Blue Ridge Community College

Flat Rock, NC

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,830
Graduate Enrollment: 0
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
Highest degree awarded: Associate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Two-year, small // higher-part-time

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 0%

Male/Female: 43% / 57% (2017)

First generation college students: 45.9% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 20.4% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 1.0% (2016)

Test scores for admission:


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 36.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 15.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 8.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 5.5% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 73.6%
Black: 6.1%
Hispanic: 12.6%
Asian: 1.0%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.7%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 0.0%
Non-resident alien: 1.1%
Unknown race: 4.9%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $14,080
In-State tuition: $2,651
Out-of-State tuition: $8,795

Estimated books and supplies: $1,682 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board:
Estimated on-campus other fees:

Estimated off-campus room & board: $9,540 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $0 (2022)

Average Family Income: $38,500 (2017)
Median Family Income: $23,192 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 26.0%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 8.8%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $12,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $127 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $8,286
$30k-48k $8,696
$48k-75k $10,108
$75k-110k $12,047
$110k+ $13,794

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 0%
6-year graduation rate: 0%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 94.6% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $12,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $6,500 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $9,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $9,500 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 40.0% (2015)
@3 year 45.8% (2017)
@5 year


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 19.7% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 26.0% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $30,298 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $33,025 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Associate's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 7
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Agricultural and Food Products Processing. 10
Associate's Degree Agricultural and Food Products Processing. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. 4
Associate's Degree Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. 3
Associate's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer and Information Sciences, General. 6
Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 150 $12,065 $117 $25,281 ($2,107) $30,050 ($2,504)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Criminal Justice and Corrections. 26
Associate's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 13
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Fire Protection. 5
Associate's Degree Fire Protection. 5
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Homeland Security. 1
Associate's Degree Homeland Security. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 83
Associate's Degree Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 12
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Precision Metal Working. 70
Associate's Degree Precision Metal Working. 8
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Design and Applied Arts. 15
Associate's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 9
Associate's Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 8
Associate's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 5
Associate's Degree Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. 1
Associate's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 28 $20,438 $165 $54,675 ($4,556) $54,326 ($4,527)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business Administration, Management and Operations. 51
Associate's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 19 $27,214 ($2,268)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Accounting and Related Services. 16
Associate's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 6
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. 40
Associate's Degree Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Educational Administration and Supervision. 6
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 16
Associate's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 6
Associate's Degree Engineering, General. 7
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 20
Associate's Degree Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians. 15
Associate's Degree Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. 28
Associate's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma American Sign Language. 10
Associate's Degree American Sign Language. 8
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 12


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $50,247
Full time faculty: 21%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 14.0

School's endowment start of year: $14,323,390 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $16,980,701 (2022)