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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Blue Ridge Community College is $8,804 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Blue Ridge Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
79% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $3,209 (exclude student loans).
| Tuition & Fees | $8,804 |
|---|---|
| Average Financial Amount | $3,209 |
Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers
Blue Ridge Community College offers 56 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 601 students have completed their career programs.
| Award Level | Total Number of Programs | Available Online Class | Number of Completers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 1 Year Certificate | 34 | 9 | 260 |
| 2 Years Certificate | 22 | 2 | 22 |
| Total | 56 | 11 | 601 |
Programs by Award Level
The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
- 260 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
- 22 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
- 319 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation
Total 2,794 students are attending at Blue Ridge Community College. There are 64 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 189 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1 (7.14%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 183 (full-time) and 244 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Blue Ridge Community College is 50% and transfer-out rate is 12%. The retention rate is 69% at the school.
| Student Population | 2,794 |
|---|---|
| Graduation Rate | 50% |
| Number of Faculty | 253 |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 14 to 1 |
Student Population at Blue Ridge CC
For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,635 students enrolled into Blue Ridge Community College. By gender, 1,005 male and 1,630 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Blue Ridge Community College.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,635 | 1,005 | 1,630 |
| Full-time | 732 | 304 | 428 |
| Part-tme | 1,903 | 701 | 1,202 |
There are 1,934 White (73.40%), 131 Black/African American (4.97%), 349 Hispanic (13.24%), 28 Asian (1.06%), and 542 students with other races attending Blue Ridge Community College. 21 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,635 | 1,005 | 1,630 |
| American Indian/Native American | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| Asian | 28 | 11 | 17 |
| Black/African American | 131 | 40 | 91 |
| Hispanic | 349 | 130 | 219 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| White | 1,934 | 752 | 1,182 |
| Two More | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Un-Known | 157 | 59 | 98 |
| Non-resident Alien | 21 | 8 | 13 |
Blue Ridge Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
1,111 students (42.16% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,471 students (55.83% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Blue Ridge Community College.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total | 2,635 |
| Enrolled Online Exclusively | 1,111 |
| Enrolled Some Online Courses | 1,471 |
| Not in Online Courses | 53 |
By age range, at Blue Ridge Community College, 524 students are aged 20 to 24 (19.89% of total students), 1,262 students are aged below 20 (47.89%), 76 students are aged above 50 (5.16%).
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,635 | 1,005 | 1,630 |
| Under 18 | 639 | 247 | 392 |
| Age 18-19 | 623 | 290 | 333 |
| Age 20-21 | 290 | 114 | 176 |
| Age 22-24 | 234 | 85 | 149 |
| Age 25-29 | 274 | 82 | 192 |
| Age 30-34 | 211 | 63 | 148 |
| Age 35-39 | 118 | 44 | 74 |
| Age 40-49 | 170 | 58 | 112 |
| Age 50-64 | 68 | 18 | 50 |
| Over 64 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Directory and Accreditation Information
Blue Ridge Community College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1973 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Blue Ridge Community College.
180 West Campus Drive, Flat Rock, NC
828-694-1700