Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, Virginia · Public

Of 13 assessed programs, 12 leave graduates out-earning a typical Virginia high-school graduate (about $36,613/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 29 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$12,832
$30k to $48k	$12,959
$48k to $75k	$14,343
$75k to $110k	$18,114
$110k and up	$20,488
All families (average)	$13,997

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

13 of 42 programs could be assessed 31% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Virginia high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$44,782	+$8,169	clears the bar	$7,250	0.9 yrs	247
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$47,991	+$11,378	clears the bar	$7,650	0.7 yrs	234
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$38,504	+$1,891	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	109
Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$73,271	+$36,658	clears the bar	$6,475	0.2 yrs	105
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$46,237	+$9,624	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	69
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$75,288	+$38,675	clears the bar	$9,500	0.2 yrs	45
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$67,053	+$30,440	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$66,335	+$29,722	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$47,854	+$11,241	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Biological and Physical Sciences	Associate's Degree	$60,535	+$23,922	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$43,092	+$6,479	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	$51,223	+$14,610	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	$34,176	-$2,437	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Accounting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
American Sign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Agricultural Business and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering-Related Fields	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Commercial Driving	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Security Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,613/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.