Blue Ridge Community College offers 49 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 3 major programs - 1 Certificate and 2 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $5,502 for Virginia residents and $11,505 for out-of-state students.

Total 1,048 students out of total 3,562 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 25 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
Address1 College Lane, Weyers Cave, VA
Online Students1,048 Enrolled Online Exclusively
1,197 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$5,502
Out-of-State$11,505
Student to Faculty20:1 (5.00%)
Online Degree Programs
Total3 Programs
Certificate1 Programs
Associates2 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 Virginia residents, the tuition & fees are $5,502 and $11,505 for non-Virginia residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $159 for Virginia residents and $335 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$5,364$5,364$5,364$5,364$5,502
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$11,367$11,367$11,367$11,367$11,505
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$154$154$154$154$159
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$331$331$331$331$335

Online Programs By Area of Study

Blue Ridge Community College offers 49 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 3 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Certificates, 2 Associates.

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

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs12NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs3316NOT 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
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration8 9 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Accounting and Related Services (other)ONLY IN CLASSROOM 6 NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Blue Ridge Community College, there are 3,562 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 2,245 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,048 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,197 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment3,562
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,048
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,197
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,317

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 1,048 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,030 Virginia Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 17 students living in the U.S. States other than Virginia, and 1 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,048
Virginia Resident1,030
Other State In U.S.17
Outside of U.S.1
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses1,048
Degree/Certificate Seeking903
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking145

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