Enrollment Trends at Pitt CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,876 where 7,684 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 8,574 students in 2016 and was lowest at 7,144 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 8,574 to 7,684 students, a net loss of 890 (10.4%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	8,574	3,525	5,049
2016-17	8,279 -295	3,264 -261	5,015 -34
2017-18	8,256 -23	3,248 -16	5,008 -7
2018-19	8,185 -71	3,188 -60	4,997 -11
2019-20	8,237 52	3,242 54	4,995 -2
2020-21	7,688 -549	2,893 -349	4,795 -200
2021-22	7,346 -342	2,913 20	4,433 -362
2022-23	7,144 -202	2,813 -100	4,331 -102
2023-24	7,371 227	2,853 40	4,518 187
2024-25	7,684 313	3,003 150	4,681 163
Average	7,876	3,094	4,782

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 45.15% and the percentage of black students is 33.88% at Pitt Community College. 1.28% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 12.44% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 42.97% to 45.15%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.98% to 1.28%. Black student enrollment decreased from 36.51% to 33.88%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.12% to 12.44%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6649 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.6791 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Pitt 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	71	84	3,130	439	10	3,684	132
2016-17	76	82	3,046	491	9	3,721	71
2017-18	63	90	2,974	621	11	3,830	130
2018-19	66	113	2,742	672	13	4,029	139
2019-20	67	113	2,621	721	27	4,103	183
2020-21	60	94	2,316	706	25	3,930	217
2021-22	51	82	2,299	704	16	3,621	256
2022-23	38	103	2,251	734	10	3,527	239
2023-24	45	92	2,412	810	11	3,516	221
2024-25	42	98	2,603	956	27	3,469	219
Average	58	95	2,639	685	16	3,743	181