Enrollment Trends at SWVCC

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,330 where 2,364 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.60 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 2015.

The percentage of white students is 89.59%. The percentage was 94.85% 10 years ago and SWVCC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.55% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.51% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 2.16% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 94.85% to 89.59%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.47% to 0.55%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.79% to 3.51%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.70% to 2.16%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.1949 which indicates that not very diverse. This increased from 0.0998 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

939 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 40% of total students. The number of online students has increased 127.91% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Southwest Virginia Community College from 2015 to 2025.