Enrollment Trends at RCCC

The average student population over the last 11 years is 695 where 668 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.81 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in RCCC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Roanoke-Chowan Community College since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 27.40% and the percentage of black students is 64.22% at Roanoke-Chowan Community College. 1.50% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 3.59% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 26.14% to 27.40%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.11% to 1.50%. Black student enrollment increased from 56.73% to 64.22%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.45% to 3.59%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5109 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.6008 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

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

271 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 41% of total students. The number of online students has increased 59.41% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Roanoke-Chowan Community College from 2015 to 2025.