Brightpoint Community College offers 68 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 20 major programs - 7 Certificate and 13 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $4,938 for Virginia residents and $10,941 for out-of-state students.

Total 2,591 students out of total 8,792 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 657 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

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

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameBrightpoint Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address13101 Jefferson Davis Highway, Chester, VA
Online Students2,591 Enrolled Online Exclusively
2,136 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$4,938
Out-of-State$10,941
Student to Faculty22:1 (4.55%)
Online Degree Programs
Total20 Programs
Certificate7 Programs
Associates13 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Brightpoint Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Virginia residents, the tuition & fees are $4,938 and $10,941 for non-Virginia residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $160 for Virginia residents and $336 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$4,800$4,800$4,800$4,800$4,938
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$10,803$10,803$10,803$10,803$10,941
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$155$155$155$155$160
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$332$332$332$332$336

Online Programs By Area of Study

Brightpoint Community College offers 68 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 20 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 7 Certificates, 13 Associates.

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

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs713NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs3632NOT 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
Mass Communication/Media StudiesNOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Computer and Information Sciences22 25 NOT OFFERED
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED 14 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 19 NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Legal Assistant/Paralegal18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 110 NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFERED 28 NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)190 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Museology/Museum Studies3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
PsychologyNOT OFFERED 48 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration26 20 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 73 NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)17 18 NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Related Services (other)5 5 NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Brightpoint Community College, there are 8,792 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 4,727 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,591 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,136 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment8,792
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,591
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses2,136
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses4,065

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 2,591 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,559 Virginia Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 31 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 Courses2,591
Virginia Resident2,559
Other State In U.S.31
Outside of U.S.1
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses2,591
Degree/Certificate Seeking2,295
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking296

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