by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Blue Ridge Community College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
College Factual ranked Blue Ridge Community College as #2,560 out of 3,449 colleges and universities in the country on its 2026 Best Colleges list.
Blue Ridge Community College also holds the #92 spot on the Best Colleges in North Carolina ranking.
The student to faculty ratio at Blue Ridge Community College is an impressive 12 to 1. That’s quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Blue Ridge Community College is 26%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
Blue Ridge Community College has a freshmen retention rate of 73%. That’s a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It’s also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor’s degree within four years. At Blue Ridge Community College this rate is 38%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Blue Ridge Community College.
The current enrollment includes 1,788 undergraduates at Blue Ridge Community College.
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The average net price of Blue Ridge Community College is $16,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.### Net Price by Income Group for Blue Ridge Community College
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,084 | $7,462 | $8,336 | $10,832 | $11,138 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid. Note that the net price is typically less than the published price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Blue Ridge Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It’s not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Blue Ridge Community College, approximately 4% of students took out student loans averaging $6,102 a year. That adds up to $24,408 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 18.9%. This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out. Get more details about paying for Blue Ridge Community College.
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Blue Ridge Community College with a bachelor’s degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $36,324 in their early years. Unfortunately, this is 26% less than the average college graduate’s salary of $49,219 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.
See which majors at Blue Ridge Community College make the most money.
Blue Ridge Community College is an public institution located in Flat Rock, North Carolina. Flat Rock is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs. Get more details about the location of Blue Ridge Community College.
Contact details for Blue Ridge Community College are listed below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 180 West Campus Drive, Flat Rock, NC 28731-4728 |
| Phone: | 8286941700 |
| Website: | www.blueridge.edu |
In the latest year of available data, students from 16 majors graduated from Blue Ridge Community College. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 782 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 163 | $21,511 |
| Business Administration & Management | 91 | $21,397 |
| Precision Metal Working | 76 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 64 | NA |
| Accounting | 62 | NA |
| Nursing | 40 | $53,521 |
| Cosmetology | 36 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 34 | NA |
| American Sign Language | 30 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
2,717 students took at least one online class at Blue Ridge Community College.
Learn more about online learning at Blue Ridge Community College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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