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Richard Bland College offers many challenging courses and programs that will provide you with a solid foundation in the liberal arts as you begin or continue your pursuit of higher education. By attending Richard Bland College and completing the Associate Degree, you will have completed the first two years toward the Baccalaureate Degree.

We have guaranteed transfer agreements with four-year colleges and universities across the Commonwealth that will enhance your educational opportunities.
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A high quality, affordable college education should be within the reach of every student. Our goal is 100% student success, and that begins with offering the first two years of your undergraduate education at a reasonable cost that can be paid without going into debt. Richard Bland College, Virginia’s only public, residential two year college, is also one of the Commonwealth’s most affordable
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Richard Bland College is the only two-year residential college in Virginia. The residence halls were built in 2008 and offer apartment-style living with state-of-the-art amenities. Students are able to live and eat affordably starting at just $9,840 per year ranging up to $11,640 per year depending on their room assignment.
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Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy

Progress Policies

Maximum Time Frame

Students are required to complete their program of study within 150% of the published length of the program. That is, as the Associates Degree program requires 60 credit hours to complete, the maximum number of credits attempted to complete the program cannot exceed 90 credits.

Credits counted in the 150% maximum time are all attempted credits including:
- All attempted coursework even if no credits were earned due to withdrawal, incompletes, or failing grades
- Remedial courses
- All repeated courses
- All accepted transfer credits toward the degree program
Courses not included in the 150% maximum:
- Audited courses
Students who complete the academic requirements for an Associate’s Degree but do not yet have the degree are not eligible for further financial aid.

Credit Hour Completion Rate

Federal regulations require that students make steady progress toward degree completion within the maximum time frame. Progress is measured for all students by semester at the end of each term of enrollment by comparing the cumulative number of attempted credit hours against the cumulative number of credit hours earned. Students who have attempted 12 or more credit hours must complete 67% of all attempted coursework.

Earned credit hours include a grade of A, B, C, D or P in a course and transfer credits.

Attempted hours is defined as all courses in which they are enrolled after the add/drop period has ended for the term and for which academic credit will be earned. This means that courses from which students withdraw after the add/drop period has ended will be considered attempted hours. All attempted hours will be counted whether or not financial aid was received. Attempted credits hours include:
- Withdrawals, incompletes, and failing grades
- Remedial coursework
- Repeated coursework
- Transfer credits
Required Grade Point Average

Beginning spring 2021, which includes summer 2021, the financial aid office implemented a change to the credit hours attempted component of the SAP evaluation. All part-time students (those who are enrolled and/or attempted less than 12 credits) are included with the gpa calculation. See below for more information.

Students must meet or exceed the following minimum cumulative grade point average:
- After attempting 1-23 semester hours minimum, students must have attained a cumulative grade point average of 1.50.
- After attempting 24-44 semester hours minimum, students must have attained a cumulative grade point average of 1.75.
- After attempting 45+ semester hours minimum, students must have attained a cumulative grade point average of 2.00.
Remedial coursework and transfer credits are not included the cumulative GPA; however, they do count towards the number of credit hours attempted.
Students who are on Financial Aid Suspension due to failure to meet SAP standards and who have extenuating circumstances affecting their ability to meet the standards may appeal their status. Appeals will be considered for the following circumstances: a death in the family, serious personal illness or injury, or other special circumstances. Students who wish to appeal their Financial Aid Suspension must submit a Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal Form.

Properly completed and documented SAP Appeals will be reviewed by the Financial Aid Appeal Committee. Based upon the documentation submitted, the Committee will approve or deny the appeal. Students will be notified of the decision no later than one month after the completed appeal is received. Students awaiting review of appeals are financially responsible for any enrollment.

Appeal Decisions:

Denied Appeal
- A student with a denied appeal will not be eligible for federal, state, or institutional financial aid until he/she meets the SAP standards.
- The student will be financially responsible for their educational expenses.
Approved Appeal – Financial Aid Probation
- Financial Aid Probation lasts for one term of enrollment and the student becomes eligible for financial aid for that term.
- At the end of the term during which a student was placed on Financial Aid Probation, the student must meet the SAP standards in order to remain eligible for financial aid.
- If the student does not meet SAP standards at the end of a Financial Aid Probation term, the student is not eligible for financial aid until he/she meets the SAP standards.
Approved Appeal – Academic Plan
- A student may be found eligible for financial aid based on an Academic Plan that outlines future academic progress for the student as established by the Director of Financial Aid.
- If the student fails to follow the Academic Plan, the student is not eligible for financial aid until he/she meets SAP standards.
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Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy

Progress Policies

Section One: General Policy Statement

Section Two: Quantitative Standards

Section Three: Qualitative Standards

Section Four: Evaluation of Academic Progress

Section Five: Special Circumstances and the Appeal Process

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