Match #1
Virginia Highlands Community College
Abingdon, VA
Profile closeness66/100
Admit rate—
- 1,349 students
- Public
- Suburb: Small
- Graduation rate 41%, close to 40%
- Enrollment 1,349 students, close to 894
The colleges most similar to Richard Bland College are Virginia Highlands Community College, Mountain Empire Community College, and Southside Virginia Community College. Richard Bland College admits 89% of applicants and has an average net price of $14,830 a year; 10 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 0 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Richard Bland College. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Richard Bland College
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Match #2
Mountain Empire Community College
Big Stone Gap, VA
Profile closeness65/100
Admit rate—
- 1,282 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 44%, close to 40%
- Enrollment 1,282 students, close to 894
Match #3
Southside Virginia Community College
Alberta, VA
Profile closeness65/100
Admit rate—
- 1,807 students
- Public
- Rural: Distant
- Graduation rate 42%, close to 40%
- Same control type (public)
Match #4
Patrick & Henry Community College
Martinsville, VA
Profile closeness63/100
Admit rate—
- 1,350 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Graduation rate 41%, close to 40%
- Enrollment 1,350 students, close to 894
Match #5
Danville Community College
Danville, VA
Profile closeness62/100
Admit rate—
- 1,306 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 44%, close to 40%
- Enrollment 1,306 students, close to 894
Match #6
Wytheville Community College
Wytheville, VA
Profile closeness62/100
Admit rate—
- 1,255 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 44%, close to 40%
- Enrollment 1,255 students, close to 894
Match #7
New River Community College-Virginia
Dublin, VA
Profile closeness60/100
Admit rate—
- 1,965 students
- Public
- Town: Fringe
- Graduation rate 42%, close to 40%
- Same control type (public)
Match #8
Eastern Shore Community College
Melfa, VA
Profile closeness60/100
Admit rate—
- 495 students
- Public
- Rural: Remote
- Graduation rate 37%, close to 40%
- Same control type (public)
Match #9
Blue Ridge Community College-Virginia
Weyers Cave, VA
Profile closeness60/100
Admit rate—
- 2,730 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Graduation rate 33%, close to 40%
- Average net price $13,500, close to $14,830
Match #10
Southwest Virginia Community College
Cedar Bluff, VA
Profile closeness59/100
Admit rate—
- 1,651 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Graduation rate 35%, close to 40%
- Same control type (public)
Questions about Richard Bland College alternatives
What colleges are similar to Richard Bland College?
The closest matches to Richard Bland College are Virginia Highlands Community College, Mountain Empire Community College, Southside Virginia Community College, Patrick & Henry Community College, and Danville Community College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Richard Bland College hard to get into?
Richard Bland College admitted 89% of its 2,964 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 0 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
Which Richard Bland College alternatives cost less?
10 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Richard Bland College ($14,830 a year), including Patrick & Henry Community College ($3,885), Wytheville Community College ($4,056), and Eastern Shore Community College ($4,303). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
