Enrollment Trends at Centura College-Newport News

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 183 where 203 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 210 students in 2024 and was lowest at 126 in 2019. Overall, enrollment rose from 189 to 203 students, a net gain of 14 (7.4%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Centura College-Newport News since 2015.

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• By Gender Chart
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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	189	40	149
2016-17	169 -20	35 -5	134 -15
2017-18	179 10	29 -6	150 16
2018-19	126 -53	21 -8	105 -45
2019-20	179 53	76 55	103 -2
2020-21	195 16	85 9	110 7
2021-22	174 -21	62 -23	112 2
2022-23	209 35	95 33	114 2
2023-24	210 1	71 -24	139 25
2024-25	203 -7	85 14	118 -21
Average	183	60	123

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 12.32% and the percentage of black students is 67.00% at Centura College-Newport News. 0.99% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 8.37% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 23.28% to 12.32%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.00% to 0.99%. Black student enrollment increased from 60.32% to 67.00%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.88% to 8.37%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5161 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.5743 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Centura College-Newport News 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	0	0	114	13	2	44	10
2016-17	1	0	111	11	2	31	9
2017-18	0	3	103	15	1	41	12
2018-19	1	1	80	6	0	24	10
2019-20	1	1	90	6	3	34	21
2020-21	2	3	133	4	5	31	14
2021-22	2	3	121	6	2	18	20
2022-23	0	5	161	8	0	28	7
2023-24	3	1	148	17	2	28	11
2024-25	0	2	136	17	0	25	23
Average	1	2	120	10	2	30	14

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Centura College-Newport News does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.