by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a veteran who is thinking about going back to school, it’s important to see how well the school treats its students with prior military service first. Here we lay out the facts about Bristol Community College veterans so you can make an informed choice.
For details on military tuition assistance like the GI Bill® or the Yellow Ribbon Program, see: Bristol Community College GI Bill® Information
Info in This Veterans Report on Bristol:
Colleges with a large veteran population are better equipped to support and accommodate those who have had military experience. Based on VA records, there are 115 GI Bill® students at Bristol. With a total enrollment of 5,073, nearly 2.3% of the students are using the GI Bill® to help pay for their education. As a benchmark, the Student Veterans of America puts the share of veteran college students nationwide at three to four percent.
This count covers every chapter of the GI Bill® — Post-9/11, Montgomery, Reserve Education Assistance, and Veteran Readiness and Employment. Active-duty military using Tuition Assistance are excluded, so the actual military population may be bigger. About 1.0% of all students at Bristol, per U.S. Department of Education data.
Outcome rates for veterans help show whether a school’s support translates into degrees.
| Outcome | Veterans | All Students |
|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 22.7% | 21.3% |
| Transfer-out rate | 45.5% | — |
Source: the VA GI Bill® Comparison Tool.
Bristol Community College participates in the following veteran programs and offers the services below.
| Federal Program | Participation |
|---|---|
| Principles of Excellence | Yes |
| DOD Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) | Yes |
| Eight Keys to Veterans’ Success | Yes |
| Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) | Yes |
Why does this matter? The commitments tied to each program this school joined are listed below.
| Career and Vocational Support |
|---|
| Accommodate Military Service Members and Reservists absent due to service requirements. |
| Align institutional refund policies with those under Title IV, which governs the administration of federal student financial aid programs. |
| Regionally or Nationally Accredited - view all accreditations |
| Provide information that increases accountability and transparency. |
| Participate in the Military Voluntary Education Review (MVER) |
**Bristol Community College does have a student veterans group.**There is a dedicated veteran and military student point of contact on campus. Veteran services.
If you have specialized military training, Bristol may take that into consideration and grant college credit for it. Talk with your admissions counselor to learn more. Prior-learning credit can help you graduate sooner, so it pays to ask. Contact Bristol to find out if it grants credit for life experience, CLEP/standardized exams, or other prior learning.
Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs are not available at Bristol.
Our data shows that this school has not received any complaints at the VA.
Notes and References
More about our data sources and methodologies.
GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.