Enrollment Trends at Blue Ridge CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,433 where 2,723 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 2,822 students in 2024 and was lowest at 2,118 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 2,118 to 2,723 students, a net gain of 605 (28.6%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Blue Ridge Community College since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,118	922	1,196
2016-17	2,197 79	1,018 96	1,179 -17
2017-18	2,122 -75	994 -24	1,128 -51
2018-19	2,186 64	944 -50	1,242 114
2019-20	2,332 146	1,049 105	1,283 41
2020-21	2,399 67	988 -61	1,411 128
2021-22	2,635 236	1,005 17	1,630 219
2022-23	2,794 159	1,083 78	1,711 81
2023-24	2,822 28	1,109 26	1,713 2
2024-25	2,723 -99	1,082 -27	1,641 -72
Average	2,433	1,019	1,413

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 73.15%. The percentage was 79.89% 10 years ago and Blue Ridge CC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.80% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.56% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 16.01% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 79.89% to 73.15%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.04% to 1.80%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.16% to 3.56%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 8.64% to 16.01%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4376 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3531 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

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• Interactive Chart
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Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	20	22	67	183	0	1,692	0
2016-17	13	31	93	209	0	1,714	0
2017-18	13	35	91	223	0	1,618	0
2018-19	12	40	95	247	0	1,662	0
2019-20	17	24	86	293	0	1,784	0
2020-21	11	33	101	304	0	1,814	0
2021-22	15	28	131	349	0	1,934	0
2022-23	16	39	127	398	0	2,036	0
2023-24	20	58	115	415	0	2,044	0
2024-25	15	49	97	436	0	1,992	0
Average	15	36	100	306	0	1,829	0