Blue Ridge Community College Overview

Blue Ridge Community College is a public institution located in Flat Rock, North Carolina. Blue Ridge Community College is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is Blue Ridge Community College Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the associate's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Blue Ridge Community College.
• During a recent academic cycle, 24% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Blue Ridge Community College?

Contact details for Blue Ridge Community College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	180 West Campus Drive, Flat Rock, NC 28731-4728
Phone:	828-694-1700
Website:	www.blueridge.edu

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How Do I Get Into Blue Ridge Community College?

You can apply to Blue Ridge Community College online at: auth.cfnc.org/Identity/Account/login

Since Blue Ridge Community College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Blue Ridge Community College?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Blue Ridge Community College, approximately 5% of students took out student loans averaging $7,024 a year. That adds up to $28,096 over four years for those students.

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Blue Ridge Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,399 undergraduate students at Blue Ridge Community College, with 665 being full-time and 1,734 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 665 full-time undergraduates at Blue Ridge Community College, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	9
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	93
White	503
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

Blue Ridge Community College Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	177	0	177
Business Administration & Management	70	16	11	97
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	67	12	5	84
Accounting	49	21	0	70
Precision Metal Working	56	7	2	65
Cosmetology	31	6	4	41
Teacher Education Grade Specific	14	15	0	29
Nursing	0	29	0	29
Horticulture	17	10	1	28
American Sign Language	24	3	0	27
Allied Health Professions	8	13	1	22
Fire Protection	10	11	0	21
Criminal Justice & Corrections	10	9	0	19
Computer Information Systems	11	6	0	17
Mental & Social Health Services	11	6	0	17
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	6	5	1	12
Human Development & Family Studies	10	0	0	10
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	7	1	0	8
General Engineering	0	7	0	7
Educational Administration	5	0	0	5
Electronics Engineering Technology	4	1	0	5
Other Homeland Security	0	5	0	5
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	4	0	4
Mechanical Engineering Technology	2	0	0	2
Food Processing	0	0	0	0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	0	0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	0	0	0	0
Homeland Security	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	412	364	25	801

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.