Blue Ridge Community College Overview

Located in Weyers Cave, Virginia, Blue Ridge Community College is a public institution. BRCC is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

What Is Blue Ridge Community College Known For?

• The highest award offered at BRCC is the associate's degree.
• During a recent academic cycle, 37% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, BRCC bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $42,644 a year. That's about 5% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Blue Ridge Community College?

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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How Do I Get Into BRCC?

You can apply to BRCC online at: https://www.apply.vccs.edu/applications/vccs/apply.html?application_id=3228

Blue Ridge Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or 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 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

There are 3,462 undergraduate students at BRCC, with 1,054 being full-time and 2,408 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,054 full-time undergraduates at BRCC, 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	27
Black or African American	45
Hispanic or Latino	168
White	711
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	90

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	200	139	339
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	72	37	0	109
Nursing	23	37	0	60
Business Administration & Management	36	18	0	54
Mental & Social Health Services	38	14	0	52
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	24	12	15	51
Electronics Engineering Technology	31	4	0	35
Biological & Physical Science	0	24	0	24
Allied Health Professions	8	8	6	22
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	20	0	0	20
Computer Information Systems	5	14	0	19
Criminal Justice & Corrections	8	9	0	17
Human Development & Family Studies	16	0	0	16
Industrial Production Technology	1	9	0	10
Accounting	2	6	0	8
General Engineering Technology	6	0	0	6
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	5	0	0	5
Business Support & Assistant Services	4	0	0	4
Mechanical Engineering Technology	0	3	0	3
Health & Medical Administrative Services	2	0	0	2
Design & Applied Arts	2	0	0	2
Agricultural Economics & Business	0	0	0	0
Engineering-Related Fields	0	0	0	0
American Sign Language	0	0	0	0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	0	0	0	0
Funeral & Mortuary Science	0	0	0	0
Ground Transportation	0	0	0	0
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	303	395	160	858

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.