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- EIN 54-1328809
- (540) 453-2389
- Po Box 80 Weyers Cave VA 24486-0080 USA
- www.brcc.edu/edfound
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Education, Higher Education, Two-Year Colleges
Mission: The brcc educational foundation builds community relationships and secures resources to strengthen the programs and services of blue ridge community college. Current levels of funding are not sufficient to keep pace with the challenges of meeting brcc's diverse student needs and addressing workforce development services and programs. Additionally, traditional funding sources are not expected to grow in proportion to brcc's enrollment. To meet the community's increasing needs for programs, services, facilities, and scholarships, private funds are necessary. Funds raised by the brcc educational foundation represent the difference between adequacy, as provided by traditional sources of funding, and excellence, that only private investment can provide.
Programs: During this academic year the foundation provided 308 scholarships totaling $346,960 to 224 students. Scholarships were provided to students in credit and non-credit programs, as well as children participating in brcc's learning can be fun summer youth program and high school students participating in career pathways. Many of these scholarships are based on financial need. Although a brcc education appears affordable, it is beyond the means of many students and families in our community. A college education is becoming an essential requirement for obtaining a good-paying job and moving up the economic ladder, and scholarships ensure that a college education is financially possible for all who desire it.
the foundation provided $261,975 in wage reimbursements to the college, which included support for nursing faculty, esl and math tutors, career coaches, a continuing education health technology instructor, and an enactus club advisor assistant.
the foundation provided $89,181 in grants to brcc, which included $33,150 toward the blue ridge scholars program, $28,031 for upgrades to the machining and welding facility, and $28,000 toward a space counter for a new parking deck.
other program services include funding for: - book purchases to support the brcc houff library, emergency student assistance and enactus club;- support for enactus club (including microloan funding for entrepreneurial business start-ups in haiti), blue ridge christian fellowship and scouting at brcc student clubs;- emergency financial assistance for student needs through the student outreach and resource center;- professional development for faculty and staff, including high school career coaches;- equipment purchases for the electronics technology program, enactus club, and veterinary technology program;- support for area high school programs, including blue ridge scholars, world of work, and career connect;- instructional mini-grant in support of english faculty (authentic assessment and analytic rubrics);- support for learning can be fun summer youth program scholarships;- radio advertising for automotive program;- strategic initiative grant (snap-on precision measurement instrument certification) to enhance instruction in the aviation maintenance technology program and others.