Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Online Cyber Security

This is a two-year, 60-credit associate degree from a school the college says holds a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity designation. West Virginia residents pay $219 per credit, or $13,140 in tuition, plus an online course fee. The offer is solid for locals and steeper for everyone else at $406 per credit.

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a public college in Martinsburg, West Virginia, in the state's Eastern Panhandle. This page covers its Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) in Cyber Security, which the college describes as an economical two-year program.

The program is offered on campus, hybrid and online, so the college serves several kinds of students with one degree. We list it because the online format is available.

The college says it has earned the designation of a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity. That is a federal designation given to schools whose cybersecurity teaching meets set standards, and it is worth a line on a resume for jobs that touch government work. The college's wording is the claim here, so confirm the current status on the federal list if it matters to you.

You earn an Associate in Applied Science in Cyber Security. The degree is built for work, with a smaller general education load than an associate of arts.

Federal figures for the college are a 32% graduation rate and a 47.5% 8-year completion rate for transfer-in students. Federal data counts 23 awards in this field at the college and lists median earnings of $43,360 for graduates in the field.

Ask which certification exams the courses cover.

Where this degree can lead: Cybersecurity Degree Jobs.

Who It Fits

• You live in West Virginia and want to pay the $219 in-state rate rather than $406.
• You live in or near the Eastern Panhandle and might want to switch between online and hybrid classes over two years.
• You want a college that advertises a federal cybersecurity education designation, which can help when you apply for roles near government or defense work.
• You are a career changer who needs a credential in two years and doesn't want a bachelor's price.

Who Should Skip It

• You live outside West Virginia. At $406 per credit, the 60-credit degree runs $24,360 before fees.
• You want the largest possible online community. Federal data shows 18% of the college's students are exclusively online.

The public program page confirms the 60-credit, two-year structure and the designation.

What you can do is read the designation as a hint. A school that holds that designation has had its cybersecurity teaching reviewed against federal standards. Ask the college which topics its 60 credits cover, and which courses include hands-on labs.

Also ask how many of the 60 credits are general education and how many are cybersecurity classes, since an A.A.S. mixes both.

Standout Features

• Blue Ridge CTC holds a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity designation, per the school

There are two prices. West Virginia residents pay $219 per credit, so tuition for 60 credits is $13,140. Out-of-state students pay $406 per credit, or $24,360.

An online course fee of $25 per credit hour applies on top of tuition, and that is a real addition for an online student because it applies to every online credit. The rates shown are Fall 2026 figures.

The gap between the resident and non-resident totals is the main thing to weigh. If you live in a neighboring state, ask whether any regional tuition arrangement lowers the out-of-state rate.

60 credits at $406 a credit comes to $24,360 in tuition, before fees. At the in-state rate of $219, the same 60 credits come to $13,140.

The college lists on-campus, hybrid and online formats for this degree. That choice is useful if your schedule changes, because you can take some classes in person and some from home.

Federal data shows 18% of the college's students are enrolled exclusively online, out of 4,203 students overall. That is a smaller online share than at many colleges on this site, so ask how many sections of the required cybersecurity classes actually run online each term.

Ask about term length and whether classes meet live, and ask whether labs run on virtual machines you reach from home.

The full rubric is on the methodology page.

• The out-of-state price of $24,360 in tuition is hard to justify when a cheaper online associate program is available elsewhere.
• The $25 per credit online course fee raises the real cost of every online class.
• Get the full course list, lab setup and certification plan in writing before you enroll.

• What is the full course list for the 60-credit A.A.S., and which courses include labs?
• Which sections of the cybersecurity courses run fully online each term?
• Does the National Center of Academic Excellence designation cover this specific program, and where can I check it?
• If I live outside West Virginia, does any regional arrangement lower the $406 rate?
• Which certification exams do the courses prepare me for?
• Which four-year schools accept these credits toward a bachelor's, and is there a written agreement?

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