Transferring to a 4-Year College
Transferring to a 4-Year College
Blue Ridge Community College values the educational partnerships that have been developed with many of Virginia’s four-year colleges and universities. As a result, students have several opportunities to transfer credits earned at BRCC to baccalaureate institutions. List of BRCC approved transfer degrees:
Associate of Arts
- Liberal Arts
Associate of Science
- Business Administration
- Computer Science
- Education
- Engineering
- General Studies
- Science
- Social Science
- Health Sciences
BRCC is part of the Virginia Community College System (VCCS). To view VCCS guaranteed admission and articulation agreements with a number of Virginia’s senior institutions, click on this link: https://www.vccs.edu/transfer-programs/#statewide-transfer-agreements
To read more about the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia’s State Policy on College Transfer, explore this link:
https://www.schev.edu/home/showpublisheddocument/1935/638744515354600000
Virtually all Virginia public four-year colleges and universities are in compliance with the State Policy on Transfer. This policy states that “students who have earned an associate degree based upon a baccalaureate-oriented sequence of courses should be considered to have met the lower-division general-education requirements of senior institutions. These students will be considered to have attained junior standing (typically defined by credits completed at the senior institution). It may, however, take transfer students longer than two years to complete the baccalaureate because of prerequisites in the major or other requirements or circumstances.” At Blue Ridge Community College, this policy applies to graduates of the Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.& S.) degree in the College/University Transfer Program and the Associate in Science (A.S.) degree (including the Associate in Science, Engineering and Computer Science specializations). Blue Ridge Community College also has more specific guaranteed admission and articulation agreements with a number of Virginia’s senior institutions. Visit the College Advising Center or the Student Services website at https://www.brcc.edu/academics/programs/transfer/ for further information about these agreements.
A transfer advisor from Bridgewater College offers office hours weekly at BRCC. Visit the Transfer Advisor page, https://www.brcc.edu/student-support-services/advising/transfer-advisors/, for additional information.
A transfer advisor from Bridgewater College offers office hours weekly at BRCC. Visit the Transfer Advisor page, https://www.brcc.edu/student-support-services/advising/transfer-advisors/, for additional information.
Eligible students seeking a Bachelor’s degree typically complete the first two years of college course work at Blue Ridge Community College. JMU offers guaranteed admission to qualified BRCC students. To assist students in the transition, a detailed academic advising guide has been created for students transferring into JMU programs.
Visit the Transfer Advisor page, https://www.brcc.edu/student-support-services/advising/transfer-advisors/, for additional information.
Mary Baldwin University (MBU) offers flexible learning options with on campus, online, and hybrid classes. In addition to the online program option for all BRCC students, MBU has a traditional co-ed residential program that accepts up to 66 transfer credits from BRCC and offers scholarship opportunities. Students may choose from over thirty majors including RN to BSN, business, criminal justice, social work, health care administration, and teacher certification. Graduate degrees are also offered in Business, Education, Health Care Administration, Health Sciences, and MSN in Nursing including Masters in Physician Assistant, Doctorate in Physical Therapy, Doctorate in Occupational Therapy and DNP in Nursing.
For more information about MBU programs, contact:
540-887-7019
Old Dominion University offers students opportunities to earn Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees by taking courses online.
Eligible students seeking a Bachelor’s degree typically complete the first two years of college course work at Blue Ridge Community College. ODU offers guaranteed admission to qualified BRCC students. To assist students in the transition, a detailed academic advising guide has been created for students transferring into ODU programs.
For more information, visit ODU’s website at https://online.odu.edu/partners/blue-ridge-community-college/.