Enrollment Trends at Central Virginia CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,766 where 3,481 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 4,433 students in 2016 and was lowest at 3,370 in 2021. Overall, enrollment dropped from 4,433 to 3,481 students, a net loss of 952 (21.5%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,433	2,125	2,308
2016-17	4,125 -308	1,870 -255	2,255 -53
2017-18	4,128 3	1,843 -27	2,285 30
2018-19	4,047 -81	1,804 -39	2,243 -42
2019-20	3,813 -234	1,705 -99	2,108 -135
2020-21	3,370 -443	1,418 -287	1,952 -156
2021-22	3,464 94	1,445 27	2,019 67
2022-23	3,388 -76	1,395 -50	1,993 -26
2023-24	3,410 22	1,469 74	1,941 -52
2024-25	3,481 71	1,446 -23	2,035 94
Average	3,766	1,652	2,114

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 61.36%. The percentage was 73.25% 10 years ago and Central Virginia CC still has a high percentage of white students. 2.10% of enrolled students is Asian and 20.68% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 6.12% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 73.25% to 61.36%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.47% to 2.10%. Black student enrollment increased from 16.92% to 20.68%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.02% to 6.12%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5724 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.4325 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Central Virginia 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	17	65	750	134	3	3,247	154
2016-17	11	74	693	141	4	2,987	173
2017-18	18	95	730	132	4	2,915	186
2018-19	14	78	689	143	3	2,872	178
2019-20	12	68	650	152	2	2,669	179
2020-21	20	69	612	118	2	2,281	174
2021-22	15	69	614	149	5	2,318	178
2022-23	16	68	592	165	2	2,212	217
2023-24	15	56	618	180	2	2,201	224
2024-25	17	73	720	213	5	2,136	223
Average	16	72	667	153	3	2,584	189