How Student Population Changes at Rowan-Cabarrus CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,280 where 6,754 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.68 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Rowan-Cabarrus CC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	6,731	2,511	4,220
2014-15	6,420 -311	2,336 -175	4,084 -136
2015-16	5,180 -1,240	1,961 -375	3,219 -865
2016-17	5,338 158	1,970 9	3,368 149
2017-18	5,819 481	2,188 218	3,631 263
2018-19	6,355 536	2,298 110	4,057 426
2019-20	6,379 24	2,397 99	3,982 -75
2020-21	7,109 730	2,482 85	4,627 645
2021-22	6,716 -393	2,391 -91	4,325 -302
2022-23	6,754 38	2,517 126	4,237 -88
Average	6,280	2,305	3,975

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 52.15%. The percentage was 62.56% 10 years ago and Rowan-Cabarrus CC still has a high percentage of white students. 3.48% of enrolled students is Asian and 19.07% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Rowan-Cabarrus 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	88	1,639	486	2	4,211	143
2014-15	37	86	1,538	502	8	3,989	152
2015-16	30	89	942	506	6	3,350	133
2016-17	31	95	978	563	6	3,425	136
2017-18	22	111	1,067	645	15	3,614	154
2018-19	29	128	1,157	779	11	3,794	181
2019-20	26	158	1,070	847	7	3,700	174
2020-21	21	176	1,281	923	8	3,981	386
2021-22	27	194	1,299	987	6	3,564	208
2022-23	26	235	1,288	1,029	7	3,522	202
Average	28	136	1,226	727	8	3,715	187

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,393 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 50% of total students. The number of online students has increased 201.33% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	6,420	1,126	1,811	3,483
2015-16	5,180	1,081	1,254	2,845
2016-17	5,338	1,251	1,542	2,545
2017-18	5,819	1,308	1,189	3,322
2018-19	6,355	1,856	1,967	2,532
2019-20	6,379	2,272	1,352	2,755
2020-21	7,109	3,050	2,025	2,034
2021-22	6,716	4,098	1,427	1,191
2022-23	6,754	3,393	1,483	1,878
Average	6,230	2,159	1,561	2,509

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Enrollment Trends at Rowan-Cabarrus CC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes