Public · Community college

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

Martinsburg, West Virginia · Fringe rural

13%
Transfer rate
$4,641
Avg net price
32%
Grad / completion
$39,293
Median earnings

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a public associate-granting institution in Martinsburg, West Virginia (fringe rural setting), enrolling 1,661 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,661 undergradsFringe ruralCold winters

About Martinsburg, West Virginia

Martinsburg is a city in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. Martinsburg was established by an act of the Virginia General Assembly that was adopted in December 1778 during the American Revolutionary War. Major private employers in and around Martinsburg include Quad/Graphics, Ecolab, Orgill, Macy's, and FedEx. In February 2015, it was announced that Procter & Gamble planned to build a $500 million facility near the city. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe rural
Highest degree offered
Associate
To the ocean
62 miles
Nearest airport
24 miles to Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (HGR)

How Blue Ridge Community and Technical College compares

Graduation rate32%

Higher than 16% · #37 of 42 in West Virginia

First-year retention78%

Higher than 60%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$39,293

Higher than 67% · #12 of 40 in West Virginia

Average net price$4,641

Cheaper than 92% · #15 cheapest of 42 in West Virginia

Median debt at graduation$13,000

Lower than 22%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment1,661

Larger than 79%

Percentiles compare Blue Ridge Community and Technical College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in West Virginia.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

1,661undergrads
  • Women1,02662%
  • Men63538%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White72%
  • Black9.8%
  • Hispanic9.9%
  • Asian1.4%
  • Other or multiracial7.4%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,661
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
20%
First-generation students
53%
Students over 25
61%
Median family income
$28,753
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$48,078
Endowment
$826,857

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 363 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From West Virginia96%
  • Other U.S. states4.4%

Most first-years stay in state — Blue Ridge Community and Technical College draws overwhelmingly from West Virginia.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$4,752
Out-of-state tuition
$8,808
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,470
Total cost of attendance
$11,522
Average net price
$4,641

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
32%
First-year retention
78%
Transferred to another college
13%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,210
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$39,293
Median debt at graduation
$13,000
Students with federal loans
13%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
24%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
32%
Low-income (Pell)
29%
First-generation
30%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$25

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (4,203 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.3reported offenses a year
0 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$4,201
$30–48k
$4,002
$48–75k
$5,911
$75–110k
$6,572
$110k+
$11,522

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

15%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,469
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 15% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,469. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 184 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$39,293
Typical debt at graduation
$13,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
33%
Out-earn a HS grad
46%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.3 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$36,767
Men
$45,625

Men out-earn women by $8,858 (24%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
87°F
Winter low
24°F
Annual rain
39″
Annual snow
23.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
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Average precipitation (inches)

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NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Martinsburg E WV Rgnl AP, WV US station (2.5 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.