Student Population at River Parishes CC

Total Enrollment

2,339 (all undergraduate)

Undergraduate

2,339

Online Enrollment

400

Men Students

1,221

Women Students

1,118

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 2,339 students have enrolled at River Parishes Community College (all undergraduate).

By gender, 1,221 male and 1,118 female students are attending River Parishes Community College. By attendance status, there are 1,160 full-time students and 1,179 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 400 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

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

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,221 male and 1,118 female students attending River Parishes CC. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.09 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	2,339	1,160	1,179
Men	1,221	623	598
Women	1,118	537	581

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,057 White students (45.19%) and 868 Black or African American students (37.11%) 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	12	7	5
Asian	14	7	7
Black or African American	868	368	500
Hispanic	125	60	65
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	25	19	6
White	1,057	648	409
Two or More Races	33	18	15
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	200	90	110
Total	2,339	1,221	1,118

Online Student Population

At River Parishes Community College, 1,076 students (46.00% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 400 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, 398 students live in Louisiana where River Parishes Community College is located in and 1 students have enrolled from other states.