How Student Population Changes at NRCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,372 where 3,980 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 0.96 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in NRCC.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at New River Community College since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	4,808	2,386	2,422
2014-15	4,585 -223	2,229 -157	2,356 -66
2015-16	4,477 -108	2,229 0	2,248 -108
2016-17	4,456 -21	2,295 66	2,161 -87
2017-18	4,626 170	2,384 89	2,242 81
2018-19	4,419 -207	2,259 -125	2,160 -82
2019-20	4,332 -87	2,203 -56	2,129 -31
2020-21	4,137 -195	2,031 -172	2,106 -23
2021-22	3,903 -234	1,906 -125	1,997 -109
2022-23	3,980 77	2,032 126	1,948 -49
Average	4,372	2,195	2,177

New River Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 79.27%. The percentage was 85.02% 10 years ago and NRCC still has a high percentage of white students. 3.12% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.37% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at New River Community 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	20	98	243	141	7	4,088	113
2014-15	12	82	246	117	7	3,919	117
2015-16	13	116	192	144	10	3,760	104
2016-17	16	99	191	151	4	3,753	128
2017-18	13	101	189	145	5	3,887	159
2018-19	16	110	166	136	2	3,668	165
2019-20	15	132	165	169	1	3,507	148
2020-21	16	113	163	142	0	3,396	139
2021-22	13	119	155	174	0	3,153	153
2022-23	10	124	174	199	0	3,155	152
Average	14	109	188	152	4	3,629	138

New River Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

930 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 23% of total students. The number of online students has increased 13.41% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at New River Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	4,585	820	1,564	2,201
2015-16	4,477	858	1,512	2,107
2016-17	4,456	875	1,435	2,146
2017-18	4,626	800	1,301	2,525
2018-19	4,419	832	1,257	2,330
2019-20	4,332	920	1,206	2,206
2020-21	4,137	1,744	850	1,543
2021-22	3,903	1,004	1,281	1,618
2022-23	3,980	930	1,074	1,976
Average	4,324	976	1,276	2,072

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Enrollment Trends at NRCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes