Senior Citizen Registration
The Code of Virginia (Section 23-38.56) and Virginia Community College System policies permit senior citizens who meet the qualifying criteria listed below to take non-credit courses at Blue Ridge Community College without having to pay course tuition. If you are a senior citizen and you wish to take a non-credit course, you may qualify for free tuition (except fees established for the purpose of paying for course materials, such as laboratory materials) if you meet the following criteria:
- You have completed and have on file in the office of the Division of Workforce Services and Continuing Education a current “Senior Citizen Application for Non-Credit Enrollment; the “Senior Citizen Application for Non-Credit Enrollment” form must be completed and filed annually. (Forms are available in the office of the Division of Workforce Services and Continuing Education.)
- You are 60 years of age or older.
- You have been legally domiciled in Virginia for the last 12 months.
In accordance with state and VCCS policies, senior citizen enrollment is processed on a space-available basis, and by law, registration is completed after all tuition-paying students have been accommodated. If space is available on the day before the course begins, the senior citizen may apply for admission to the course. All individuals must have completed course registration in order to attend a non-credit course.