How Student Population Changes at RCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,823 where 1,712 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.85 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 Rockingham Community College since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	1,854	743	1,111
2014-15	1,597 -257	642 -101	955 -156
2015-16	1,866 269	785 143	1,081 126
2016-17	1,779 -87	724 -61	1,055 -26
2017-18	1,931 152	765 41	1,166 111
2018-19	1,685 -246	639 -126	1,046 -120
2019-20	2,013 328	786 147	1,227 181
2020-21	1,922 -91	683 -103	1,239 12
2021-22	1,867 -55	649 -34	1,218 -21
2022-23	1,712 -155	601 -48	1,111 -107
Average	1,823	702	1,121

Rockingham Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 63.61%. The percentage was 73.89% 10 years ago and RCC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.53% of enrolled students is Asian and 14.95% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Rockingham 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	6	8	347	74	0	1,370	27
2014-15	6	3	275	63	2	1,190	30
2015-16	6	8	331	94	1	1,345	51
2016-17	5	10	284	117	1	1,269	58
2017-18	3	11	304	130	2	1,321	61
2018-19	4	9	247	145	2	1,134	53
2019-20	6	12	295	201	2	1,311	51
2020-21	5	11	315	174	4	1,226	56
2021-22	7	13	307	166	2	1,181	61
2022-23	5	9	256	154	3	1,089	76
Average	5	9	296	132	2	1,244	52

Rockingham Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

915 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 54% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,103.95% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Rockingham Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	1,597	76	331	1,190
2015-16	1,866	118	453	1,295
2016-17	1,779	165	558	1,056
2017-18	1,931	262	650	1,019
2018-19	1,685	251	615	819
2019-20	2,013	246	729	1,038
2020-21	1,922	1,866	41	15
2021-22	1,867	639	621	607
2022-23	1,712	915	556	241
Average	1,819	504	506	809

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Enrollment Trends at RCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes