Enrollment Trends at Danville Area CC

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,384 where 2,297 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 2,692 students in 2016 and was lowest at 1,924 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 2,692 to 2,297 students, a net loss of 395 (14.7%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Danville Area Community College since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 62.73%. The percentage was 70.28% 10 years ago and Danville Area CC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.74% of enrolled students is Asian and 19.07% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.84% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 70.28% to 62.73%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.15% to 0.74%. Black student enrollment increased from 14.82% to 19.07%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.05% to 7.84%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5633 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4813 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Danville Area Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

487 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 21% of total students. The number of online students has increased 130.81% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Danville Area Community College from 2015 to 2025.