The student population at Valley College-Beckley is 165 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 233 (58.54%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 186 where 165 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 410 students in 2017 and was lowest at 90 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 398 to 165 students, a net loss of 233 (58.5%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Valley College-Beckley since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 398 | 95 | 303 |
| 2016-17 | 410 12 | 112 17 | 298 -5 |
| 2017-18 | 130 -280 | 29 -83 | 101 -197 |
| 2018-19 | 117 -13 | 4 -25 | 113 12 |
| 2019-20 | 108 -9 | 9 5 | 99 -14 |
| 2020-21 | 113 5 | 4 -5 | 109 10 |
| 2021-22 | 90 -23 | 5 1 | 85 -24 |
| 2022-23 | 152 62 | 8 3 | 144 59 |
| 2023-24 | 181 29 | 11 3 | 170 26 |
| 2024-25 | 165 -16 | 4 -7 | 161 -9 |
| Average | 186 | 28 | 158 |
The percentage of white students is 83.64%. The percentage was 83.67% 10 years ago and Valley College-Beckley still has a high percentage of white students.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 83.67% to 83.64%. Black student enrollment decreased from 12.81% to 8.48%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.2927 which indicates that not very diverse. This increased from 0.2831 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Valley College-Beckley over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 333 | 7 |
| 2016-17 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 365 | 5 |
| 2017-18 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
| 2019-20 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 5 |
| 2023-24 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 118 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 4 |
| Average | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 3 |
Valley College-Beckley does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.
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