How Student Population Changes at Blue Ridge Community and Technical

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,243 where 4,247 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.56 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Blue Ridge Community and Technical than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	5,020	1,705	3,315
2014-15	5,528 508	1,900 195	3,628 313
2015-16	5,552 24	2,075 175	3,477 -151
2016-17	5,598 46	1,992 -83	3,606 129
2017-18	5,708 110	2,081 89	3,627 21
2018-19	6,273 565	2,287 206	3,986 359
2019-20	6,532 259	2,493 206	4,039 53
2020-21	3,912 -2,620	1,304 -1,189	2,608 -1,431
2021-22	4,060 148	1,511 207	2,549 -59
2022-23	4,247 187	1,662 151	2,585 36
Average	5,243	1,901	3,342

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 81.28%. The percentage was 85.78% 10 years ago and Blue Ridge Community and Technical still has a high percentage of white students. 1.01% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.79% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	17	65	362	153	7	4,306	91
2014-15	19	99	356	199	12	4,705	117
2015-16	18	92	359	220	11	4,712	119
2016-17	19	92	342	197	9	4,780	132
2017-18	19	87	330	229	15	4,859	123
2018-19	17	96	344	300	16	5,330	123
2019-20	23	104	369	290	19	5,544	157
2020-21	15	31	224	215	14	3,213	120
2021-22	22	31	223	249	12	3,372	122
2022-23	12	43	246	287	5	3,452	140
Average	18	74	316	234	12	4,427	124

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

409 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 10% of total students. The number of online students has increased 12.72% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	5,528	0	1,006	4,522
2015-16	5,552	0	970	4,582
2016-17	5,598	0	1,013	4,585
2017-18	5,708	335	858	4,515
2018-19	6,273	247	821	5,205
2019-20	6,532	239	891	5,402
2020-21	3,912	1,231	612	2,069
2021-22	4,060	865	636	2,559
2022-23	4,247	409	1,134	2,704
Average	5,268	370	882	4,016

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Enrollment Trends at Blue Ridge Community and Technical

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes