How Student Population Changes at WCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 2,749 where 2,116 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.65 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in WCC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	3,717	1,314	2,403
2013-14	3,468 -249	1,265 -49	2,203 -200
2014-15	3,302 -166	1,276 11	2,026 -177
2015-16	2,915 -387	1,119 -157	1,796 -230
2016-17	2,745 -170	1,061 -58	1,684 -112
2017-18	2,676 -69	1,036 -25	1,640 -44
2018-19	2,514 -162	945 -91	1,569 -71
2019-20	2,450 -64	900 -45	1,550 -19
2020-21	2,244 -206	793 -107	1,451 -99
2021-22	2,089 -155	716 -77	1,373 -78
2022-23	2,116 27	799 83	1,317 -56
Average	2,749	1,020	1,728

Wytheville Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 86.44%. The percentage was 86.84% 10 years ago and WCC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.47% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.55% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Wytheville 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	24	279	93	1	3,228	57
2013-14	9	23	276	100	1	2,984	53
2014-15	11	17	220	102	1	2,887	51
2015-16	10	22	122	97	3	2,599	48
2016-17	11	20	106	101	2	2,436	59
2017-18	8	20	102	110	3	2,360	58
2018-19	10	21	83	111	1	2,215	52
2019-20	10	17	83	117	1	2,138	51
2020-21	5	7	71	84	2	1,986	49
2021-22	8	10	62	113	0	1,800	54
2022-23	7	10	54	136	2	1,829	43
Average	9	17	133	106	2	2,406	52

Wytheville Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

632 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 30% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -11.24% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Wytheville Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	3,302	712	1,124	1,466
2015-16	2,915	570	1,079	1,266
2016-17	2,745	559	1,008	1,178
2017-18	2,676	521	1,104	1,051
2018-19	2,514	459	1,116	939
2019-20	2,450	429	1,061	960
2020-21	2,244	975	636	633
2021-22	2,089	749	528	812
2022-23	2,116	632	680	804
Average	2,561	623	926	1,012

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Enrollment Trends at WCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes