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Blue Ridge Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Founded in 1967, Blue Ridge Community College has served the residents of the central Shenandoah Valley of Virginia for over 30 years. Its comprehensive program of instruction includes associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates in occupational/technical and college/university transfer programs. The College also provides non-credit workforce training and special interest classes for individuals, business, and industry.
• As a comprehensive institution of higher education, Blue Ridge offers diverse programs of instruction generally extending not more than two years of full-time study. We offer a variety of academic programs including occupational technical training as well transfer programs. The college offer courses that will transfer to four-year colleges and universities to help save you time and money.
• Blue Ridge Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Cynthia B. Puffenberger (The Staunton News Leader)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 04:46:24 pm
  HARRISONBURG — Cynthia Baker Leslie Puffenberger, 54, formerly of Weyers Cave and Verona, died at 4:45 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 18, 2009, at Avanté at Harrisonburg. She had been in poor health for the past four years.
• BRCC enrollment up as tuition rises (The News Virginian)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 05:06:06 am
  Three months into a new job as president of Blue Ridge Community College, John Downey is leading an institution that continues to receive record enrollment and now has career coaches to reach out to local schools and industry.
• Community News (The Staunton News Leader)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 08:38:27 am
  Book illustrator to sign copies: Cris Arbo, illustrator of the new children's book "In the Trees, Honeybees," by Lori Mortensen, and other books, will sign copies of the book at the Dadant table during the Virginia State Beekeepers Association meeting Saturday at Blue Ridge Community College.
• NAACP president addresses community (The Staunton News Leader)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 08:38:07 am
  WEYERS CAVE — Ben Jealous, president of the NAACP woke up in New York on Thursday morning, lunched in North Carolina while lobbying for health care reform, before driving to Weyers Cave for a double speaking engagement at Blue Ridge Community College.
• Community Clubs (The Staunton News Leader)
  posted on November 1, 2009 at 05:03:56 pm
  Lee First meeting: 7:15 p.m., school cafeteria. Parents of Lee High students are encouraged to attend. Robert E. Lee High School, 1200 N. Coalter St., Staunton.

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