Enrollment Trends at Blue Ridge CC

-402

Total Enrollment

-259

Men

-143

Women

The student population at Blue Ridge Community College is 3,790 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 402 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.53 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,138 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 174.88% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,837 where 3,790 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.53 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Blue Ridge CC than male students.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-164,1921,7572,435
2016-174,131
-61
1,724
-33
2,407
-28
2017-184,200
69
1,790
66
2,410
3
2018-194,099
-101
1,669
-121
2,430
20
2019-203,834
-265
1,561
-108
2,273
-157
2020-213,462
-372
1,344
-217
2,118
-155
2021-223,386
-76
1,300
-44
2,086
-32
2022-233,562
176
1,437
137
2,125
39
2023-243,718
156
1,483
46
2,235
110
2024-253,790
72
1,498
15
2,292
57
Average3,8371,5562,281
Blue Ridge Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 65.62%. The percentage was 78.84% 10 years ago and Blue Ridge CC still has a high percentage of white students. 3.11% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.04% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 14.88% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 78.84% to 65.62%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.10% to 3.11%. Black student enrollment increased from 5.87% to 6.04%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 8.44% to 14.88%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5409 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3665 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).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16188824635443,305124
2016-17148419639033,249134
2017-1888823247513,165156
2018-19128822149423,033163
2019-2058518350802,730118
2020-2198617440852,410114
2021-2277719345322,253120
2022-2378119344632,444133
2023-24109922255522,434138
2024-251311822956452,487157
Average108920946532,751136
Blue Ridge Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,138 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 30% of total students. The number of online students has increased 174.88% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Blue Ridge Community College from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-164,1924141,0342,744
2016-174,1314709582,703
2017-184,2005099932,698
2018-194,0994921,0392,568
2019-203,8344999172,418
2020-213,4622,509600353
2021-223,3861,0281,0841,274
2022-233,5621,0481,1971,317
2023-243,7181,0541,2611,403
2024-253,7901,1381,2551,397
Average3,8379161,0341,888

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