Bristol Community College can help improve your career opportunities with essential in-demand job skills.

Earn higher pay and a quicker path to your future with career education programs at Bristol. These certificates are specially designed to help you get into a career in one year or less.

There are many career education programs just for you.

Increase your worth, not your debt. Financial assistance is available!

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Featured Programs

Phlebotomy
Certificate

phlebotomy technician

  • This program will prepare you for a career in the healthcare field. Phlebotomists draw blood for tests, transfusions, research or blood donations.
  • How long to complete the program: This is a two-semester certificate program. A consecutive 3-week, 120-hour clinical practicum is required during that time.
  • Where can I work? Phlebotomists work in a clinical laboratory, hospital, or doctor’s office.

Contact info for inquiries:

Kelli Hiller, Ed.D., program director
Kelli.Hiller@BristolCC.edu or 774.357.3461

Phlebotomy Program Page

Phlebotomy Catalog Page

Paralegal & Legal Studies
Certificate

paralegal professionals

  • This program will prepare you for a career in law and legal offices.
  • How long to complete the program: Program can be completed on a part-time or full-time basis.
  • Where can I work? Paralegals work in the public and private sector, in law firms, corporations, courts, nonprofit agencies, and other work environments. Our program also helps prepare students for law school if you wish to continue your education.

Contact info for inquiries: 

Elizabeth Nowakowski
Elizabeth.Nowakowski@BristolCC.edu or 774.357.3051

Paralegal & Legal Program Page

Paralegal & Legal Catalog Page

Substance Abuse Counseling
Certificate

Substnce abuse counselor

  • This program will prepare you for a career in addiction and substance use disorders treatment and prevention.
  • How long to complete the program: This is a 3-semester certificate program that prepares you for the Certified Drug and Alcohol Counseling (CADAC) exam and Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC) certification. Day and evening courses are available in-person, online or hybrid.
  • Where can I work? Counselors can work in direct care workers in detox/ rehab, residential settings. Depending on certification/ licensing, they could provide individual, group, or family therapy in public programs or private practice.

Contact info for inquiries: 

Bruce Frazer, MA, LMHC, coordinator,
Bruce.Frazer@BristolCC.edu or 774.357.3660

 

Counseling Program Page

Counseling Catalog Page

Portuguese or Spanish/English
Community Interpreting

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  • This program will prepare you for a career in serving as liaison between the Portuguese/Spanish and English language and cultures.
  • How long to complete the program: These 9-course (27-credit) certificate programs can be completed in as little as 3 semesters.
  • Where can I work? Professional interpreters work in a variety of community settings.

Contact info for inquiries: 

Portuguese Interpreting:
Carlos Almeida, program director, Carlos.Almeida@BristolCC.edu or 774.357.2091 

Spanish Interpreting:
Alejandro Latinez, program coordinator, Alejandro.Latinez@BristolCC.edu or 774.357.3403

PORTUGUESE/ENGLISH CATALOG PAGE

SPANISH/ENGLISH CATALOG PAGE

Graphic Design
Certificate

Graphic designer

  • This program will help prepare you for a career in a creative field, particularly related to graphic design.
  • How long to complete the program: The 9-course (27 credit) certificate can be completed in as little as 3 semesters.
  • Where can I work? You will build creative and technical skills and a portfolio of work to help you secure a job in graphic design, advertising design, editorial design or branding.


Contact info for inquiries: 

Marisa Millard, program coordinator, Marisa.Millard@BristolCC.edu

GRAPHIC DESIGN CATALOG PAGE

Web Design
Certificate

Web designer

  • This program will help prepare you for a career in communication design, particularly web design.
  • How long to complete the program: The 9-course (27 credit) certificate can be completed in as little as 3 semesters. You also may want to consider the Web Design Career program.
  • Where can I work? You will build both creative and technical skills as well as portfolio of work to help you secure a job doing web and user-interface design including layout, graphics, functionality and navigation.

Contact info for inquiries:

Marisa Millard, program coordinator, Marisa.Millard@BristolCC.edu

WEB DESIGN CATALOG PAGE