Blue Ridge Community College

Blue Ridge Community College - Flat Rock, NC

Curriculum and Continuing Education Student Count, Fall 2017: 6,559*

Service Area: Henderson and Transylvania Counties

Henderson County Demographics**, Summer 2017: 

● Population: 115,708
● Population growth 2010-2017: 8.4%
● Race/Ethnicity: 93% White, 3% Black, 10% Hispanic, 1% Asian
● Median household income: $48,138
● Persons in poverty: 12%
● Education: Of those 25 and older, 89% have at least a high school diploma, and 30% have a Bachelor’s degree or higher.

Transylvania County Demographics**, Summer 2017:
 
● Population: 33,956
● Population growth 2010-2017: 2.6%
● Race/Ethnicity: 90.2% White, 3.7% Black, 3.4% Hispanic, 0.7% Asian
● Median household income: $43,918
● Persons in poverty: 16.6%
● Education: Of those 25 and older, 88.2% have at least a high school diploma, and 29.7% have a Bachelor’s degree or higher.

*Enrollment data courtesy of NC Community College system office.

**All other data are from U.S. Census Bureau.