Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares SWVCC'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.
SWVCC has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 7,927 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Virginia average (6,836 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Southwest Virginia Community College2,3642,364
Similarly Ranked Schools7,9277,927
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 Southwest Virginia Community College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 910 male and 1,454 female students attending SWVCC. 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 SWVCC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at SWVCC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,3641,1011,263
Men910481429
Women1,454620834

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,118 White students (89.59%) and 83 Black or African American students (3.51%) at Southwest Virginia Community College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Southwest Virginia Community College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Southwest Virginia Community College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native624
Asian1385
Black or African American834736
Hispanic512823
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White2,1187821,336
Two or More Races612833
Race/Ethnicity Unknown221210
Total 2,3649101,454

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,779 students whose age under twenty five and 369 students whose age is over thirty years old at Southwest Virginia Community College.
Especially, 626 students are younger than eighteen and 11 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Southwest Virginia Community College.
Population by Student Age at Southwest Virginia Community College
TotalMenWomen
Total2,364 9101,454
Under 18626 256370
18-19659 305354
20-21272 124148
22-24222 74148
25-29216 57159
30-34132 28104
35-3980 2753
40-49110 3080
50-6436 729
65 and over11 29
Total 2,364 9101,454

Online Student Population

At Southwest Virginia Community College, 1,798 students (76.06% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 939 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, 862 students live in Virginia where Southwest Virginia Community College is located in and 76 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total2,364
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes939
Enrolled Some in Online Classes859
Not Enrolled in Online Classes566
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)939
Virginia Residents862
Other State in U.S.76
Outside of U.S.1
Unknown0