Virginia Highlands Community College Student Population

How many students at VHCC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Virginia Highlands Community College has a total enrollment of 2,082 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 743 male students (35.7%) and 1,339 female students (64.3%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,816 White students (87.2%) and 81 Hispanic students (3.9%).
• Class Delivery: 529 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 829 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 - VHCC's body is much smaller.

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, 743 male (35.69%) and 1,339 female (64.31%) students are attending Virginia Highlands Community College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 55.49.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,816 White, 60 Black, and 21 Asian students out of a total of 2,082 are attending at Virginia Highlands Community College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Virginia Highlands Community College is not very diverse with a diversity index of 23.6% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

Student Age Distribution

By age, VHCC has 714 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 1,545 students under 25 years old, and 537 students over 25 years old out of 2,082 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 Virginia Highlands Community College, 529 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 829 students are enrolled in some online courses.

487 students who live in Virginia or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 42 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,082 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 106 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.09%.45 students have transferred in as full-time status and 61 students transferred in as part-time status.