Blue Ridge Community College offers 90 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 29 major programs - 17 Certificate and 12 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $2,660 for North Carolina residents and $8,804 for out-of-state students.

Total 1,119 students out of total 2,794 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 478 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Blue Ridge Community College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameBlue Ridge Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address180 West Campus Drive, Flat Rock, NC
Online Students1,119 Enrolled Online Exclusively
1,644 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$2,660
Out-of-State$8,804
Student to Faculty14:1 (7.14%)
Online Degree Programs
Total29 Programs
Certificate17 Programs
Associates12 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Blue Ridge Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For North Carolina residents, the tuition & fees are $2,660 and $8,804 for non-North Carolina residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $76 for North Carolina residents and $268 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$2,651$2,651$2,651$2,648$2,660
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$8,795$8,795$8,795$8,792$8,804
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$76$76$76$76$76
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$268$268$268$268$268

Online Programs By Area of Study

Blue Ridge Community College offers 90 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 29 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 17 Certificates, 12 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs1712NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs5535NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Information Technology11 6 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Educational Leadership and Administration5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching1 15 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Sign Language Interpretation and TranslationONLY IN CLASSROOM 3 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Child Development10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 170 NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesONLY IN CLASSROOM 9 NOT OFFERED
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician10 11 NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Pre-Nursing StudiesNOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business Administration and Management6 10 NOT OFFERED
Office Management and Supervision24 6 NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Finance49 21 NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Blue Ridge Community College, there are 2,794 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 2,763 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,119 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,644 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,794
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,119
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,644
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses31

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 1,119 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,109 North Carolina Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 10 students living in the U.S. States other than North Carolina, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,119
North Carolina Resident1,109
Other State In U.S.10
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses1,119
Degree/Certificate Seeking764
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking355

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