Richard Bland College was established to provide the first two years of college education, after which a successful student would transfer to William & Mary or to another of the four-year colleges in the state. To this end, Richard Bland College has formal credit transfer agreements with twenty Virginia colleges, including The College of William & Mary, Old Dominion University, Virginia Commonwealth University, James Madison University, George Mason University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and Virginia State University In the autumn of 2008, Richard Bland College became the only two-year college in the state of Virginia to offer campus housing. The residence halls, Freedom Hall and Patriot Hall, offer Richard Bland College students apartment-style living accommodations. The combined capacity of both Patriot and Freedom Halls is approximately 350 students. To maintain the academic atmosphere that the College desires to foster in its living areas, there is a 2.5 GPA requirement for all incoming students who wish to live on campus.
Formerly a large dairy farm, the rural campus is located on the border of Prince George and Dinwiddie Counties, just south of Petersburg. The campus features a large grove of century old pecan trees, and a restored turn-of-the-20th century farm house that now serves as the president's home.