How Student Population Changes at PVCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,342 where 5,022 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.35 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in PVCC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	5,630	2,323	3,307
2014-15	5,554 -76	2,346 23	3,208 -99
2015-16	5,438 -116	2,244 -102	3,194 -14
2016-17	5,550 112	2,369 125	3,181 -13
2017-18	5,608 58	2,367 -2	3,241 60
2018-19	5,445 -163	2,348 -19	3,097 -144
2019-20	5,312 -133	2,239 -109	3,073 -24
2020-21	4,864 -448	1,937 -302	2,927 -146
2021-22	4,997 133	2,073 136	2,924 -3
2022-23	5,022 25	2,139 66	2,883 -41
Average	5,342	2,239	3,104

Piedmont Virginia Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 61.71%. The percentage was 72.34% 10 years ago and PVCC still has a high percentage of white students. 4.24% of enrolled students is Asian and 11.67% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Piedmont Virginia 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	18	208	737	278	10	4,073	201
2014-15	14	221	730	302	11	3,942	229
2015-16	18	223	670	340	10	3,858	233
2016-17	13	205	699	365	11	3,887	259
2017-18	15	238	726	384	10	3,855	265
2018-19	15	233	642	427	5	3,693	265
2019-20	15	224	571	442	5	3,539	260
2020-21	14	213	543	333	4	3,194	250
2021-22	11	211	598	448	4	3,161	258
2022-23	14	213	586	491	3	3,099	282
Average	15	219	650	381	7	3,630	250

Piedmont Virginia Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

990 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 20% of total students. The number of online students has increased 112.90% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Piedmont Virginia Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	5,554	465	1,022	4,067
2015-16	5,438	440	947	4,051
2016-17	5,550	481	887	4,182
2017-18	5,608	498	1,026	4,084
2018-19	5,445	461	1,010	3,974
2019-20	5,312	473	1,110	3,729
2020-21	4,864	2,296	1,157	1,411
2021-22	4,997	1,289	1,489	2,219
2022-23	5,022	990	1,480	2,552
Average	5,310	821	1,125	3,363

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Enrollment Trends at PVCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes