2022 RCC Factbook Data

Data-Driven Strategy at Rockland Community College
Fall 2016 – Fall 2022

The data in these tables correspond with and expand on the charts and graphs in the 2022 Factbook.

Community Profile

Rockland County Population

Population Estimate:
339,227

Population 25 years and over:
203,609

Median Household Income (2020 dollars):
$94,840

Percent in Poverty:
14.5%

Rockland County Race/Ethicity
Race/Ethnicity	Population
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.1%
Asian	5.9%
Black or African American	11.3%
Hispanic or Latino	18.4%
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander	0.0%
Two ro More Races	1.6%
White	62.5%

Student, County Population, and Employee Race/Ethnicity Comparison
Race / Ethnicity*	Students Fall 2021	County Population	Full-Time Instructional Staff	Part-Time Instructional Staff	Full-Time Non-Instructional Staff	Part-Time Non-Instructional Staff
Asian	324 (6.6%)	20,014 (5.9%)	5 (5.8%)	24 (6.3%)	6 (2.6%)	14 (5.6%)
Black or African American	1,061 (21.7%)	38,333 (11.3%)	7 (8.1%)	47 (12.4%)	42 (18.1%)	37 (14.9%)
Hispanic of Any Race	1,761 (36.1%)	62,418 (18.4%)	5 (5.8%)	24 (6.3%)	33 (14.2%)	49 (19.7%)
White	1,734 (35.5%)	212,017 (62.5%)	68 (79.1%)	273 (72.2%)	145 (62.5%)	140 (56.2%)

*Students and employees with unknown race/ethnicity were not included in the percentage calculations.

Rockland County Educational Attainment - 25 Years and Older
Education Level	Population
No Diploma	11%
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	22%
Some college, no degree	17%
Associate's degree	8%
Bachelor's degree	23%
Graduate or professional degree	19%

Enrollment

Historic Enrollment

Fall 2021: 5,786
Fall 2020: 6,136
Fall 2019: 6,780
Fall 2018: 6,945
Fall 2017: 7,073
Fall 2016: 7,394

Fall 2015: 7,296
Fall 2014: 7,621
Fall 2013: 7,735
Fall 2012: 8,273
Fall 2011: 8,163
Fall 2010: 8,203

Fall 2009: 7,401
Fall 2008: 7,076
Fall 2007: 6,776
Fall 2006: 6,361
Fall 2005: 6,486
Fall 2004: 6,524

Fall 2003: 6,646
Fall 2002: 6,641
Fall 2001: 6,351
Fall 2000: 6,342
Fall 1999: 6,354
Fall 1998: 6,235

Fall Headcount by Enrollment Status
Enrollment Status	Fall 2017	Fall 2018	Fall 2019	Fall 2020	Fall 2021	5-Year Change	5-Year % Change
New	1,734	1,748	1,701	1,536	1,315	-419	-24%
Continuing	3,776	3,630	3,467	3,023	2,977	-799	-21%
Non-Matriculated	1,563	1,567	1,612	1,577	1,494	-69	-4%
Total	7,073	6,945	6,780	6,136	5,786	-1,287	-18%

Fall Headcount by Full-Time and Part-Time Students
Enrollment Status	Fall 2017	Fall 2018	Fall 2019	Fall 2020	Fall 2021	5-Year Change	5-Year % Change
Full-Time	3,683	3,556	3,320	2,883	2,567	-1,116	-30%
Part-Time	3,390	3,389	3,460	3,253	3,219	-171	-5%
Total	7,073	6,945	6,780	6,136	5,786	-1,287	-18%

Full-Time Equivalency by Enrollment Status
Enrollment Status	Fall 2017	Fall 2018	Fall 2019	Fall 2020	Fall 2021	5-Year Change	5-Year % Change
New	773.41	774.22	748.53	692.14	584.01	-189.39	-24%
Continuing	1,368.01	1,315.41	1,234.31	1,111.29	1,051.65	-316.36	-23%
Non-Matriculated	326.02	326.32	286.92	265.05	266.62	-59.40	-18%
Total	2,467.44	2,415.95	2,269.75	2,068.49	1,902.29	-565.15	-23%

Full-Time Equivalency by Full-Time and Part-Time Students
Enrollment Status	Fall 2017	Fall 2018	Fall 2019	Fall 2020	Fall 2021	5-Year Change	5-Year % Change
Full-Time	1,764.28	1,703.75	1,582.12	1,414.74	1,239.25	-525.04	-30%
Part-Time	703.16	712.20	687.64	653.74	663.04	-40.12	-6%
Total	2,467.44	2,415.95	2,269.75	2,068.49	1,902.29	-565.15	-23%

Enrollment FTE by Academic Year
Enrollment Status	AY 2018	AY 2019	AY 2020	AY 2021	AY 2022	5-Year Change	5-Year % Change
Full-Time	3,270.24	3,136.22	2,928.84	2,532.73	2,231.52	-1,038.72	-32%
Part-Time	1,698.88	1,667.29	1,658.53	1,560.61	1,510.59	-188.28	-11%
Total	4,969.11	4,803.52	4,587.36	4,093.34	3,742.11	-1,227.00	-25%

Demographics

Students by Race/Ethnicity
Race / Ethnicity	Fall 2017	Fall 2018	Fall 2019	Fall 2020	Fall 2021	5-Year Change	5-Year % Change
Asian	387 (5.5%)	383 (5.5%)	368 (5.4%)	318 (5.2%)	324 (5.6%)	-63 (0.1%)	-16%
Black or African American	1,297 (18.3%)	1,257 (18.1%)	1,184 (17.5%)	1,029 (16.8%)	1,061 (18.3%)	-236 (0.0%)	-18%
Hispanic of Any Race	1,724 (24.4%)	1,866 (26.9%)	1,862 (27.5%)	1,649 (26.9%)	1,761 (30.4%)	37 (6.0%)	2%
White	2,655 (37.5%)	2,524 (36.3%)	2,313 (34.1%)	1,867 (30.4%)	1,734 (30.0%)	-921 (-7.5%)	-35%
Other or Unknown	1,010 (14.3%)	915 (13.2%)	1,052 (15.5%)	1,273 (20.7%)	906 (15.7%)	-59 (1.4%)	-6%

Students by Sex
Sex	Fall 2017	Fall 2018	Fall 2019	Fall 2020	Fall 2021	5-Year Change	5-Year % Change
Female	3,844 (54.3%)	3,716 (53.5%)	3,659 (54.0%)	3,451 (56.2%)	3,179 (54.9%)	-665 (0.6%)	-17%
Male	3,229 (45.7%)	3,229 (46.5%)	3,121 (46.0%)	2,685 (43.8%)	2,607 (45.1%)	-622 (-0.6%)	-19%

Students by Age
Age	Fall 2017	Fall 2018	Fall 2019	Fall 2020	Fall 2021	5-Year Change	5-Year % Change
Under 25	5,455 (77.1%)	5,257 (75.7%)	5,193 (76.6%)	4,820 (78.6%)	4,554 (78.7%)	-901 (1.6%)	-17%
25 or Older	1,618 (22.9%)	1,688 (24.3%)	1,587 (23.4%)	1,316 (21.4%)	1,232 (21.3%)	-386 (-1.6%)	-24%

Pell Recipients
Pell Status	Fall 2017	Fall 2018	Fall 2019	Fall 2020	Fall 2021	5-Year Change	5-Year % Change
Pell	1,861 (26.3%)	1,659 (23.9%)	1,728 (25.5%)	1,165 (19.0%)	1,251 (21.6%)	-610 (-4.7%)	-33%
Non-Pell	5,212 (73.7%)	5,286 (76.1%)	5,052 (74.5%)	4,971 (81.0%)	4,535 (78.4%)	-677 (4.7%)	-13%

First Generation Students
First Gen Status	Fall 2017	Fall 2018	Fall 2019	Fall 2020	Fall 2021	5-Year Change	5-Year % Change
FAFSA	1,808	1,717	1,653	1,649	1,628	-180	-10%
First Gen (FAFSA + App)	-	-	-	-	1,989	-	-
Non First Gen (FAFSA + App)	-	-	-	-	3,797	-	-
First Gen (FAFSA + App) %	-	-	-	-	34.4%	-	-

International Student Enrollment
Fall 2016	Fall 2017	Fall 2018	Fall 2019	Fall 2020	Fall 2021	5-Year Change	5-Year % Change
103	103	109	95	78	54	-49	-48%

Countries Represented

Fall 2021
Albania, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Burma, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Germany, Ghana, Haiti, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, South, Malawi, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vietnam

Fall 2020
Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Burma, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Germany, Ghana, Haiti, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, South, Malawi, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vietnam

Fall 2019
Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Czech Republic, Germany, Ghana, Haiti, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vietnam

Fall 2018
Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Germany, Ghana, Haiti, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vietnam

Fall 2017
Albania, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, Ecuador, Egypt, Germany, Haiti, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Madagascar, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam

Fall 2016
Albania, Bangladesh, Burma, Cameroon, Canada, China, Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Germany, Haiti, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Mexico, Moldova, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saint Lucia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Vietnam

Enrollment by School

Headcount by School - Fall 2021
Enrollment Status	Total	Arts & Humanities	Business & Professional Studies	Education & Social Sciences	Nursing, Health & Wellness	Science, Technology, Engineering & Math	High School & Non-Matrics
Full-Time	2,567 (44.4%)	585 (10.1%)	707 (12.2%)	295 (5.1%)	343 (5.9%)	619 (10.7%)	18 (0.3%)
Part-Time	3,219 (55.6%)	280 (4.8%)	247 (4.3%)	139 (2.4%)	691 (11.9%)	385 (6.7%)	1,477 (25.5%)
Total	5,786	865 (14.9%)	954 (16.5%)	434 (7.5%)	1,034 (17.9%)	1,004 (17.4%)	1,495 (25.8%)

Degree Seeking by School - Fall 2021
Enrollment Status	Total	Arts & Humanities	Business & Professional Studies	Education & Social Sciences	Nursing, Health & Wellness	Science, Technology, Engineering & Math	High School & Non-Matrics
First-Time Degree Seeking	1,208 (20.9%)	273 (4.7%)	305 (5.3%)	131 (2.3%)	229 (4.0%)	270 (4.7%)	0
Transfer Degree Seeking	116 (2.0%)	19 (0.3%)	18 (0.3%)	12 (0.2%)	53 (0.9%)	14 (0.2%)	0
Continuing / Returning Degree Seeking	2,973 (51.4%)	573 (9.9%)	631 (10.9%)	291 (5.0%)	752 (13.0%)	720 (12.4%)	6 (0.1%)
High School Students	1,298 (22.4%)	0	0	0	0	0	1,298 (22.4%)
Other Non-Degree Seeking	191 (3.3%)	0	0	0	0	0	191 (3.3%)

Demographics by School

Race/Ethnicity by School- Fall 2021
Race / Ethnicity	Total	Arts & Humanities	Business & Professional Studies	Education & Social Sciences	Nursing, Health & Wellness	Science, Technology, Engineering & Math	High School & Non-Matrics
Asian	324 (5.6%)	54 (0.9%)	37 (0.6%)	12 (0.2%)	76 (1.3%)	91 (1.6%)	54 (0.9%)
Black or African American	1,061 (18.3%)	131 (2.3%)	184 (3.2%)	78 (1.3%)	260 (4.5%)	212 (3.7%)	196 (3.4%)
Hispanic of Any Race	1,761 (30.4%)	244 (4.2%)	324 (5.6%)	163 (2.8%)	276 (4.8%)	331 (5.7%)	423 (7.3%)
White	1,734 (30.0%)	319 (5.5%)	292 (5.0%)	133 (2.3%)	310 (5.4%)	262 (4.5%)	418 (7.2%)
Other or Unknown	906 (15.7%)	117 (2.0%)	117 (2.0%)	48 (0.8%)	112 (1.9%)	108 (1.9%)	404 (7.0%)

Student Sex by School - Fall 2021
Sex	Total	Arts & Humanities	Business & Professional Studies	Education & Social Sciences	Nursing, Health & Wellness	Science, Technology, Engineering & Math	High School & Non-Matrics
Female	3,179 (54.9%)	432 (7.5%)	399 (6.9%)	318 (5.5%)	795 (13.7%)	392 (6.8%)	843 (14.6%)
Male	2,607 (45.1%)	433 (7.5%)	555 (9.6%)	116 (2.0%)	239 (4.1%)	612 (10.6%)	652 (11.3%)

Student Age by School - Fall 2021
Age	Total	Arts & Humanities	Business & Professional Studies	Education & Social Sciences	Nursing, Health & Wellness	Science, Technology, Engineering & Math	High School & Non-Matrics
Under 25	4,554 (78.7%)	765 (13.2%)	797 (13.8%)	358 (6.2%)	456 (7.9%)	786 (13.6%)	1,392 (24.1%)
25 and Older	1,232 (21.3%)	100 (1.7%)	157 (2.7%)	76 (1.3%)	578 (10.0%)	218 (3.8%)	103 (1.8%)

Pell Recipients by School - Fall 2021
Pell Status	Total	Arts & Humanities	Business & Professional Studies	Education & Social Sciences	Nursing, Health & Wellness	Science, Technology, Engineering & Math	High School & Non-Matrics
Pell	1,251 (21.6%)	226 (3.9%)	274 (4.7%)	157 (2.7%)	281 (4.9%)	312 (5.4%)	1 (0.0%)
Non-Pell	4,535 (78.4%)	639 (11.0%)	680 (11.8%)	277 (4.8%)	753 (13.0%)	692 (12.0%)	1,494 (25.8%)

First Generation by School - Fall 2021
Student Type	Total	Arts & Humanities	Business & Professional Studies	Education & Social Sciences	Nursing, Health & Wellness	Science, Technology, Engineering & Math	High School & Non-Matrics
First Generation Students	1,989 (34.3%)	290 (5.0%)	386 (6.7%)	201 (3.5%)	497 (8.6%)	427 (7.4%)	188 (3.2%)

Employee Demographics

Full-Time Instructional Staff Race/Ethnicity
Race / Ethnicity	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Asian	5 (5.0%)	4 (4.0%)	6 (6.7%)	6 (6.7%)	5 (5.8%)
Black or African American	8 (8.0%)	6 (6.1%)	8 (8.9%)	9 (10.1%)	7 (8.1%)
Hispanic of Any Race	6 (6.0%)	5 (5.1%)	4 (4.4%)	3 (3.4%)	5 (5.8%)
White	79 (79.0%)	82 (82.8%)	70 (77.8%)	70 (78.7%)	68 (79.1%)
Other or Unknown	2 (2.0%)	2 (2.0%)	2 (2.2%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.2%)
Total	100	99	90	89	86

Part-Time Instructional Staff Race/Ethnicity
Race / Ethnicity	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Asian	19 (4.6%)	14 (3.9%)	18 (5.1%)	22 (5.7%)	24 (6.3%)
Black or African American	32 (7.8%)	33 (9.2%)	39 (11.1%)	45 (11.7%)	47 (12.4%)
Hispanic of Any Race	14 (3.4%)	16 (4.5%)	17 (4.9%)	21 (5.5%)	24 (6.3%)
White	342 (83.0%)	292 (81.6%)	274 (78.3%)	289 (75.3%)	273 (72.2%)
Other or Unknown	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (1.8%)	10 (2.6%)
Total	412	358	350	384	378

Full-Time Non-Instructional Staff Race/Ethnicity
Race / Ethnicity	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Asian	13 (5.0%)	12 (5.1%)	11 (4.1%)	9 (3.8%)	6 (2.6%)
Black or African American	43 (16.6%)	42 (17.7%)	53 (19.8%)	42 (17.9%)	42 (18.1%)
Hispanic of Any Race	41 (15.8%)	41 (17.3%)	43 (16.0%)	36 (15.4%)	33 (14.2%)
White	161 (62.2%)	141 (59.5%)	160 (59.7%)	141 (60.3%)	145 (62.5%)
Other or Unknown	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.6%)	6 (2.6%)
Total	259	237	268	234	232

Part-Time Non-Instructional Staff Race/Ethnicity
Race / Ethnicity	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Asian	8 (3.8%)	11 (5.3%)	12 (5.6%)	13 (5.7%)	14 (5.6%)
Black or African American	30 (14.2%)	23 (11.1%)	31 (14.4%)	31 (13.7%)	37 (14.9%)
Hispanic of Any Race	22 (10.4%)	27 (13.0%)	34 (15.8%)	40 (17.6%)	49 (19.7%)
White	150 (71.1%)	144 (69.6%)	137 (63.7%)	130 (57.3%)	140 (56.2%)
Other or Unknown	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (5.7%)	9 (3.6%)
Total	211	207	215	227	249

Full-Time Instructional Staff Sex
Sex	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Female	65 (65.0%)	62 (62.6%)	54 (60.0%)	52 (58.4%)	51 (59.3%)
Male	35 (35.0%)	37 (37.4%)	36 (40.0%)	37 (41.6%)	35 (40.7%)
Total	100	99	90	89	86

Part-Time Instructional Staff Sex
Sex	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Female	213 (51.7%)	207 (57.8%)	204 (58.3%)	227 (59.1%)	231 (61.1%)
Male	199 (48.3%)	151 (42.2%)	146 (41.7%)	157 (40.9%)	147 (38.9%)
Total	412	358	350	384	378

Full-Time Non-Instructional Staff Sex
Sex	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Female	139 (53.7%)	127 (53.6%)	160 (59.7%)	136 (58.1%)	130 (56.0%)
Male	120 (46.3%)	110 (46.4%)	108 (40.3%)	98 (41.9%)	102 (44.0%)
Total	259	237	268	234	232

Part-Time Non-Instructional Staff Sex
Sex	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Female	139 (65.9%)	133 (64.2%)	131 (60.9%)	133 (58.6%)	142 (57.0%)
Male	72 (34.1%)	74 (35.8%)	84 (39.1%)	94 (41.4%)	107 (43.0%)
Total	211	207	215	227	249

Retention

Retention Rate of First-Time, Full-Time Students and First-Time, Part-Time Students
Category	Fall 2016	Fall 2017	Fall 2018	Fall 2019	Fall 2020	Fall 2021
Full-Time Fall to Spring Persistence	82%	80%	81%	83%	76%	79%
Full-Time Fall to Fall Retention	69%	66%	67%	66%	62%	-
Part-Time Fall to Spring Persistence	55%	62%	59%	55%	54%	56%
Part-Time Fall to Fall Retention	48%	50%	41%	42%	46%	-

Graduation Rate

First-Time Full-Time 2-Year and 3-Year Graduation Rate
Category	Fall 2015	Fall 2016	Fall 2017	Fall 2018	Fall 2019
2-Year Graduation Rate	16%	16%	17%	17%	20%
3-Year Graduation Rate	30%	29%	29%	28%	-

Early Momentum

Students Completing English and Math in their First Year
Student Category	Fall 2017	Fall 2018	Fall 2019	Fall 2020	Fall 2021
Full-Time - Completed College Level English in First Year	71%	74%	76%	72%	69%
Full-Time - Completed College Level Math in First Year	38%	40%	45%	51%	50%
Part-Time - Completed College Level English in First Year	55%	54%	54%	46%	37%
Part-Time - Completed College Level Math in First Year	17%	14%	18%	19%	24%

First-Time, Full-Time Students Earning 15 College Credits in the First Term
Status	Fall 2017	Fall 2018	Fall 2019	Fall 2020	Fall 2021
Earned 15 College Credits in First Term	18%	19%	22%	30%	24%

Non-Credit Enrollment

Non-Credit Remedial Enrollment Headcount
Semester	AY 2018	AY 2019	AY 2020	AY 2021	AY 2022
Fall	981	622	190	36	61
Spring	635	585	177	21	135
Summer	556	385	67	73	103
Total	2,172	1,592	434	130	299

Non-Credit Remedial Enrollment FTE
Semester	AY 2018	AY 2019	AY 2020	AY 2021	AY 2022
Fall	250.13	220.37	232.33	17.00	9.77
Spring	224.80	176.10	82.63	9.50	26.87
Summer	192.43	121.27	33.50	6.00	15.43
Total	667.37	517.73	348.47	32.50	52.07