Enrollment Trends at Rowan-Cabarrus CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,354 where 7,028 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 8 year-over-year increases and 1 decrease. It peaked at 7,109 students in 2021 and was lowest at 5,180 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 5,180 to 7,028 students, a net gain of 1,848 (35.7%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	5,180	1,961	3,219
2016-17	5,338 158	1,970 9	3,368 149
2017-18	5,819 481	2,188 218	3,631 263
2018-19	6,355 536	2,298 110	4,057 426
2019-20	6,379 24	2,397 99	3,982 -75
2020-21	7,109 730	2,482 85	4,627 645
2021-22	6,716 -393	2,391 -91	4,325 -302
2022-23	6,754 38	2,517 126	4,237 -88
2023-24	6,862 108	2,650 133	4,212 -25
2024-25	7,028 166	2,698 48	4,330 118
Average	6,354	2,355	3,999

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 52.21%. The percentage was 64.67% 10 years ago and Rowan-Cabarrus CC still has a high percentage of white students. 3.94% of enrolled students is Asian and 19.24% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 16.65% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 64.67% to 52.21%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.72% to 3.94%. Black student enrollment increased from 18.19% to 19.24%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 9.77% to 16.65%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6603 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5382 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Rowan-Cabarrus 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	30	89	942	506	6	3,350	133
2016-17	31	95	978	563	6	3,425	136
2017-18	22	111	1,067	645	15	3,614	154
2018-19	29	128	1,157	779	11	3,794	181
2019-20	26	158	1,070	847	7	3,700	174
2020-21	21	176	1,281	923	8	3,981	386
2021-22	27	194	1,299	987	6	3,564	208
2022-23	26	235	1,288	1,029	7	3,522	202
2023-24	37	260	1,287	1,127	7	3,476	204
2024-25	35	277	1,352	1,170	6	3,669	211
Average	28	172	1,172	858	8	3,610	199