Blue Ridge
Community College
Public Community College in Weyers Cave, VA. Six-year graduation rate 40%. Median 10-year earnings $42,644.
Ten years after entry, the median Blue Ridge Community College student earns $42,644 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. Six-year completion sits at 40%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Graduates leave owing a median of $10,409 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.24 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Completion is middling: 40% finish inside six years. 65% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in three are gone before sophomore year. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. Retention drops to 47% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic. A 21:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,677 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $14,191 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Net price varies modestly by income — $12,832 at $0–30k against $20,488 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid reaches 56% of students at an average of $5,224. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 6% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 412 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $12,832 |
| $30–48k | $12,959 |
| $48–75k | $14,343 |
| $75–110k | $18,114 |
| $110k+ | $20,488 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 169 of these 2,677 students, totalling $832,440 — an average of $4,926 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Augusta County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)