Prior to 2014, Bristol held Taunton operations through day and night classes at Cohannet School and Benjamin A. There are three additional campuses in New Bedford located at 800 Purchase Street, Attleboro located at 11 Field Road and Taunton located at 2 Hamilton St. The Fall River campus is located on 65 acres (260,000 m 2) of land at 777 Elsbree Street. The college was originally established in December 1965 when it was instituted by the Massachusetts Board of Regional Community Colleges. Bristol Community College ( Bristol) is a public community college with four campuses in Southeastern Massachusetts.