How Student Population Changes at BRCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 4,035 where 3,562 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.48 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in BRCC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	4,694	2,080	2,614
2013-14	4,437 -257	1,940 -140	2,497 -117
2014-15	4,388 -49	1,887 -53	2,501 4
2015-16	4,192 -196	1,757 -130	2,435 -66
2016-17	4,131 -61	1,724 -33	2,407 -28
2017-18	4,200 69	1,790 66	2,410 3
2018-19	4,099 -101	1,669 -121	2,430 20
2019-20	3,834 -265	1,561 -108	2,273 -157
2020-21	3,462 -372	1,344 -217	2,118 -155
2021-22	3,386 -76	1,300 -44	2,086 -32
2022-23	3,562 176	1,437 137	2,125 39
Average	4,035	1,681	2,354

Student Population Changes of Blue Ridge Community College

Blue Ridge Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 68.61%. The percentage was 82.23% 10 years ago and BRCC still has a high percentage of white students. 2.27% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.42% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Blue Ridge 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	16	67	280	288	4	3,860	106
2013-14	11	88	269	343	7	3,575	101
2014-15	18	92	256	337	3	3,523	109
2015-16	18	88	246	354	4	3,305	124
2016-17	14	84	196	390	3	3,249	134
2017-18	8	88	232	475	1	3,165	156
2018-19	12	88	221	494	2	3,033	163
2019-20	5	85	183	508	0	2,730	118
2020-21	9	86	174	408	5	2,410	114
2021-22	7	77	193	453	2	2,253	120
2022-23	7	81	193	446	3	2,444	133
Average	11	84	222	409	3	3,050	125

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes of Blue Ridge Community College

Blue Ridge Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,048 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 29% of total students. The number of online students has increased 142.03% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Blue Ridge Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	4,388	433	1,193	2,762
2015-16	4,192	414	1,034	2,744
2016-17	4,131	470	958	2,703
2017-18	4,200	509	993	2,698
2018-19	4,099	492	1,039	2,568
2019-20	3,834	499	917	2,418
2020-21	3,462	2,509	600	353
2021-22	3,386	1,028	1,084	1,274
2022-23	3,562	1,048	1,197	1,317
Average	3,917	822	1,002	2,093

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes of Blue Ridge Community College

Enrollment Trends at BRCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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