How Student Population Changes at VHCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,345 where 2,068 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.64 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in VHCC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	2,484	1,027	1,457
2014-15	2,505 21	1,023 -4	1,482 25
2015-16	2,365 -140	925 -98	1,440 -42
2016-17	2,491 126	1,036 111	1,455 15
2017-18	2,328 -163	931 -105	1,397 -58
2018-19	2,387 59	974 43	1,413 16
2019-20	2,286 -101	900 -74	1,386 -27
2020-21	2,086 -200	787 -113	1,299 -87
2021-22	2,451 365	917 130	1,534 235
2022-23	2,068 -383	783 -134	1,285 -249
Average	2,345	930	1,415

Virginia Highlands Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 89.41%. The percentage was 92.59% 10 years ago and VHCC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.02% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.37% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Virginia Highlands 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	1	25	73	36	2	2,300	40
2014-15	4	16	74	39	2	2,316	46
2015-16	4	19	43	44	2	2,196	54
2016-17	4	19	54	60	4	2,284	57
2017-18	7	23	48	55	4	2,120	64
2018-19	5	19	56	56	3	2,173	66
2019-20	8	16	60	51	2	2,083	53
2020-21	8	22	42	45	2	1,896	44
2021-22	6	18	47	72	1	2,202	65
2022-23	5	21	49	69	1	1,849	46
Average	5	20	55	53	2	2,142	54

Virginia Highlands Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

466 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 23% of total students. The number of online students has increased 92.56% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Virginia Highlands Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	2,505	242	830	1,433
2015-16	2,365	279	736	1,350
2016-17	2,491	269	825	1,397
2017-18	2,328	347	915	1,066
2018-19	2,387	370	987	1,030
2019-20	2,286	340	1,012	934
2020-21	2,086	1,212	437	437
2021-22	2,451	546	930	975
2022-23	2,068	466	871	731
Average	2,330	452	838	1,039

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Enrollment Trends at VHCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes