Statistics - VCCS

Statistics

Welcome to the Statistics page for the Virginia Community College System and its colleges. This information is provided by the VCCS Research & Reporting team.

Please explore the interactive 10-Year Trends report in Annual and Fall Enrollment, Dual Enrollment, Distance Learning, Student Success, and Enrollment by Program.

Additional Data Topics can be found in the tiles.

Finally, see Research Partnerships at the bottom of the page for links to research briefs with our partner institutions.

10 Year Trends: Various Measures

Additional Data Topics

Full Time Enrollment Headcount as of Fall 2022: 79,561. ACADEMIC PROGRAMS OFFERED: 16 Diplomas, 162 Certificates, 968 Career Studies Certificates, 578 Associate Degrees. ACCESS - Demographic data about the students we serve: 49% Students of Color; 57% Female Students; 31% Dual Enrollment Students; 72,632 Receiving Financial Aid. LEARNING - 90,181 Distance Learning Students, Fall 2022; 1,193,413 Total Credit Hours Taken, Fall 2022; 36% Completed College-Level Math (Fall 2021 Cohort); 56% Completed College-Level English (Fall 2021 Cohort). SUCCESS - Outcomes for academic students: 25,738 Students Earned a Degree or Certificate, 2021-2022; 26,407 Students Transferred to a 4-Year Institution in the 2022 Academic Year.
10,167 Unique FastForward Students in the 2022 Academic Year; Top 5 Workforce Training Programs Completed in Fiscal Year 2022: Commercial Driver’s License (Class A), Clinical Medical Assistant (NHA), VDOT Asphalt Field Levels 1 and 2, Phlebotomy Technician (NHA), CompTIA A+; 281 Approved Workforce Training Programs. ACCESS - Demographic data about our workforce training students: 37% Female Students; 20% Received SNAP Benefits Prior to and/or at the Time of Enrollment; 49% Students of Color; Average Student Age: 35 Years Old. LEARNING - 93% Completion Rate (2017-2021); 44,167 FastForward Credentials Earned, Fall 2022. SUCCESS - Outcomes after completing workforce training: 24,310 FastForward Completers Employed in Virginia; $2.6 Billion in Wages Earned by FastForward Completers (2017-2021).

Research Partnerships

Brown University

  • ai20-317.pdf: Stacking the Deck for Employment Success: Labor Market Returns to Stackable Credentials
  • ai20-240.pdf: Unfinished Business? Academic and Labor Market Profile of Adults with Substantial College Credits But No Degree
  • ai22-529.pdf: Can Information and Advising Affect Postsecondary Participation and Attainment for Non-Traditional Students? Evidence from a Large-Scale Experiment with the U.S. Army
  • ai22-595.pdf: Crossing the Finish Line but Losing the Race? Socioeconomic Inequalities in the Labor Market Trajectories of Community College Graduates
  • ai23-699.pdf: Human versus Machine: Do college advisors outperform a machine-learning algorithm in predicting student enrollment?
  • ai23-717.pdf: Are Algorithms Biased in Education? Exploring Racial Bias in Predicting Community College Student Success

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