According to its college catalog and student handbook, the college was established in May 1969 as Henderson County Technical Institute. At that time, the citizens of Henderson County approved a bond issue and a special tax levy which provided funds for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a physical plant for the school. The institution began operation on December 1, 1969, with the first course offered on January 8, 1970. The first full-time curriculum began on September 14, 1970. On October 12, 1970, the school's board of trustees voted to change the school's name to Blue Ridge Technical Institute. On July 9, 1979, they voted to change the name to Blue Ridge Technical College. It current name—Blue Ridge Community College—was approved by the board of trustees on September 14, 1987.[1]: 6
Today, Blue Ridge operates on three campuses. The Henderson County Campus along College Drive is a 13-building, 128-acre complex two-and-a-half miles southeast of Hendersonville, North Carolina. Its mailing address is 180 West Campus Drive, Flat Rock, NC 28731. The Transylvania County Campus, completed in 2008, occupies two large facilities on nine acres off Oak Park Drive in Brevard. The mailing address of this campus is 45 Oak Park Drive, Brevard, NC 28742. The third location is the Health Sciences Center located in downtown Hendersonville. Blue Ridge shares this facility with UNC Health Pardee and Wingate University, and the mailing address of this campus is 805 6th Avenue West, Hendersonville, NC 28739. offer curriculum and continuing education classes.[1]: 7