Blue Ridge Community College
- Blue Ridge Community College operates within the Virginia Community College System to anticipate and respond to the educational needs of the Central Shenandoah Valley, ensuring that all individuals have life-long opportunities to develop their knowledge, skills, and values. The College offers programs and courses of instruction through the associate degree level.
School Highlights
Blue Ridge Community College serves 4,099 students (29% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 30:1 is lower than the state community college average of 31:1.
Minority enrollment is 25% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 50%.
School Overview
The teacher population of 135 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Blue Ridge Community College | (VA) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 135 staff | 69 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
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.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Blue Ridge Community College is Piedmont Virginia Community College (31.0 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- 5,445 students | 31.00 Mi501 College Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22902
(434) 977-3900 31.005,445 - 539 students | 55.00 Mi316 Eastern Drive
Moorefield, WV 26836
(304) 434-8000 55.00539 - 981 students | 59.40 Mi1000 Dabney Drive
Clifton Forge, VA 24422
(540) 863-2800 59.40981 - 7,207 students | 63.10 Mi2130 Germanna Hwy
Locust Grove, VA 22508
(540) 423-9030 63.107,207 - 6,798 students | 63.60 Mi173 Skirmisher Lane
Middletown, VA 22645
(800) 906-5322 63.606,798
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