BRCC vs. Patrick Henry

Blue Ridge Community College vs. Patrick Henry Community College comparison

	Blue Ridge Community College	Patrick Henry Community College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	BRCC	Patrick Henry
Location	Weyers Cave, VA	Martinsville, VA
Setting	Distant Rural	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	3,562	1,861
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	brcc.edu	vccs.edu
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Costs	BRCC	Patrick Henry
Tuition (In State)	$4,620	$4,620
Tuition (Out of State)	$9,918	$9,918
Room & Board	$9,875	$8,053
Avg Net Price	$9,828	$5,048
Avg Grant Aid	$5,516	$5,934
% Receiving Grant Aid	99%	68%

Admission	BRCC	Patrick Henry
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
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Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Academics	BRCC	Patrick Henry
Student to Faculty Ratio	20:1	18:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (54%) Health Professions (15%) Business (10%) Transportation and Materials Moving (5%) Engineering Technology (5%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (33%) Health Professions (20%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (11%) Business (9%) Engineering Technology (5%)
Outcomes	BRCC	Patrick Henry
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$35,800	$26,700
Making Student Loan Payments	42%	-
Median Student Loan Debt	$8,500	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$87	N/A

Diversity	BRCC	Patrick Henry
% Men	40%	42%
% Women	60%	58%
Racial Diversity	Low	Medium
HBCU	No	No
% White	78%	66%
% Black	7%	24%
% Hispanic	9%	6%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	3%	2%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	1%	0%

Students	BRCC	Patrick Henry
% In-State	99%	95%
% Out-of-State	1%	4%
Campus	BRCC	Patrick Henry
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
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Comparable Facts

• Blue Ridge Community College is larger than than Patrick Henry based on total student enrollment (3,562 students vs. 1,861 students)

BRCC vs. Patrick Henry Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, BRCC or Patrick Henry?

• Blue Ridge Community College and Patrick Henry cost the same to attend based on in-state tuition ($4,620.00 vs. $4,620.00)
• Out of state tuition is the same at BRCC as Patrick Henry Community College ($9,918.00 vs. $9,918.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Patrick Henry Community College than BRCC ($5,048 vs. $9,828)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Patrick Henry Community College are 22.6% lower than costs at Blue Ridge Community College ($8,053 vs. $9,875)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Blue Ridge Community College than Patrick Henry Community College (99% vs. 68%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Patrick Henry Community College students is 7.6% larger than aid received Blue Ridge Community College ($5,934 vs. $5,516)

Which college is harder to get into, BRCC or Patrick Henry? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Patrick Henry or BRCC .

BRCC vs. Patrick Henry Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, BRCC or Patrick Henry? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between Patrick Henry and BRCC.

• Graduates from Blue Ridge Community College earn on average $9,100 more per year than Patrick Henry graduates after ten years. ($35,800 vs. $26,700)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/