The student population at New River Community College is 3,980 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 828 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 0.96 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.

930 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 13.41% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,372 where 3,980 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 0.96 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in NRCC.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-144,8082,3862,422
2014-154,585
-223
2,229
-157
2,356
-66
2015-164,477
-108
2,2292,248
-108
2016-174,456
-21
2,295
66
2,161
-87
2017-184,626
170
2,384
89
2,242
81
2018-194,419
-207
2,259
-125
2,160
-82
2019-204,332
-87
2,203
-56
2,129
-31
2020-214,137
-195
2,031
-172
2,106
-23
2021-223,903
-234
1,906
-125
1,997
-109
2022-233,980
77
2,032
126
1,948
-49
Average4,3722,1952,177
New River Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 79.27%. The percentage was 85.02% 10 years ago and NRCC still has a high percentage of white students. 3.12% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.37% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14209824314174,088113
2014-15128224611773,919117
2015-1613116192144103,760104
2016-17169919115143,753128
2017-181310118914553,887159
2018-191611016613623,668165
2019-201513216516913,507148
2020-211611316314203,396139
2021-221311915517403,153153
2022-231012417419903,155152
Average1410918815243,629138
New River Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

930 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 13.41% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at New River Community College from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-154,5858201,5642,201
2015-164,4778581,5122,107
2016-174,4568751,4352,146
2017-184,6268001,3012,525
2018-194,4198321,2572,330
2019-204,3329201,2062,206
2020-214,1371,7448501,543
2021-223,9031,0041,2811,618
2022-233,9809301,0741,976
Average4,3249761,2762,072

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