Media Contact:Susan Pollard, VCCS Assistant Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communications spollard@vccs.edu The State Board for Virginia’s Community Colleges voted May 22 to set tuition and mandatory educational and general (E&G) fees for the academic year that begins with the Fall 2025 semester. For in-state students, tuition and mandatory E&G fees will increase $4.90 per credit
Learning Creates Brighter Futures (LCBF) summer youth program at BRCC includes classes for career exploration, as well as opportunities in the arts! Parents: summer break will be here before you know it! Make plans now to secure your child’s spot in a one-week class at BRCC – in dance, ceramics, veterinary technology, or biomanufacturing. For
Recently, students in BRCC’s Automotive Analysis and Repair program got training from Hunter Engineering Company’s Mike Francis. The auto program utilizes Hunter machines for both tire alignment and balancing, and, according to program director Jeff Wiseman, the equipment is, “the most updated equipment in the field today.” Thanks to support from the BRCC Educational Foundation’s
James Madison University and Blue Ridge Community College (BRCC) have launched the BR2JMU co-admission initiative, a groundbreaking program designed to enhance and streamline the path to a four-year degree for Shenandoah Valley students. BR2JMU offers students graduating from area high schools the unique opportunity to be admitted to both BRCC and JMU from the start of
We are pleased to announce that the College is piloting a new food service option for the spring semester. Starting Monday, January 27, in addition to the vending and bookstore options currently in place, food truck vendors will be on campus during lunch hours to offer additional variety and convenience for meal options. Trucks will
Blue Ridge Community College celebrates Black History Month with the following events, all of which are free and open to the public: Black History Book Display & LibGuide February; BRCC Library Kotchegna Dance Company: Traditional Dance of the Ivory Coast February 4, 1:00 p.m; BRCC Rec Center Gym Kotchegna is a corps of dancers and
Celebrating International Students Day with music, food, poetry and stories, BRCC brought the Rec Center alive with energy! Students, faculty and staff joined to learn more about the cultures of some of the College’s international students. “We have students from many different countries and our goal was to recognize and appreciate these students,” said BRCC
Blue Ridge Community College Spring Registration Day – January 10, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Houff Student Center If you haven’t applied to BRCC or registered for spring classes, but would like to, and need some help, please come see us on January 10! We’ll be here to help you:
As soon as donation requests starting emerging from areas of southwest Virginia and western North Carolina devastated by hurricane Helene, communities and organizations around the Shenandoah Valley jumped to action. The BRCC community responded with overwhelming support. BRCC Nursing Class of 2025 Treasurer, Daniel Lanphier, was impressed with the collective effort. “Even though we were
It’s time to get registered for classes! Blue Ridge Community College has Spring 2025 and Wintermester classes open for enrollment. Don’t know about Wintermester? It’s a great way to pick up an online class during the winter break. Classes run December 19, 2024 -January 15, 2025. Classes offered this Wintermester include: Ready to take the