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 North Carolina.
RCC has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 3,660 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in North Carolina average (3,770 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Rockingham Community College1,8031,803
Similarly Ranked Schools3,6603,660
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges5,7965,801
2-4 Years Colleges3,0353,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in North Carolina3,7703,770
The below chart compares the student population between Rockingham Community College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 693 male and 1,110 female students attending RCC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.62 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
Total1,8033921,411
Men693206487
Women1,110186924

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,129 White students (62.62%) and 266 Black or African American students (14.75%) at Rockingham Community College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Rockingham Community College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Rockingham Community College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native835
Asian963
Black or African American26679187
Hispanic20180121
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White1,129451678
Two or More Races682246
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1114665
Total 1,8036931,110

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,412 students whose age under twenty five and 268 students whose age is over thirty years old at Rockingham Community College.
Especially, 707 students are younger than eighteen and 2 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Rockingham Community College.
Population by Student Age at Rockingham Community College
TotalMenWomen
Total1,803 6931,110
Under 18707 289418
18-19393 195198
20-21179 74105
22-24133 4390
25-29123 3687
30-3487 2067
35-3971 1358
40-4976 1957
50-6432 428
65 and over2 02
Total 1,803 6931,110

Online Student Population

At Rockingham Community College, 1,669 students (92.57% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,177 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, 1,160 students live in North Carolina where Rockingham Community College is located in and 17 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total1,803
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,177
Enrolled Some in Online Classes492
Not Enrolled in Online Classes134
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,177
North Carolina Residents1,160
Other State in U.S.17
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown0