Blue Ridge Community College (BRCC) is a

community college A community college is a type of undergraduate higher education institution, generally leading to an associate degree, certificate, or diploma. The term can have different meanings in different countries: many community colleges have an open enr ...

located in Weyers Cave,

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

in Augusta County. The school was founded in 1967 and is a part of the

Virginia Community College System The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) oversees a network of 23 community colleges in Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlant ...

and serves students from the cities of Harrisonburg, Staunton, and

Waynesboro, Virginia Waynesboro (; formerly Flack) is an independent city (United States), independent city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia. It is a principal city of the Staunton-Waynesboro micropolitan area, Staunton-Waynesboro Metropoli ...

, and the counties of Augusta,

Highland Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills. Generally, ''upland'' refers to a range of hills, typically from up to , while ''highland'' is usually reserved for range ...

and Rockingham. Blue Ridge also has a satellite location at Augusta Health in Fishersville, Virginia. It is located between

Interstate 81 Interstate 81 (I-81) is a north–south (physically northeast–southwest) Interstate Highway in the eastern part of the United States. Its southern terminus is at Interstate 40, I-40 in Dandridge, Tennessee, Dandridge, Tennessee; its nort ...

and

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just outside Weyers Cave.

Alumni

Donald DePoy Donald DePoy (born August 10, 1949, in Harrisonburg, Virginia) is an American Bluegrass music, bluegrass musician, music educator, and music event organizer. He is a fifth-generation bluegrass musician from the Shenandoah Valley and a multi-ins ...

, born August 10, 1949, fifth-generation bluegrass musician, music educator, and music event organizer.

References

External links

Official website
* Virginia Community College System Education in Augusta County, Virginia Universities and colleges established in 1967 Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 1967 establishments in Virginia Two-year colleges in the United States {{Virginia-university-stub