Bachelor’s Degree Opportunities

Blue Ridge Community College values the educational partnerships that have been developed with many of Virginia’s four-year colleges and universities. As a result of these partnerships, BRCC graduates have a variety of options which allow them to transfer college credits earned at BRCC while working toward their associate degrees and apply them to a baccalaureate degree.

Virtually all Virginia public four-year colleges and universities are in compliance with the State Policy on Transfer. These include James Madison University, Radford University, Longwood University, George Mason University, Virginia Commonwealth University, Mary Washington College, the University of Virginia, Old Dominion University, and Virginia Tech. This policy states that “students who have earned an associate degree based upon a baccalaureate-oriented sequence of courses should be considered to have met lower-division general-education requirements of senior institutions. These students will be considered to have attained junior standing (typically defined by credits completed at the senior institution). It may, however, take transfer students longer than two years to complete the baccalaureate because of prerequisites in the major or other requirements or circumstances.” At Blue Ridge Community College, this policy applies to graduates of the Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.&S.) degree in the College/University Transfer Program. Visit the Virginia Community College Website at (http://www.vccs.edu/vccsasr/vccstransfer.htm) for additional information on the State Policy on Transfer. Blue Ridge Community College also has more specific guaranteed admission and articulation agreements with a number of Virginia Senior institutions. Details about these agreements may be found at www.brcc.edu/services/advising/transfer/gaa.htm. Visit the College Counseling Center or the Student Services website at www.brcc.edu/services/program/transfer.html for further information on any of these agreements.

Cooperative Education Program with Mary Baldwin College

Flexibility and options characterize Mary Baldwin College. Blue Ridge students can pursue their B.A. or B.S. degrees through either Mary Baldwin’s traditional program or Adult Degree Program (ADP). Young women are encouraged to apply to Mary Baldwin’s traditional program, which accepts up to 66 transfer credits from BRCC and offers scholarship opportunities depending on grade point average. Adult men and women may transfer up to 99 credits from BRCC and other accredited colleges, attend full or part-time, and/or receive credit for work experience. Because the Adult Degree Program recognizes that adult students are juggling work, family, and community responsibilities, ADP offers independent study options in addition to traditional on-campus classes. Financial aid is available to both adult and traditional students. Mary Baldwin offers over thirty majors, as well as the opportunity to earn teacher certification. For additional information, contact Ms. Marion Ward at 234-9261, ext. 2345 or toll free at 1-888-750-2722, ext. 2345; TDD 234-0848; or in room E112 on the Weyers Cave campus. E-mail address: (wcadp@mbc.edu).

Old Dominion University TELETECHNET Program

In partnership with Blue Ridge Community College, Old Dominion University offers students opportunities to earn Bachelor’s and Masters degrees by taking courses at the Blue Ridge Community College campus without having to leave the Shenandoah Valley.

Eligible students seeking a Bachelor’s degree should have already completed approximately the first two years of college coursework. To assist students in the transition, a detailed academic advising guide has been created for students transferring into ODU programs.

Among the Bachelor’s degrees offered are Business Administration; Criminal Justice; Health Sciences; Human Services Counseling; Nursing; Professional Communications, Occupational and Technical Studies; Mechanical; Civil; Electrical (General or Computer Option) Engineering Technologies; and Teacher Education (PreK-6).

Masters degrees offered are Nursing, Special Education, and Occupational and Technical Studies.

For more information, call (540) 234-9345, or contact the ODU office located at BRCC in room E112. E-mail address: (ttnbrcc@odu.edu). Visit ODU’s website at (http://www.brcc.edu/odu).