The student population at Catawba Valley Community College is 4,172 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 389 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.30 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

2,584 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 246.85% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,538 where 4,172 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.30 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in CVCC than male students.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-144,5611,8892,672
2014-154,742
181
1,975
86
2,767
95
2015-164,571
-171
1,942
-33
2,629
-138
2016-174,703
132
2,061
119
2,642
13
2017-184,827
124
2,095
34
2,732
90
2018-194,610
-217
2,046
-49
2,564
-168
2019-204,693
83
2,035
-11
2,658
94
2020-214,328
-365
1,808
-227
2,520
-138
2021-224,168
-160
1,754
-54
2,414
-106
2022-234,172
4
1,814
60
2,358
-56
Average4,5381,9422,596
Catawba Valley Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 64.38%. The percentage was 72.75% 10 years ago and CVCC still has a high percentage of white students. 6.57% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.06% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Catawba Valley Community College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-143633439336803,31841
2014-155739243097103,38668
2015-163637337742593,20065
2016-173235536049553,29392
2017-182837736154543,33477
2018-192233532156543,15098
2019-20936428463573,129138
2020-21634525761222,883114
2021-221128522462062,768136
2022-231227425367752,686151
Average2534332650453,11598
Catawba Valley Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,584 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 62% of total students. The number of online students has increased 246.85% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Catawba Valley Community College from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-154,7427451,6082,389
2015-164,5712,6111,9600
2016-174,7037981,4812,424
2017-184,8276981,8672,262
2018-194,6106781,7962,136
2019-204,6938631,6002,230
2020-214,3283,702400226
2021-224,1682,4131,264491
2022-234,1722,5841,156432
Average4,5351,6771,4591,399

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