Students must be a junior or senior in high school to take a course at Blue Ridge Community College. High school students must do the following:
Public/Private High School Student
- Submit the application for admission.
- Have your official high school transcript sent with all standardized test scores, if applicable.
Submit a permission form from your high school principal or director of guidance, which indicates the course for which you wish to register. (For high schools outside of BRCC service area, the school permission must be signed by the principal.). - Document parental permission for enrollment.
Homeschooled High School Student
- Submit the application for admission.
- Submit your transcript, demonstrating junior/senior status. (For students with a non-religious exemption, junior/senior status is documented through required annual Board of Education testing. Tests are not required of students with a religious exemption.) Submit your letter of exemption from the school board or its designee.
- Document parental permission for enrollment.
- Letter from teacher, guidance counselor, coach, etc., that describes the student’s academic and social maturity.
Freshman and Sophomore Students
Freshman and sophomore high school students are not eligible for admission, in accordance with VCCS policy. Exceptions are occasionally made, on a case-by-case basis, and must be approved in writing by the President of the College. Students who wish to request an exception to the admissions policy must submit the Request for Exception Form1 and must accompany their request with documentation of the following:
- Have an official copy of your high school transcript sent with all standardized test scores.
- Letter from the high school principal or director of guidance, which indicates the course for which you wish to register. (For high schools outside of BRCC service area, the school permission must be signed by the principal.)
- Documentation of parental permission for enrollment.