Blue Ridge Community College vs. Piedmont Community College

Comparable Facts

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

Blue Ridge Community College is larger than Piedmont Community College based on total student enrollment (2,723 students vs. 896 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Blue Ridge Community College is located in Flat Rock, NC (Rural Fringe setting); Piedmont Community College is in Roxboro, NC (Rural Fringe setting).
• Blue Ridge Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution. Piedmont Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Blue Ridge Community College 12:1; Piedmont Community College 6:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Piedmont Community College are 31.6% lower than at Blue Ridge Community College ($6,720 vs. $9,826).
• Out-of-state tuition is 1.2% higher at Blue Ridge Community College than at Piedmont Community College (about $104 more per year; $8,804 vs. $8,700).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Blue Ridge Community College than at Piedmont Community College (93% vs. 60%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Piedmont Community College students is 100.9% larger than aid received by Blue Ridge Community College students ($9,668 vs. $4,813).

Admissions details

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

Loans and repayment

• More Blue Ridge Community College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Piedmont Community College students, three years after graduation (29% vs. 23%).

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