Student Population at VHCC
Total Enrollment
2,082 (all undergraduate)
Undergraduate
2,082
Online Enrollment
529
Men Students
743
Women Students
1,339
For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 2,082 students have enrolled at Virginia Highlands Community College (all undergraduate).
By gender, 743 male and 1,339 female students are attending Virginia Highlands Community College. By attendance status, there are 677 full-time students and 1,405 part-time students.
The number of students at Virginia Highlands Community College is very small compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Virginia. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Southwest Virginia Community College and Virginia Peninsula Community College, its population is very small (average population is 7,998).
Virginia Highlands Community College offers online degree/certificate programs and 529 students enrolled in online programs.
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).
| Total | Undergraduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Highlands Community College | 2,082 | 2,082 |
| Similarly Ranked Schools | 7,998 | 7,998 |
| 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 Virginia | 6,836 | 6,836 |
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.
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,082 | 677 | 1,405 |
| Men | 743 | 296 | 447 |
| Women | 1,339 | 381 | 958 |
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.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Asian | 21 | 5 | 16 |
| Black or African American | 60 | 23 | 37 |
| Hispanic | 81 | 22 | 59 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| White | 1,816 | 651 | 1,165 |
| Two or More Races | 54 | 17 | 37 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 36 | 19 | 17 |
| Total | 2,082 | 743 | 1,339 |
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.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,082 | 743 | 1,339 |
| Under 18 | 714 | 253 | 461 |
| 18-19 | 438 | 201 | 237 |
| 20-21 | 222 | 94 | 128 |
| 22-24 | 171 | 57 | 114 |
| 25-29 | 182 | 40 | 142 |
| 30-34 | 119 | 33 | 86 |
| 35-39 | 87 | 27 | 60 |
| 40-49 | 111 | 31 | 80 |
| 50-64 | 37 | 7 | 30 |
| 65 and over | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2,082 | 743 | 1,339 |
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.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total | 2,082 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 529 |
| Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 829 |
| Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 724 |
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 529 |
| Virginia Residents | 487 |
| Other State in U.S. | 40 |
| Outside of U.S. | 2 |
| Unknown | 0 |
