How Student Population Changes at RVCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,679 where 6,321 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 0.97 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in RVCC.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	8,405	4,056	4,349
2014-15	8,214 -191	4,009 -47	4,205 -144
2015-16	8,099 -115	3,998 -11	4,101 -104
2016-17	8,226 127	4,325 327	3,901 -200
2017-18	8,079 -147	4,072 -253	4,007 106
2018-19	7,887 -192	3,991 -81	3,896 -111
2019-20	7,793 -94	3,934 -57	3,859 -37
2020-21	7,080 -713	3,287 -647	3,793 -66
2021-22	6,688 -392	3,247 -40	3,441 -352
2022-23	6,321 -367	3,216 -31	3,105 -336
Average	7,679	3,814	3,866

Raritan Valley Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 36.18% and the percentage of black students is 10.33% at Raritan Valley Community College. 6.34% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Raritan Valley 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	14	584	817	1,383	26	4,557	180
2014-15	19	493	755	1,419	30	4,468	174
2015-16	16	488	739	1,499	26	4,269	162
2016-17	17	473	909	1,662	24	4,015	178
2017-18	22	541	821	1,696	28	3,928	192
2018-19	16	509	858	1,750	24	3,749	193
2019-20	15	561	893	1,751	26	3,616	188
2020-21	14	556	750	1,648	21	3,299	172
2021-22	10	442	703	1,497	15	2,683	156
2022-23	10	401	653	1,493	15	2,287	136
Average	15	505	790	1,580	24	3,687	173

Raritan Valley Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

667 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has increased 36.40% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Raritan Valley Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	8,214	489	1,091	6,634
2015-16	8,099	447	978	6,674
2016-17	8,226	412	1,085	6,729
2017-18	8,079	384	1,120	6,575
2018-19	7,887	362	1,193	6,332
2019-20	7,793	388	1,330	6,075
2020-21	7,080	4,084	1,654	1,342
2021-22	6,688	698	1,457	4,533
2022-23	6,321	667	1,681	3,973
Average	7,599	881	1,288	5,430

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Enrollment Trends at RVCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes