Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares RCC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Virginia.
RCC has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 3,678 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Virginia average (6,836 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Rappahannock Community College2,9622,962
Similarly Ranked Schools3,6783,678
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges5,7965,801
2-4 Years Colleges3,0353,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Virginia6,8366,836
The below chart compares the student population between Rappahannock Community College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,140 male and 1,822 female students attending RCC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.63 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at RCC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at RCC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,9626712,291
Men1,140269871
Women1,8224021,420

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,824 White students (61.58%) and 559 Black or African American students (18.87%) at Rappahannock Community College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Rappahannock Community College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Rappahannock Community College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1367
Asian331221
Black or African American559178381
Hispanic241114127
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander211
White1,8246991,125
Two or More Races20176125
Race/Ethnicity Unknown654124
Total 2,9621,1401,822

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,439 students whose age under twenty five and 379 students whose age is over thirty years old at Rappahannock Community College.
Especially, 1,571 students are younger than eighteen and 5 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Rappahannock Community College.
Population by Student Age at Rappahannock Community College
TotalMenWomen
Total2,962 1,1401,822
Under 181,571 688883
18-19455 164291
20-21240 80160
22-24173 47126
25-29144 39105
30-34106 3472
35-3989 2960
40-49125 4184
50-6454 1737
65 and over5 14
Total 2,962 1,1401,822

Online Student Population

At Rappahannock Community College, 1,397 students (47.16% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 658 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 652 students live in Virginia where Rappahannock Community College is located in and 3 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total2,962
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes658
Enrolled Some in Online Classes739
Not Enrolled in Online Classes1,565
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)658
Virginia Residents652
Other State in U.S.3
Outside of U.S.3
Unknown0