Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares VHCC'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.
VHCC has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 7,998 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Virginia average (6,836 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Virginia Highlands Community College2,0822,082
Similarly Ranked Schools7,9987,998
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 Virginia Highlands Community College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 743 male and 1,339 female students attending VHCC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.55 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 VHCC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at VHCC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,0826771,405
Men743296447
Women1,339381958

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,816 White students (87.22%) and 81 Hispanic students (3.89%) at Virginia Highlands Community College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Virginia Highlands Community College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Virginia Highlands Community College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native541
Asian21516
Black or African American602337
Hispanic812259
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White1,8166511,165
Two or More Races541737
Race/Ethnicity Unknown361917
Total 2,0827431,339

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,545 students whose age under twenty five and 355 students whose age is over thirty years old at Virginia Highlands Community College.
Especially, 714 students are younger than eighteen and 1 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Virginia Highlands Community College.
Population by Student Age at Virginia Highlands Community College
TotalMenWomen
Total2,082 7431,339
Under 18714 253461
18-19438 201237
20-21222 94128
22-24171 57114
25-29182 40142
30-34119 3386
35-3987 2760
40-49111 3180
50-6437 730
65 and over1 01
Total 2,082 7431,339

Online Student Population

At Virginia Highlands Community College, 1,358 students (65.23% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 529 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, 487 students live in Virginia where Virginia Highlands Community College is located in and 40 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total2,082
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes529
Enrolled Some in Online Classes829
Not Enrolled in Online Classes724
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)529
Virginia Residents487
Other State in U.S.40
Outside of U.S.2
Unknown0