2023 RCC Factbook Data

Data-Driven Strategy at Rockland Community College
Fall 2018 – Fall 2022

The data in these tables correspond with and expand on the charts and graphs in the 2023 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 2022 County Population Full-Time Instructional Staff Part-Time Instructional Staff Full-Time Non-Instructional Staff Part-Time Non-Instructional Staff
Asian 310 (5.4%) 20,014 (5.9%) 6 (6.9%) 17 (5.6%) 8 (3.2%) 12 (5.7%)
Black or African American 1,045 (18.2%) 38,333 (11.3%) 8 (9.2%) 43 (14.3%) 42 (16.9%) 39 (18.6%)
Hispanic of Any Race 2,067 (36%) 62,418 (18.4%) 4 (4.6%) 20 (6.6%) 41 (16.5%) 43 (20.5%)
White 1,633 (28.5%) 212,017 (62.5%) 68 (78.2%) 213 (70.8%) 149 (59.8%) 94 (44.8%)
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 2022: 5,739
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 Headcount by Enrollment Status
Enrollment Status Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Fall 2022 5-Year Change 5-Year % Change
New 1,748 1,701 1,536 1,315 1,325 -423 -24%
Continuing 3,630 3,467 3,023 2,977 2,971 -659 -18%
Non-Matriculated 1,567 1,612 1,577 1,494 1,441 -126 -8%
Total 6,945 6,780 6,136 5,786 5,737 -1,208 -17%
Fall Headcount by Full-Time and Part-Time Students
Enrollment Status Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Fall 2022 5-Year Change 5-Year % Change
Full-Time 3,556 3,320 2,883 2,567 2,549 -1,007 -28%
Part-Time 3,389 3,460 3,253 3,219 3,190 -199 -6%
Total 6,945 6,780 6,136 5,786 5,739 -1,206 -17%
Full-Time Equivalency by Enrollment Status
Enrollment Status Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Fall 2022 5-Year Change 5-Year % Change
New 774.22 748.53 692.14 584.01 589.88 -184.34 -24%
Continuing 1,315.41 1,234.31 1,111.29 1,051.65 928.11 -387.30 -29%
Non-Matriculated 326.32 286.92 265.05 266.62 270.72 -55.60 -17%
Total 2,415.95 2,269.75 2,068.49 1,902.29 1788.71 -627.24 -26%
Full-Time Equivalency by Full-Time and Part-Time Students
Enrollment Status Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Fall 2022 5-Year Change 5-Year % Change
Full-Time 1,703.75 1,582.12 1,414.74 1,239.25 1,235.98 -467.77 -27%
Part-Time 712.20 687.64 653.74 663.04 653.03 -59.17 -8%
Total 2,415.95 2,269.75 2,068.49 1,902.29 1889.01 -526.94 -22%
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 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Fall 2022 5-Year Change 5-Year % Change
Asian 383 (5.5%) 368 (5.4%) 318 (5.2%) 324 (5.6%) 310 (5.4%) -73 (-0.1%) -19%
Black or African American 1,257 (18.1%) 1,184 (17.5%) 1,029 (16.8%) 1,061 (18.3%) 1,045 (18.2%) -212 (0.1%) -17%
Hispanic of Any Race 1,866 (26.9%) 1,862 (27.5%) 1,649 (26.9%) 1,761 (30.4%) 2,067 (36%) 201 (9.1%) 11%
White 2,524 (36.3%) 2,313 (34.1%) 1,867 (30.4%) 1,734 (30.0%) 1,633 (28.5%) -891 (-7.8%) -35%
Other or Unknown 915 (13.2%) 1,052 (15.5%) 1,273 (20.7%) 906 (15.7%) 684 (11.9%) -231 (-1.3%) -25%
Students by Sex
Sex Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Fall 2022 5-Year Change 5-Year % Change
Female 3,716 (53.5%) 3,659 (54.0%) 3,451 (56.2%) 3,179 (54.9%) 3,086 (53.8%) -630 (0.3%) -20%
Male 3,229 (46.5%) 3,121 (46.0%) 2,685 (43.8%) 2,607 (45.1%) 2,653 (46.2%) -576 (-0.3%) -22%
Students by Age
Age Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Fall 2022 5-Year Change 5-Year % Change
Under 25 5,257 (75.7%) 5,193 (76.6%) 4,820 (78.6%) 4,554 (78.7%) 4,618 (80.5%) -639 (4.8%) -14%
25 or Older 1,688 (24.3%) 1,587 (23.4%) 1,316 (21.4%) 1,232 (21.3%) 1,121 (19.5%) -567 (-4.8%) -51%
Pell Recipients
Pell Status Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Fall 2022 5-Year Change 5-Year % Change
Pell 1,659 (23.9%) 1,728 (25.5%) 1,165 (19.0%) 1,251 (21.6%) 1,345 (23.4%) -314 (-0.5%) -19%
Non-Pell 5,286 (76.1%) 5,052 (74.5%) 4,971 (81.0%) 4,535 (78.4%) 4,394 (76.6%) -892 (0.5%) -17%
First Generation Students
First Gen Status Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Fall 2022 3-Year Change 3-Year % Change
First Gen (FAFSA + App) 1,866 2,160 2,704 838 45%
Non First Gen (FAFSA + App) 4,260 3,625 3,035 -1,225 -29%
International Student Enrollment
Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Fall 2022 5-Year Change 5-Year % Change
109 95 78 54 59 -50 -46%
Countries Represented

Fall 2022
Albania, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, Ecuador, Finland, Ghana, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Midway Islands, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tokelau, Tunisia, United Kingdom

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

Enrollment by School

Headcount by School - Fall 2022
Enrollment Status Total Arts, Education, Humanities & Social Sciences Business & Professional Studies Nursing, Health & Wellness Science, Technology, Engineering & Math High School & Non-Matrics
Full-Time 2,549 (44.4%) 769 (13.4%) 680 (11.8%) 433 (7.5%) 633 (11%) 34 (0.6%)
Part-Time 3,190 (55.6%) 356 (6.2%) 260 (4.5%) 720 (12.5%) 328 (5.7%) 1,526 (26.6%)
Total 5,739 1,125 (19.6%) 940 (16.4%) 1,153 (20.1%) 961 (16.7%) 1,560 (27.2%)
Degree Seeking by School - Fall 2022
Enrollment Status Total Arts, Education, Humanities & Social Sciences Business & Professional Studies Nursing, Health & Wellness Science, Technology, Engineering & Math High School & Non-Matrics
First-Time Degree Seeking 1,324 (23.1%) 348 (6.1%) 338 (5.9%) 266 (4.6%) 327 (5.7%) 45 (0.8%)
Transfer Degree Seeking 277 (4.8%) 39 (0.7%) 44 (0.8%) 108 (1.9%) 61 (1.1%) 25 (0.4%)
Continuing / Returning Degree Seeking 2,694 (46.9%) 738 (12.9%) 558 (9.7%) 779 (13.6%) 572 (10%) 47 (0.8%)
High School Students 1,441 (25.1%) - - - - 1,441 (25.1%)
Other Non-Degree Seeking 3 (0.1%) - - - 1 (0%) 2 (0%)

Demographics by School

Race/Ethnicity by School- Fall 2022
Race / Ethnicity Total Arts, Education, Humanities & Social Sciences Business & Professional Studies Nursing, Health & Wellness Science, Technology, Engineering & Math High School & Non-Matrics
Asian 310 (5.4%) 41 (0.7%) 33 (0.6%) 77 (1.3%) 86 (1.5%) 73 (1.3%)
Black or African American 1,045 (18.2%) 186 (3.2%) 149 (2.6%) 305 (5.3%) 183 (3.2%) 222 (3.9%)
Hispanic of Any Race 2,067 (36%) 390 (6.8%) 389 (6.8%) 358 (6.2%) 340 (5.9%) 590 (10.3%)
White 1,633 (28.5%) 382 (6.7%) 268 (4.7%) 292 (5.1%) 228 (4%) 463 (8.1%)
Other or Unknown 684 (11.9%) 126 (2.2%) 101 (1.8%) 121 (2.1%) 124 (2.2%) 212 (3.7%)
Student Sex by School - Fall 2022
Sex Total Arts, Education, Humanities & Social Sciences Business & Professional Studies Nursing, Health & Wellness Science, Technology, Engineering & Math High School & Non-Matrics
Female 3,086 (53.8%) 649 (11.3%) 382 (6.7%) 894 (15.6%) 291 (5.1%) 870 (15.2%)
Male 2,653 (46.2%) 476 (8.3%) 558 (9.7%) 259 (4.5%) 670 (11.7%) 690 (12%)
Student Age by School - Fall 2022
Age Total Arts, Education, Humanities & Social Sciences Business & Professional Studies Nursing, Health & Wellness Science, Technology, Engineering & Math High School & Non-Matrics
Under 25 4,618 (80.5%) 959 (16.7%) 796 (13.9%) 559 (9.7%) 798 (13.9%) 1,506 (26.2%)
25 and Older 1,121 (19.5%) 166 (2.9%) 144 (2.5%) 594 (10.4%) 163 (2.8%) 54 (1%)
Pell Recipients by School - Fall 2022
Pell Status Total Arts, Education, Humanities & Social Sciences Business & Professional Studies Nursing, Health & Wellness Science, Technology, Engineering & Math High School & Non-Matrics
Pell 1,345 (23.4%) 354 (6.2%) 310 (5.4%) 362 (6.3%) 319 (5.6%) -
Non-Pell 4,394 (76.6%) 771 (13.4%) 630 (11%) 791 (13.8%) 642 (11.2%) 1,560 (27.2%)
First Generation by School - Fall 2022
Student Type Total Arts, Education, Humanities & Social Sciences Business & Professional Studies Nursing, Health & Wellness Science, Technology, Engineering & Math High School & Non-Matrics
First Generation Students 2,697 (47%) 526 (9.2%) 520 (9.1%) 667 (11.6%) 505 (8.8%) 479 (8.3%)

Employee Demographics

Full-Time Instructional Staff Race/Ethnicity
Race / Ethnicity 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Asian 4 (4.0%) 6 (6.7%) 6 (6.7%) 5 (5.8%) 6 (6.9%)
Black or African American 6 (6.1%) 8 (8.9%) 9 (10.1%) 7 (8.1%) 8 (9.2%)
Hispanic of Any Race 5 (5.1%) 4 (4.4%) 3 (3.4%) 5 (5.8%) 4 (4.6%)
White 82 (82.8%) 70 (77.8%) 70 (78.7%) 68 (79.1%) 68 (78.2%)
Other or Unknown 2 (2.0%) 2 (2.2%) 1 (1.1%) 1 (1.2%) 1 (1.1%)
Total 99 90 89 86 87
Part-Time Instructional Staff Race/Ethnicity
Race / Ethnicity 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Asian 14 (3.9%) 18 (5.1%) 22 (5.7%) 24 (6.3%) 17 (5.6%)
Black or African American 33 (9.2%) 39 (11.1%) 45 (11.7%) 47 (12.4%) 43 (14.3%)
Hispanic of Any Race 16 (4.5%) 17 (4.9%) 21 (5.5%) 24 (6.3%) 20 (6.6%)
White 292 (81.6%) 274 (78.3%) 289 (75.3%) 273 (72.2%) 213 (70.8%)
Other or Unknown 3 (0.8%) 2 (0.6%) 7 (1.8%) 10 (2.6%) 8 (2.7%)
Total 358 350 384 378 301
Full-Time Non-Instructional Staff Race/Ethnicity
Race / Ethnicity 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Asian 12 (5.1%) 11 (4.1%) 9 (3.8%) 6 (2.6%) 8 (3.2%)
Black or African American 42 (17.7%) 53 (19.8%) 42 (17.9%) 42 (18.1%) 42 (16.9%)
Hispanic of Any Race 41 (17.3%) 43 (16.0%) 36 (15.4%) 33 (14.2%) 41 (16.5%)
White 141 (59.5%) 160 (59.7%) 141 (60.3%) 145 (62.5%) 149 (59.8%)
Other or Unknown 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%) 6 (2.6%) 6 (2.6%) 9 (3.6%)
Total 237 268 234 232 249
Part-Time Non-Instructional Staff Race/Ethnicity
Race / Ethnicity 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Asian 11 (5.3%) 12 (5.6%) 13 (5.7%) 14 (5.6%) 12 (5.7%)
Black or African American 23 (11.1%) 31 (14.4%) 31 (13.7%) 37 (14.9%) 39 (18.6%)
Hispanic of Any Race 27 (13.0%) 34 (15.8%) 40 (17.6%) 49 (19.7%) 43 (20.5%)
White 144 (69.6%) 137 (63.7%) 130 (57.3%) 140 (56.2%) 94 (44.8%)
Other or Unknown 2 (1.0%) 1 (0.5%) 13 (5.7%) 9 (3.6%) 22 (10.5%)
Total 207 215 227 249 210
Full-Time Instructional Staff Sex
Sex 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Female 62 (62.6%) 54 (60.0%) 52 (58.4%) 51 (59.3%) 52 (59.8%)
Male 37 (37.4%) 36 (40.0%) 37 (41.6%) 35 (40.7%) 35 (40.2%)
Total 99 90 89 86 87
Part-Time Instructional Staff Sex
Sex 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Female 207 (57.8%) 204 (58.3%) 227 (59.1%) 231 (61.1%) 184 (61.1%)
Male 151 (42.2%) 146 (41.7%) 157 (40.9%) 147 (38.9%) 117 (38.9%)
Total 358 350 384 378 301
Full-Time Non-Instructional Staff Sex
Sex 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Female 127 (53.6%) 160 (59.7%) 136 (58.1%) 130 (56.0%) 138 (55.4%)
Male 110 (46.4%) 108 (40.3%) 98 (41.9%) 102 (44.0%) 111 (44.6%)
Total 237 268 234 232 249
Part-Time Non-Instructional Staff Sex
Sex 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Female 133 (64.2%) 131 (60.9%) 133 (58.6%) 142 (57.0%) 123 (58.6%)
Male 74 (35.8%) 84 (39.1%) 94 (41.4%) 107 (43.0%) 87 (41.4%)
Total 207 215 227 249 210

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 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2020
2-Year Graduation Rate 16% 17% 17% 20% 19.4%
3-Year Graduation Rate 29% 29% 28% 30% 28%

Early Momentum

Students Completing English and Math in their First Year
Student Category Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Fall 2022
Full-Time - Completed College Level English in First Year 74% 76% 72% 69% 68%
Full-Time - Completed College Level Math in First Year 40% 45% 51% 50% 48%
Part-Time - Completed College Level English in First Year 54% 54% 46% 37% 37%
Part-Time - Completed College Level Math in First Year 14% 18% 19% 24% 22%
First-Time, Full-Time Students Earning 15 College Credits in the First Term
Status Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Fall 2022
Earned 15 College Credits in First Term 19% 22% 30% 24% 25%

Non-Credit Enrollment

English Skills Academy 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
English Skills Academy 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