Enrollment Trends at Blue Ridge CC

The student population at Blue Ridge Community College is 2,794 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 382 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.58 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,119 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 238.07% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 2,339 where 2,794 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.58 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Blue Ridge CC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Blue Ridge Community College since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	2,412	999	1,413
2013-14	2,324 -88	969 -30	1,355 -58
2014-15	2,215 -109	894 -75	1,321 -34
2015-16	2,118 -97	922 28	1,196 -125
2016-17	2,197 79	1,018 96	1,179 -17
2017-18	2,122 -75	994 -24	1,128 -51
2018-19	2,186 64	944 -50	1,242 114
2019-20	2,332 146	1,049 105	1,283 41
2020-21	2,399 67	988 -61	1,411 128
2021-22	2,635 236	1,005 17	1,630 219
2022-23	2,794 159	1,083 78	1,711 81
Average	2,339	988	1,352

Blue Ridge Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 72.87%. The percentage was 81.51% 10 years ago and Blue Ridge CC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.40% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.55% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Blue Ridge Community College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	15	35	118	182	0	1,966	0
2013-14	17	30	113	192	0	1,868	0
2014-15	17	29	91	193	0	1,745	0
2015-16	20	22	67	183	0	1,692	0
2016-17	13	31	93	209	0	1,714	0
2017-18	13	35	91	223	0	1,618	0
2018-19	12	40	95	247	0	1,662	0
2019-20	17	24	86	293	0	1,784	0
2020-21	11	33	101	304	0	1,814	0
2021-22	15	28	131	349	0	1,934	0
2022-23	16	39	127	398	0	2,036	0
Average	15	31	101	252	0	1,803	0

Blue Ridge Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,119 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 40% of total students. The number of online students has increased 238.07% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Blue Ridge Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	2,215	331	635	1,249
2015-16	2,118	373	590	1,155
2016-17	2,197	392	935	870
2017-18	2,122	237	297	1,588
2018-19	2,186	143	73	1,970
2019-20	2,332	263	120	1,949
2020-21	2,399	556	182	1,661
2021-22	2,635	1,111	1,471	53
2022-23	2,794	1,119	1,644	31
Average	2,333	503	661	1,170

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