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Blue Ridge Community College is a 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.

106 Undergraduate Degrees

Where Is Blue Ridge Community College?

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Contact details for Blue Ridge Community College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 180 West Campus Drive, Flat Rock, NC 28731-4728
Phone: 828-694-1700
Website: www.blueridge.edu

How Do I Get Into Blue Ridge Community College?

You can apply to Blue Ridge Community College online at: auth.cfnc.org/Identity/Account/login

Blue Ridge Community College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Blue Ridge Community College?

19% Take Out Loans
19.0% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

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 19% of students took out student loans averaging $5,762 a year. That adds up to $23,048 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Blue Ridge Community College is 19.0%. Watch out! 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.

Blue Ridge Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

665 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,399 undergraduate students at Blue Ridge Community College, with 665 being full-time and 1,734 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 665 full-time undergraduates at Blue Ridge Community College, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Blue Ridge Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 9
Black or African American 30
Hispanic or Latino 93
White 503
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 26

Online Learning at Blue Ridge Community College

556 Took All Classes Online
738 Took At Least One Class Online
29.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 738 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Blue Ridge Community College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 25th most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Blue Ridge Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Blue Ridge Community College was 29.0%. This is the #778 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Blue Ridge Community College regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Blue Ridge Community College ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Blue Ridge Community College.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Accounting and Finance #5
Office Administration #36
Accounting #247

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Blue Ridge Community College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Accounting and Finance 35 9 0 44
Office Administration 16 10 4 30
General Business Administration and Management 15 14 0 29
Accounting 0 3 0 3
Banking and Financial Support Services 0 0 0 0
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 0 0 0 0
Retailing and Retail Operations 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 66 36 4 106

References

*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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