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Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

Martinsburg, West Virginia Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a public two-year institution based in Martinsburg, West Virginia. The campus sits in a rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 4,203 students. It is part of West Virginia Community and Technical College System.

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College offers certificates and associate degrees across 78 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Registered Nursing, and General Studies. It awarded 602 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 17 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 78% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
4,203
Students enrolled
78%
First-year retention
602
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
78
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 78

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 4
Health Professions 11
Business, Management and Marketing 12
Computer and Information Sciences 12
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 5
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 3
Engineering Technologies 12
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Social Sciences 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Precision Production 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Education 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Science Technologies 3
Communication and Journalism 2
Engineering 1
Construction Trades 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
78%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
321
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
281

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
4,203
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,203
Full-time, fall 2024
24%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,634
Full-time, 2024-25
18%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
61%
Men
39%
White
77%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
17
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
6%
Students taking some online courses
25%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
West Virginia Community and Technical College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
President
Dr. Peter G. Checkovich
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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