Enrollment Trends at Craven CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,888 where 3,103 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 3,103 students in 2025 and was lowest at 2,629 in 2021. Overall, enrollment rose from 3,012 to 3,103 students, a net gain of 91 (3%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,012	1,190	1,822
2016-17	2,883 -129	1,210 20	1,673 -149
2017-18	3,021 138	1,269 59	1,752 79
2018-19	3,003 -18	1,260 -9	1,743 -9
2019-20	2,961 -42	1,245 -15	1,716 -27
2020-21	2,629 -332	1,072 -173	1,557 -159
2021-22	2,713 84	1,121 49	1,592 35
2022-23	2,701 -12	1,079 -42	1,622 30
2023-24	2,851 150	1,175 96	1,676 54
2024-25	3,103 252	1,316 141	1,787 111
Average	2,888	1,194	1,694

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 55.40%. The percentage was 58.93% 10 years ago and Craven CC still has a high percentage of white students. 3.83% of enrolled students is Asian and 16.53% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 9.96% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 58.93% to 55.40%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.86% to 3.83%. Black student enrollment decreased from 17.36% to 16.53%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.74% to 9.96%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6511 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6147 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Craven 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	45	56	523	233	6	1,775	108
2016-17	23	71	458	225	8	1,759	110
2017-18	22	86	488	247	14	1,879	117
2018-19	16	106	512	245	10	1,829	135
2019-20	13	108	498	288	10	1,779	128
2020-21	18	109	409	252	5	1,623	123
2021-22	11	106	454	274	9	1,620	121
2022-23	17	108	452	252	9	1,578	144
2023-24	17	126	459	266	8	1,619	164
2024-25	11	119	513	309	11	1,719	177
Average	19	100	477	259	9	1,718	133

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Craven Community College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.