Student Population at River Parishes CC

Total Enrollment

2,597 (all undergraduate)

Undergraduate

2,597

Online Enrollment

786

Men Students

1,282

Women Students

1,315

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 2,597 students have enrolled at River Parishes Community College (all undergraduate).

By gender, 1,282 male and 1,315 female students are attending River Parishes Community College. By attendance status, there are 1,374 full-time students and 1,223 part-time students.

The number of students at River Parishes Community College is small compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Louisiana.

River Parishes Community College offers online degree/certificate programs and 786 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares River Parishes CC's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Louisiana.

The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Louisiana average (4,259 students).

	Total	Undergraduate
River Parishes Community College	2,597	2,597
All Colleges	2,931	2,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges	5,796	5,801
2-4 Years Colleges	3,035	3,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Louisiana	4,259	4,463

The below chart compares the student population between River Parishes Community College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,282 male and 1,315 female students attending River Parishes CC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.97 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 River Parishes CC.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at River Parishes CC
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,597	1,374	1,223
Men	1,282	714	568
Women	1,315	660	655

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,177 White students (45.32%) and 1,064 Black or African American students (40.97%) at River Parishes Community College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at River Parishes Community College.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at River Parishes Community College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	3	1
Asian	14	11	3
Black or African American	1,064	413	651
Hispanic	176	76	100
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	3	0
White	1,177	710	467
Two or More Races	81	32	49
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	70	33	37
Total	2,597	1,282	1,315

Online Student Population

At River Parishes Community College, 1,438 students (55.37% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 786 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, 777 students live in Louisiana where River Parishes Community College is located in and 7 students have enrolled from other states.