How Student Population Changes at Virginia Western CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,056 where 5,860 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.33 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Virginia Western CC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	8,654	3,906	4,748
2014-15	8,632 -22	3,872 -34	4,760 12
2015-16	7,932 -700	3,611 -261	4,321 -439
2016-17	7,719 -213	3,618 7	4,101 -220
2017-18	7,271 -448	3,308 -310	3,963 -138
2018-19	6,827 -444	3,068 -240	3,759 -204
2019-20	6,303 -524	2,726 -342	3,577 -182
2020-21	5,738 -565	2,321 -405	3,417 -160
2021-22	5,625 -113	2,365 44	3,260 -157
2022-23	5,860 235	2,513 148	3,347 87
Average	7,056	3,131	3,925

Virginia Western Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 69.56%. The percentage was 77.92% 10 years ago and Virginia Western CC still has a high percentage of white students. 4.06% of enrolled students is Asian and 10.94% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Virginia Western 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	25	248	1,065	244	10	6,743	223
2014-15	19	231	1,051	281	11	6,657	281
2015-16	18	245	869	286	13	6,074	269
2016-17	14	258	771	304	13	5,941	283
2017-18	8	279	684	318	10	5,578	279
2018-19	16	265	624	322	8	5,168	268
2019-20	16	230	635	309	7	4,741	237
2020-21	17	207	567	279	7	4,296	228
2021-22	17	211	583	322	3	4,104	221
2022-23	19	238	641	374	7	4,076	283
Average	17	241	749	304	9	5,338	257

Virginia Western Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,412 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 24% of total students. The number of online students has increased 110.43% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Virginia Western Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	8,632	671	1,248	6,713
2015-16	7,932	754	1,152	6,026
2016-17	7,719	675	1,152	5,892
2017-18	7,271	622	1,071	5,578
2018-19	6,827	706	1,286	4,835
2019-20	6,303	684	1,455	4,164
2020-21	5,738	2,448	1,320	1,970
2021-22	5,625	1,534	1,581	2,510
2022-23	5,860	1,412	1,495	2,953
Average	6,879	1,056	1,307	4,516

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Enrollment Trends at Virginia Western CC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes