Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies at Blue Ridge Community College

Here is an overview of this program at BRCC. You can study it at the Associate’s, Undergraduate Certificate levels. At its best it places at #3 out of 26 schools (Associate’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

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Available Degrees
Associate’s Degrees
Undergraduate Certificate Degrees

BRCC Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

#428 in the U.S.

#11 in Virginia

#67 in the Southeast Region

College Factual rates BRCC highly for liberal arts general studies, coming in at #428 out of 1,506 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	428 of 1,506
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Virginia	11 of 38
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region	67 of 420

Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees at BRCC

Here is each degree level granted in liberal arts general studies at BRCC, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Associate’s	253
Undergraduate Certificate	174

BRCC Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Blue Ridge Community College conferred 253 associate’s degrees in liberal arts general studies.

Associate’s Rankings

BRCC holds a strong position among schools offering liberal arts general studies at the associate’s level. Specifically, it ranked #3 out of 26 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Virginia	3
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	39
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	226

BRCC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$5,646 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$8,625 Average Student Debt

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$4,620	$10,560
Fees	$744	$1,524

Associate’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 32% of liberal arts general studies associate’s degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

The majority of liberal arts general studies associate’s degree graduates at BRCC are White. Roughly 68% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Blue Ridge Community College with a associate’s in liberal arts general studies.

Ethnic diversity of Liberal Arts General Studies majors at Blue Ridge Community College

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	172
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	27

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies (Associate’s)

BRCC awarded 253 associate’s degrees in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies in the most recent reporting year — 68% to women and 32% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (68%).

Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Virginia — #2
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region — #35
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools — #187

BRCC Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Blue Ridge Community College handed out 174 undergraduate certificate degrees in liberal arts general studies.

Undergraduate Certificate Rankings

BRCC is not yet ranked for liberal arts general studies at the undergraduate certificate level.

Undergraduate Certificate Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 33% of liberal arts general studies undergraduate certificate degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

The largest share of liberal arts general studies undergraduate certificate degree graduates at BRCC are White. About 71% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Blue Ridge Community College with a undergraduate certificate in liberal arts general studies.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	123
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	17

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other (Undergraduate Certificate)

BRCC conferred 174 undergraduate certificate degrees in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities, other in the most recent reporting year — 67% to women and 33% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (71%).

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