Senior Citizens

Policies of the Commonwealth of Virginia (Virginia State Code 23-38.56) and the Virginia Community College System (VCCS Policy 4.3.0.2) encourage senior citizens to take college-level classes at Blue Ridge Community College. On the first day of class, senior citizens may enroll tuition-free (except for fees for course materials or lab fees) in credit classes on a space-available basis after all tuition-paying students have been accommodated.

To be eligible for free tuition and comprehensive fees for credit courses you must:

1. be 60 years of age or older prior to the semester of enrollment,
2. have been legally domiciled in Virginia for the last 12 months,
3. had a taxable individual income that did not exceed $15,000 for Virginia income tax purposes for the year preceding the semester you wish to enroll, (documentation of taxable income will be required), and
4. be admitted to the College as a student.

To be eligible for free tuition for audit of credit courses, you must:

1. be 60 years of age or older prior to the semester you wish to enroll,
2. be a legal resident of Virginia,
3. be admitted to the College as a student.

Interested senior citizens should contact the Admissions and Records Office for information and registration materials.