Tidewater Community College Student Population

How many students at Tidewater CC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Tidewater Community College has a total enrollment of 16,884 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 7,251 male students (42.9%) and 9,633 female students (57.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 7,086 White students (42%) and 4,845 Black students (28.7%).
• Class Delivery: 5,403 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 5,599 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Public Suburban-serving Multicampus - which average 4,824 - Tidewater CC's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 7,251 male (42.95%) and 9,633 female (57.05%) students are attending Tidewater Community College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 75.27.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 7,086 White, 4,845 Black, and 840 Asian students out of a total of 16,884 are attending at Tidewater Community College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Tidewater Community College is quite diverse with a diversity index of 71.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

Student Age Distribution

By age, Tidewater CC has 4,048 students under 18 years old and 57 students over 65 years old. There are 11,745 students under 25 years old, and 5,139 students over 25 years old out of 16,884 total students.

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Tidewater Community College, 5,403 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 5,599 students are enrolled in some online courses.

5,209 students who live in Virginia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 194 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 16,884 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,053 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.24%.401 students have transferred in as full-time status and 652 students transferred in as part-time status.