Enrollment Trends at Central Carolina CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,292 where 5,882 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 5,882 students in 2025 and was lowest at 4,871 in 2022. Overall, enrollment rose from 4,977 to 5,882 students, a net gain of 905 (18.2%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,977	1,854	3,123
2016-17	5,136 159	1,858 4	3,278 155
2017-18	5,188 52	1,916 58	3,272 -6
2018-19	5,190 2	1,923 7	3,267 -5
2019-20	5,714 524	2,143 220	3,571 304
2020-21	5,154 -560	1,815 -328	3,339 -232
2021-22	4,871 -283	1,709 -106	3,162 -177
2022-23	5,231 360	1,833 124	3,398 236
2023-24	5,574 343	2,067 234	3,507 109
2024-25	5,882 308	2,240 173	3,642 135
Average	5,292	1,936	3,356

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 50.03%. The percentage was 58.21% 10 years ago and Central Carolina CC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.26% of enrolled students is Asian and 15.11% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 25.98% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 58.21% to 50.03%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.06% to 1.26%. Black student enrollment decreased from 21.14% to 15.11%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 14.87% to 25.98%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6563 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5937 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	37	53	1,052	740	7	2,897	116
2016-17	40	56	1,020	880	12	2,902	131
2017-18	29	60	949	846	15	2,970	140
2018-19	43	70	878	983	11	2,870	141
2019-20	47	72	883	1,191	11	3,140	145
2020-21	37	67	745	1,095	9	2,858	136
2021-22	43	46	731	1,114	8	2,574	123
2022-23	39	69	811	1,240	28	2,645	130
2023-24	35	84	875	1,371	29	2,767	206
2024-25	40	74	889	1,528	13	2,943	310
Average	39	65	883	1,099	14	2,857	158