Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

Academic Overview

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Martinsburg, West Virginia.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $4,344 for West Virginia residents and $7,848 for other students on average. It offers 100 degree programs through 52 Certificate, 48 Associate's programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 24 programs (13 Certificate, 11 Associate's programs).

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	13650 Apple Harvest Drive, Martinsburg, WV
Phone	304-260-4380
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$4,344 Out-of-State$7,848
Student Population »	4,247 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	35%
Transfer-out Rate	14%
Retention Rate	61% (Full-time) 56% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$3,199
Students to Faculty	13:1 (7.69%)

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $4,344 for West Virginia residents and $7,848 for out-of-state students at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average tuition ($8,763) over public community colleges in West Virginia.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College. Then, we compare its costs to West Virginia community colleges and all U.S. community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes in tuition over the last 5 years.

Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs at the school. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	West Virginia Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$4,344	$7,848
Books & Supplies	$1,460
Off-Campus Living Costs	$10,255
Average Financial Aid	$3,199
Cost of Attendance	$16,059	$19,563
After Financial Aid	$12,860	$16,364

Cost per Credit Hour

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	West Virginia Residents	Out-of-State Students
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College	$4,344	$7,848
Public Community Colleges in West Virginia	$5,455	$8,763
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$4,992	$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. Of that, 24 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 13 Certificate, 11 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	13	11	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	52	48	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Agriculture

what is Agriculture program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Agricultural Business and Management	1 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	5 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Information Technology	3 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	10 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/Programmer	4 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	7 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Information Science/Studies	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	8 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	24 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Computer Support Specialist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

what is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Education	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Applied Engineering Technologies/Technicians	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Instrumentation Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Automation Engineer Technology/Technician	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Electromechanical and Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Solar Energy Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Child Care Provider/Assistant	1 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	4 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	5 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	4 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	138 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	21 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	72 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Science Technologies/Technicians

what is Science Technologies/Technicians program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Chemical Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemical Process Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Science Technologies/Technicians (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	8 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	15 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Forensic Science and Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors

Construction Trades

what is Construction Trades program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Electrical and Power Transmission Installation/Installer	NOT OFFERED	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

what is Precision Production Trades program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Welding Technology/Welder	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Transportation and Materials Moving

what is Transportation and Materials Moving program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Air Transportation (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	30 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Office Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Operations Management and Supervision	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	2 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	6 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Business/Management	NOT OFFERED	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry	16 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business/Corporate Communications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Small Business Administration/Management	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Telecommunications Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 4,247 students at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 1,511 male students and 2,549 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	4,060	844	3,216
Male Students	1,511	346	1,165
Female Students	2,549	498	2,051

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Blue Ridge Community and Technical College, there are 4,247 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,543 students were attending classes through distance learning (409 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,134 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	4,247
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	409
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	1,134
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	2,704