Enrollment Trends at Laurel Ridge CC

The student population at Laurel Ridge Community College is 5,720 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 1,568 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.65 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,351 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 68.66% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 6,701 where 5,720 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.65 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Laurel Ridge CC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	7,288	2,766	4,522
2013-14	7,238 -50	2,744 -22	4,494 -28
2014-15	6,996 -242	2,717 -27	4,279 -215
2015-16	7,002 6	2,726 9	4,276 -3
2016-17	6,868 -134	2,688 -38	4,180 -96
2017-18	6,891 23	2,733 45	4,158 -22
2018-19	6,798 -93	2,646 -87	4,152 -6
2019-20	6,716 -82	2,509 -137	4,207 55
2020-21	6,337 -379	2,321 -188	4,016 -191
2021-22	5,862 -475	2,182 -139	3,680 -336
2022-23	5,720 -142	2,155 -27	3,565 -115
Average	6,701	2,562	4,139

Laurel Ridge Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 68.13%. The percentage was 82.81% 10 years ago and Laurel Ridge CC still has a high percentage of white students. 2.60% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.63% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Laurel 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	31	133	361	423	11	6,035	187
2013-14	27	136	329	506	14	5,886	234
2014-15	20	136	313	529	9	5,631	239
2015-16	23	157	325	549	4	5,588	243
2016-17	30	131	284	620	4	5,454	241
2017-18	26	140	271	658	11	5,404	257
2018-19	21	133	277	709	10	5,210	282
2019-20	17	131	293	767	9	5,019	270
2020-21	21	118	309	641	11	4,608	284
2021-22	12	128	295	731	5	4,092	274
2022-23	16	149	265	795	8	3,897	255
Average	22	136	302	630	9	5,166	251

Laurel Ridge Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,351 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 68.66% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Laurel Ridge Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	6,996	801	1,542	4,653
2015-16	7,002	927	1,617	4,458
2016-17	6,868	894	1,511	4,463
2017-18	6,891	927	1,610	4,354
2018-19	6,798	975	1,776	4,047
2019-20	6,716	1,049	1,718	3,949
2020-21	6,337	2,106	1,711	2,520
2021-22	5,862	1,504	1,438	2,920
2022-23	5,720	1,351	1,478	2,891
Average	6,577	1,170	1,600	3,806

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