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Blue Ridge Community College was awarded 1 badge in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.
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College Factual ranked BRCC as #1,962 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
BRCC is also ranked #53 out of 63 schools in Virginia.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Blue Ridge Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
At Blue Ridge Community College, the student to faculty ratio is 20 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Blue Ridge Community College is 42%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Blue Ridge Community College this rate is 61%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,462 undergraduates at BRCC with 1,054 being full-time and 2,408 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,266 | $9,144 | $10,908 | $14,765 | $14,566 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of BRCC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 10% of students took out student loans averaging $5,043 a year. That adds up to $20,172 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at BRCC is 8.5%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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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: | https://www.brcc.edu/ |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 2,112 students took at least one online class at Blue Ridge Community College. This is a decrease from the 3,109 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,112 | 1,028 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,109 | 2,509 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,416 | 499 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,531 | 492 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,502 | 509 |
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Footnotes
*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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