board for the 15 community colleges, nine state colleges, and the five campuses of the University of Massachusetts |
| July 2000 | The third President of the College, John J. Sbrega, Ph.D. began term of office |
| October 2000 | Grimshaw-Gudewicz Gallery opens (College’s first capital project funded by partnership of public and private funds) |
| Fall 2000 | Durfee Street operations transferred to Elsbree Street |
| September 2001 | New Bedford Campus @ Star Store opens |
| February 2002 | National Bellwether Award (Workforce Development) |
| Fall 2002 | Presidential Fellowship established |
| Fall 2002 |
CONNECT formed (Consortium of regional public higher education institutions) |
| September 2004 | Re-accreditation (ten year) granted by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges |