Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, VA 2,730 Undergrads 31.8% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$20,788

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$13,997

After Aid

Median Earnings

$51,042

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$13,997

Peer Midpoint: $9,847

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation

$51,042

Peer Midpoint: $50,128

Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment

$42,644

Peer Midpoint: $40,451

Graduation Rate31.8%

Peer Midpoint: 34.6%

Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.

Average Starting Age24.0

Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients44.5%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time36.5%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS62.9%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance

100.0%

SAT Avg

SAT Reading

25th: --75th: -

SAT Math

25th: --75th: -

ACT Composite

25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 2 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV

Vs Median Peer

Vs HS Grad

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

+$543k

+$27k

+$58k

Median Cost$14k/yr

+$517k

+$1k

+$33k

Full Cost$21k/yr

+$504k

-$11k

+$20k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

∞

Median Cost$14k/yr

127%

Full Cost$21k/yr

53%

Analysis Assumptions:

Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return204%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-2%

Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Certificates

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

CertCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$67,053

Natl Median: $57,584

Lifetime Value Added

+$254k

Business Administration, Management and Operations

CertCIP: 5202

Health and Medical Administrative Services

CertCIP: 5107

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $35,447

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

CertCIP: 1907

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $31,135

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1506

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,294

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

CertCIP: 2401

Median Debt

$7,250

Earnings (4yr)

$44,782

Natl Median: $44,906

Lifetime Value Added

+$23k

Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions

CertCIP: 5115

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$37,847

Natl Median: $43,365

Lifetime Value Added

-$61k

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

CertCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$6,475

Earnings (4yr)

$73,271

Natl Median: $80,020

Lifetime Value Added

+$315k

AssocCIP: 1503

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $67,792

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1506

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $73,593

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

AssocCIP: 2401

Median Debt

$7,650

Earnings (4yr)

$47,991

Natl Median: $44,125

Lifetime Value Added

+$3k

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1508

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $64,773

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions

AssocCIP: 5115

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$34,176

Natl Median: $40,734

Lifetime Value Added

-$137k

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

AssocCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$9,500

Earnings (4yr)

$75,288

Natl Median: $80,813

Lifetime Value Added

+$258k

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 4706

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,424

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 0183

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$47,854

Natl Median: $41,460

Lifetime Value Added

+$1k

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.

Blue Ridge Community College

Vs. Peer Institutions

Admissions Profile

ROI Sensitivity AnalysisAssuming 2 Years to Graduation

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

ROI Efficiency Metrics⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Social Impact ROINew⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Program ROI Analysis⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Certificates

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

Associate's Degrees

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 2 Years to Graduation

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Social Impact ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.