BRCC Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Blue Ridge Community College, the graduation rates was 34.15% (168 students out of 492 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 77 male and 91 female students graduated from the school last year by completing their jobs in the period.

The following table and chart describe the graduation rates (150% normal time) by gender at Blue Ridge Community College. Last year, the graduation rate was 34.15%. where 168 students out of 492 candidate completed their degree.

96 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 168 students finished there program within 150% normal time.

The following table and chart show graduation rates by race/ethnicity. The numbers in parenthesis denotes number of completers over number of candidates for each category.

Non-resident alien student is not a US citizen and studies with student visa, such as F visa, in United States. At Blue Ridge Community College, 3 of 3 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 100.00%.

The transfer-out rate is calculated by dividing students who have transferred out of other institution into total number of students (candidates) within 150% normal time. The transfer-out rate at Blue Ridge Community College is 9.35% (46 out of 492 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Blue Ridge Community College, the retention rate is 64% for full-time students and 40 % for part-time students.