How Student Population Changes at Pearl River CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,811 where 5,462 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.86 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Pearl River CC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	4,581	1,719	2,862
2014-15	4,529 -52	1,682 -37	2,847 -15
2015-16	4,379 -150	1,739 57	2,640 -207
2016-17	4,281 -98	1,735 -4	2,546 -94
2017-18	4,829 548	1,879 144	2,950 404
2018-19	4,836 7	1,858 -21	2,978 28
2019-20	5,157 321	1,850 -8	3,307 329
2020-21	5,065 -92	1,768 -82	3,297 -10
2021-22	4,986 -79	1,754 -14	3,232 -65
2022-23	5,462 476	1,907 153	3,555 323
Average	4,811	1,789	3,021

Pearl River Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 62.50%. The percentage was 69.83% 10 years ago and Pearl River CC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.68% of enrolled students is Asian and 31.51% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Pearl 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	12	35	1,137	89	0	3,199	0
2014-15	16	30	1,213	90	0	3,086	0
2015-16	51	30	1,122	108	3	2,996	0
2016-17	59	26	1,151	123	0	2,853	0
2017-18	24	32	1,258	94	0	3,281	0
2018-19	35	43	1,321	107	0	3,172	0
2019-20	24	36	1,511	106	0	3,276	0
2020-21	29	43	1,528	107	0	3,165	0
2021-22	18	33	1,508	66	0	3,164	0
2022-23	15	37	1,721	35	0	3,414	0
Average	28	35	1,347	93	0	3,161	0

Pearl River Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,492 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 27% of total students. The number of online students has increased 203.25% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Pearl River Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	4,529	492	948	3,089
2015-16	4,379	501	937	2,941
2016-17	4,281	455	1,101	2,725
2017-18	4,829	550	1,186	3,093
2018-19	4,836	724	1,369	2,743
2019-20	5,157	796	1,637	2,724
2020-21	5,065	1,128	1,831	2,106
2021-22	4,986	1,454	2,307	1,225
2022-23	5,462	1,492	2,266	1,704
Average	4,836	844	1,509	2,483

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Enrollment Trends at Pearl River CC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes