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Laurel Ridge Community College

Middletown, Virginia Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Located in Middletown, Virginia, Laurel Ridge Community College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 5,902 students. It is part of Virginia Community College System.

Laurel Ridge Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 37 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Biological and Physical Sciences. It awarded 1,691 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 18 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 69% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 28 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
5,902
Students enrolled
69%
First-year retention
1,691
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
37
Programs and majors
28:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 37

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
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Health Professions 10
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Engineering Technologies 6
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Engineering 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Social Sciences 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 2
Education 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 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
69%
First-year retention, part-time students
46%
Student-to-faculty ratio
28:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
771
Certificates under 1 year
288
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
632

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
5,902
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,902
Full-time, fall 2024
32%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
7,830
Full-time, 2024-25
27%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 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
64%
Hispanic or Latino
17%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
18
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
29%
Students taking some online courses
35%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Virginia Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
President
Kimberly Blosser
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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