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/Ethnicity

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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

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Enrollment

Historic Enrollment

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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