Enrollment Trends at Nash CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,820 where 2,780 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 3,116 students in 2016 and was lowest at 2,425 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 3,116 to 2,780 students, a net loss of 336 (10.8%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,116	1,266	1,850
2016-17	3,050 -66	1,240 -26	1,810 -40
2017-18	2,966 -84	1,159 -81	1,807 -3
2018-19	3,055 89	1,239 80	1,816 9
2019-20	2,666 -389	1,002 -237	1,664 -152
2020-21	2,623 -43	979 -23	1,644 -20
2021-22	2,874 251	1,161 182	1,713 69
2022-23	2,645 -229	981 -180	1,664 -49
2023-24	2,425 -220	928 -53	1,497 -167
2024-25	2,780 355	1,045 117	1,735 238
Average	2,820	1,100	1,720

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 42.41% and the percentage of black students is 36.65% at Nash Community College. 1.33% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 12.84% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 51.44% to 42.41%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.90% to 1.33%. Black student enrollment increased from 35.82% to 36.65%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.39% to 12.84%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6685 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6033 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

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• 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	49	28	1,116	168	8	1,603	69
2016-17	59	39	1,061	166	9	1,576	67
2017-18	60	42	995	186	9	1,543	64
2018-19	62	33	984	212	13	1,586	69
2019-20	59	43	826	198	5	1,403	48
2020-21	39	38	819	260	1	1,339	42
2021-22	50	37	853	295	1	1,496	57
2022-23	37	36	901	294	3	1,247	49
2023-24	33	34	789	322	3	1,126	39
2024-25	44	37	1,019	357	4	1,179	51
Average	49	37	936	246	6	1,410	56