How Student Population Changes at SWVCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 2,418 where 2,163 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.69 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in SWVCC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	2,766	1,095	1,671
2013-14	2,630 -136	1,092 -3	1,538 -133
2014-15	2,546 -84	1,001 -91	1,545 7
2015-16	2,563 17	1,047 46	1,516 -29
2016-17	2,481 -82	974 -73	1,507 -9
2017-18	2,304 -177	886 -88	1,418 -89
2018-19	2,373 69	842 -44	1,531 113
2019-20	2,338 -35	849 7	1,489 -42
2020-21	2,295 -43	787 -62	1,508 19
2021-22	2,135 -160	767 -20	1,368 -140
2022-23	2,163 28	805 38	1,358 -10
Average	2,418	922	1,495

Southwest Virginia Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 89.97%. The percentage was 94.00% 10 years ago and SWVCC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.55% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.10% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Southwest Virginia 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	11	22	76	22	2	2,600	23
2013-14	13	13	62	18	0	2,495	24
2014-15	11	15	38	14	0	2,432	27
2015-16	12	12	46	18	1	2,431	30
2016-17	7	9	43	18	1	2,364	33
2017-18	9	9	59	15	0	2,172	33
2018-19	3	8	45	27	0	2,232	42
2019-20	3	9	35	28	0	2,184	52
2020-21	6	13	43	25	1	2,113	63
2021-22	9	13	53	22	1	1,961	37
2022-23	10	12	67	35	0	1,946	55
Average	9	12	52	22	1	2,266	38

Southwest Virginia Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

747 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 35% of total students. The number of online students has increased 54.66% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Southwest Virginia Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	2,546	483	1,063	1,000
2015-16	2,563	412	1,177	974
2016-17	2,481	413	1,030	1,038
2017-18	2,304	467	951	886
2018-19	2,373	469	1,016	888
2019-20	2,338	448	1,056	834
2020-21	2,295	1,562	503	230
2021-22	2,135	977	681	477
2022-23	2,163	747	880	536
Average	2,355	664	929	763

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Enrollment Trends at SWVCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes