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Blue Ridge Community College is a public institution situated in Weyers Cave, Virginia. The rural area surrounding BRCC is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere.

1,054 Full-Time Undergraduates
$4,758 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Blue Ridge Community College?

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Contact details for BRCC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: One College Lane, Weyers Cave, VA 24486-0080
Phone: 540-234-9261
Website: www.brcc.edu

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Can I Afford BRCC?

$4,758 In-State Tuition
9% Take Out Loans
In a recent term, part-time BRCC students paid $159 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $335 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $4,758 $10,056
Fees $744 $1,449
Books and Supplies $1,200 $1,200

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At BRCC, approximately 9% of students took out student loans averaging $5,194 a year. That adds up to $20,776 over four years for those students.

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Blue Ridge Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,054 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3,462 undergraduate students at BRCC, with 1,054 being full-time and 2,408 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,054 full-time undergraduates at BRCC, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Blue Ridge Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 27
Black or African American 45
Hispanic or Latino 168
White 711
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 90

Online Learning at Blue Ridge Community College

1,048 Took All Classes Online
2,245 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 2,245 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at BRCC has changed over the last few years.

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Blue Ridge Community College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Electrician 49 0 0 49
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 40 8 0 48
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 34 7 6 47
Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician 10 10 11 31
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology 23 4 0 27
Manufacturing Engineering Technology 7 11 0 18
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology 11 0 0 11
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician 11 0 0 11
Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician 0 0 10 10
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 8 0 0 8
Engineering Technology 5 0 0 5
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies, Other 0 4 0 4
Respiratory Care Therapy 4 0 0 4
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 3 0 0 3
Other Industrial Production Technologies 1 0 0 1
Industrial Technology 0 1 0 1
Packaging Science 0 0 0 0
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science 0 0 0 0
Other Ground Transportation 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 206 45 27 278

Blue Ridge Community College Trades

In a recent academic period, Blue Ridge Community College awarded 724 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major Basic Certificates Undergrad Certificates Associate’s Bachelor’s
Allied Health Professions 38 6 7 0
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 11 0 0 0
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 49 0 0 0
Electronics Engineering Technology 23 0 4 0
General Engineering Technology 5 0 0 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 8 0 0 0
Industrial Production Technology 8 0 12 0
Mechanical Engineering Technology 0 0 4 0
Mental & Social Health Services 40 0 8 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 3 0 0 0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 21 21 10 0
Total 529 75 120 0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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