Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
Martinsburg, West Virginia · Website
$39,293
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$39,293
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a public 2-year college in Martinsburg, West Virginia with 1,661 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $4,641 a year (tuition and fees $4,752 in-state, $8,808 out-of-state). 32% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $39,293 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $13,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$4,641
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$4,752
Out-of-state $8,808
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
32%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$13,000
About $138 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$39,293
Rank 2,792 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $4,641
- Tuition in-state
- $4,752
- Tuition out-of-state
- $8,808
- Cost of attendance
- $11,522
- Students with a need-based grant
- 20%
- Students with federal loans
- 13%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $4,201
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $4,002
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $5,911
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $6,572
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $11,522
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $3,696 in 2015-16 to $4,752 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 1,661
- Part-time students
- 53%
- Women
- 61%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 32%
- Retention rate
- 78%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 76
- Endowment
- $827K
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,792 of 5,094 US colleges and 28 of 59 in West Virginia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | WV median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $4,641 | $9,988 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $4,752 | $9,570 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 93% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 32% | 61% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 78% | 70% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $13,000 | $15,625 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $35,210 | $33,094 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $39,293 | $37,962 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 27% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 60% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
76 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 138 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,906 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 96 | $13,000 | $32,872 | $42,762 | $44,125 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 30 | $13,000 | Withheld | $43,360 | $54,726 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 30 | $18,850 | $68,897 | $81,566 | $80,813 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 25 | $14,250 | $32,176 | $38,365 | $48,733 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,660 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 16 | $13,479 | $30,181 | $46,862 | $42,269 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $32,681 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,706 |
| Human Services, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate's | Associate's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | $139,705 | $70,808 |
| Information Science/StudiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,246 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,440 |
| Education, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,787 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate | Certificate | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,605 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ProgrammingOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,389 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 6 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Martinsburg and West Virginia on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in West Virginia
- Homes: Homes for sale in West Virginia
Questions and answers
How much does Blue Ridge Community and Technical College cost?
$4,641 a year is the average net price at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $4,752 for in-state students and $8,808 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $11,522. Families earning under $30,000 pay $4,201 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College?
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Blue Ridge Community and Technical College graduates earn?
$39,293 a year is the median pay of former Blue Ridge Community and Technical College students who work, 10 years after they started ($35,210 after 6 years). That ranks 2,792 of 5,094 US colleges and 28 of 59 in West Virginia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $68,897.
How much student debt do Blue Ridge Community and Technical College graduates have?
$13,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Blue Ridge Community and Technical College graduates, about $138 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 13% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College?
32% of first-time, full-time students at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College finish within 3 years. 78% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (138 certificate graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (96 associate's graduates), Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (30 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 76 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.