How Student Population Changes at RCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,118 where 2,591 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.78 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in RCC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	3,555	1,357	2,198
2014-15	3,569 14	1,338 -19	2,231 33
2015-16	3,566 -3	1,348 10	2,218 -13
2016-17	3,463 -103	1,330 -18	2,133 -85
2017-18	3,229 -234	1,151 -179	2,078 -55
2018-19	3,082 -147	1,072 -79	2,010 -68
2019-20	2,909 -173	974 -98	1,935 -75
2020-21	2,629 -280	879 -95	1,750 -185
2021-22	2,588 -41	879 0	1,709 -41
2022-23	2,591 3	931 52	1,660 -49
Average	3,118	1,126	1,992

Rappahannock Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 61.87%. The percentage was 70.32% 10 years ago and RCC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.31% of enrolled students is Asian and 19.49% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Rappahannock 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	27	39	661	131	3	2,500	127
2014-15	22	37	676	147	5	2,500	118
2015-16	34	54	597	153	4	2,529	134
2016-17	45	50	562	128	3	2,459	141
2017-18	32	41	558	124	4	2,256	145
2018-19	36	34	563	150	3	2,069	151
2019-20	32	39	502	154	3	1,943	163
2020-21	22	33	441	117	2	1,786	150
2021-22	28	33	472	154	0	1,694	127
2022-23	25	34	505	167	5	1,603	161
Average	30	39	554	143	3	2,134	142

Rappahannock Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

693 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 24.64% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Rappahannock Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	3,569	556	969	2,044
2015-16	3,566	581	914	2,071
2016-17	3,463	559	795	2,109
2017-18	3,229	487	846	1,896
2018-19	3,082	512	915	1,655
2019-20	2,909	547	827	1,535
2020-21	2,629	830	623	1,176
2021-22	2,588	690	633	1,265
2022-23	2,591	693	632	1,266
Average	3,070	606	795	1,669

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Enrollment Trends at RCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes