How Student Population Changes at Richland CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 2,781 where 2,075 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.80 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Richland CC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	3,272	1,284	1,988
2013-14	3,340 68	1,297 13	2,043 55
2014-15	3,369 29	1,313 16	2,056 13
2015-16	3,368 -1	1,256 -57	2,112 56
2016-17	2,839 -529	1,180 -76	1,659 -453
2017-18	2,515 -324	945 -235	1,570 -89
2018-19	2,476 -39	888 -57	1,588 18
2019-20	2,846 370	1,088 200	1,758 170
2020-21	2,235 -611	827 -261	1,408 -350
2021-22	2,252 17	820 -7	1,432 24
2022-23	2,075 -177	741 -79	1,334 -98
Average	2,781	1,058	1,723

Richland Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 68.63%. The percentage was 82.58% 10 years ago and Richland CC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.16% of enrolled students is Asian and 21.30% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Richland 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	10	29	484	47	0	2,702	0
2013-14	14	29	521	24	4	2,471	53
2014-15	4	21	469	28	2	2,415	69
2015-16	11	24	509	44	4	2,428	74
2016-17	11	20	361	40	3	2,193	68
2017-18	12	19	343	44	4	1,917	79
2018-19	11	26	384	33	1	1,883	59
2019-20	10	41	437	84	4	2,105	77
2020-21	6	32	387	84	5	1,599	76
2021-22	4	30	400	85	3	1,629	71
2022-23	4	24	442	86	3	1,424	72
Average	9	27	431	54	3	2,070	63

Richland Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

356 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 17% of total students. The number of online students has increased 65.58% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Richland Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	3,369	215	522	2,632
2015-16	3,368	221	471	2,676
2016-17	2,839	223	497	2,119
2017-18	2,515	234	489	1,792
2018-19	2,476	236	494	1,746
2019-20	2,846	246	524	2,076
2020-21	2,235	776	548	911
2021-22	2,252	441	619	1,192
2022-23	2,075	356	540	1,179
Average	2,664	328	523	1,814

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Enrollment Trends at Richland CC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes