After Blue Ridge Community College: graduation, pay and debt
Weyers Cave, Virginia · Public · 3,718 undergrads
The typical student earns $42,644 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $10,409 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$42.6k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$10.4k
median federal debt at graduation.
42%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
34%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
44%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
13%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
498
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
13%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$37,349
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$38,305
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$42,644
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
53%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$10,409
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$6,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$7,015
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,380
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
42%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
49%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
62%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers