10-yr median earnings
$36,324
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Flat Rock, North Carolina
Blue Ridge Community College
Blue Ridge Community College is a public institution in Flat Rock, North Carolina. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $5,756
- Avg net price / yr
- $36,324
- 10-yr median earnings
- 44.3%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Blue Ridge Community College posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 35th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 44.3%
- 150%-time completion
- +14%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Blue Ridge Community College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C-
College Value Score
50/100
Blue Ridge Community College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$36,324
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A+
$5,756
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
44.3%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C
$12,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
45.8%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$5,756
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
44.3%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 44.3%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Blue Ridge Community College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Blue Ridge Community College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Blue Ridge Community College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$36,324 35th percentile higher than 35% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Blue Ridge Community College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $36,324 | #3299 of 5103 | 35th |
| Average net price | $5,756 | #442 of 5020 | 91st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 44.3% | #3359 of 4858 | 31st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,758 | #1603 of 5462 | 71st |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,758
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
44.3%
150%-time completion
$36,324
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Blue Ridge Community College ranks in North Carolina
State rank among 147 reporting North Carolina colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Blue Ridge Community College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $36,324 | #71 of 147 | 52nd |
| Average net price | $5,756 | #29 of 146 | 80th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 44.3% | #81 of 142 | 43rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,758 | #50 of 153 | 67th |
Highest former-student earnings in North Carolina
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke University | $97,800 | $29,612 |
| 2 | Chamberlain University-North Carolina | $92,405 | $38,436 |
| 3 | Davidson College | $81,400 | $17,379 |
| 4 | Wake Forest University | $78,158 | $28,719 |
| 5 | Elon University | $74,545 | $41,555 |
| 6 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $72,200 | $11,655 |
| 7 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | $68,758 | $17,303 |
| 8 | Carolinas College of Health Sciences | $64,624 | - |
| 9 | Galen Health Institutes-Asheville | $61,480 | $28,602 |
| 10 | High Point University | $61,389 | $38,707 |
| 11 | Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | $58,708 | $17,618 |
| 12 | Queens University of Charlotte | $57,673 | $30,857 |
| 71 | Blue Ridge Community CollegeThis school | $36,324 | $5,756 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Blue Ridge Community College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$5,723 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$4,646 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$6,581 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Blue Ridge Community College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $2,660 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $8,804 |
| Average Net Price | $5,756 |
35.0%
Pell Grant Rate
4.2%
Federal Loan Rate
$12,000
Median Debt
$127/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Blue Ridge Community College swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $6,849 to $9,625 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +11.6%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$6,849
Highest year
$9,625
Most recent (2023)
$8,829
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $7,9082023 · $8,829
Over the same years, enrollment went -7.1% (1,924 → 1,788 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
56.9%
Female
45.9%
First Generation
Outcomes
$31,807
Median Earnings (6yr)
33.8%
Earning Over $25K
45.8%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 44.3% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $31,807 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $36,324 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 33.8% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 45.8% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $12,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $127/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's | 31 | $67,450 | $15,603 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's | 171 | $36,495 | $11,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's | 17 | $36,310 | - |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Associate's | 9 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Blue Ridge Community College? ▼
Blue Ridge Community College is a public institution in Flat Rock, North Carolina. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,758 students.
How much do Blue Ridge Community College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Blue Ridge Community College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $36,324 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $31,807.
How much does Blue Ridge Community College cost? ▼
The average net price at Blue Ridge Community College is $5,756. In-state tuition is $2,660 and out-of-state tuition is $8,804. Median student debt at graduation is $12,000.
What is the graduation rate at Blue Ridge Community College? ▼
Blue Ridge Community College has a 44.3% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Blue Ridge Community College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Blue Ridge Community College is $12,000, while former students earn a median of $36,324 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 33% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 45.8% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $127.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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