Blue Ridge Community College vs. Nash Community College

Comparable Facts

Compare Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock, NC with Nash Community College in Rocky Mount, NC on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Nash Community College is larger than Blue Ridge Community College based on total student enrollment (2,780 students vs. 2,723 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Blue Ridge Community College is located in Flat Rock, NC (Rural Fringe setting); Nash Community College is in Rocky Mount, NC (Rural Fringe setting).
• Blue Ridge Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution. Nash Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Blue Ridge Community College 12:1; Nash Community College 20:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Nash Community College are 26.7% lower than at Blue Ridge Community College ($7,200 vs. $9,826).
• Out-of-state tuition is 0.7% higher at Nash Community College than at Blue Ridge Community College (about $62 more per year; $8,866 vs. $8,804).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Blue Ridge Community College than at Nash Community College (93% vs. 66%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Nash Community College students is 7.3% larger than aid received by Blue Ridge Community College students ($5,165 vs. $4,813).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are open admission at both Blue Ridge Community College and Nash Community College.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Nash Community College graduates have a $236 lower median loan debt than Blue Ridge Community College graduates ($10,264 vs. $10,500).
• Among borrowers, Nash Community College graduates have an estimated $2 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Blue Ridge Community College graduates ($106 vs. $108).
• More Blue Ridge Community College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Nash Community College students, three years after graduation (29% vs. 20%).

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS and College Scorecard. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.