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Student Body Diversity

Read details about College of The Albemarle’s (COA) student body diversity. Data includes stats on curriculum student’s gender, ethnicity, age and county of residence.

COA Student Body Diversity

Gender, Ethnicity and Age

2024–2025 Percentage of Total Enrollment 2023–2024 2022–2023 2021–2022 2020–2021 2019–2020 2018–2019
Total Enrollment 3,933 n/a 3,517 3,249 3,151 3,206 3,376 3,351
Gender
Male 1,480 38% 1,331 1,162 1,055 1,007 1,152 1,154
Female 2,453 62% 2,186 2,087 2,096 2,199 2,224 2,197
Ethnicity
Decided not to say 22 1% 28 37 46 108 173 202
American Alaskan or American Indian 20 1% 16 18 24 23 21 14
Asian 41 1% 26 22 27 28 34 51
African American/Black 514 13% 446 441 410 386 424 410
Foreign 140 4% 140 111 76 79 92 92
Hispanic 195 5% 205 185 143 135 155 136
Hawaiian Pacific 4 0% 3 6 4 6 9 9
Multi-cultural 183 5% 148 118 142 131 134 121
Unknown 394 10% 324 309 228 183 135 58
Caucasian/White 2,420 62% 2,181 2,002 2,051 2,127 2,199 2,258
Age
Median Age 19 19 18 19 19 20 23
Under 18 1,262 32% 1,002 1,404 920 871 403 856
18 – 25 1,916 49% 1,810 1,238 1,558 1,651 2,143 2,486
26 – 35 445 11% 422 358 369 375 459 475
36 – 45 196 5% 174 162 184 186 222 166
46 – 55 76 2% 79 52 72 75 96 73
Over 55 38 1% 30 35 48 48 53 34

County of Residence

2024–2025 Percentage of Total Enrollment 2023–2024 2022–2023 2021–2022 2020–2021 2019–2020 2018–2019
Total Enrollment 3,933 n/a 3,517 3,249 3,151 3,206 3,376 3,351
Camden 336 9% 326 311 332 331 358 364
Chowan 260 7% 216 207 186 182 213 246
Currituck 721 18% 684 646 568 578 605 640
Dare 978 25% 868 781 817 797 737 666
Gates 151 4% 149 133 107 136 153 156
Pasquotank 974 25% 868 823 779 817 901 849
Perquimans 259 6% 226 198 190 193 249 247
Total Service Area 3,679 94% 3,347 3,099 2,979 3,044 3,216 3,168
No County Specified 110 3% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other North Carolina Counties 102 3% 141 116 143 138 140 137
Out of State 42 1% 29 34 29 24 20 46

*Beginning with the 2022-23 Academic Year, the reporting method has been updated to align with the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) Academic Year (Summer/Fall/Spring)

Contact

  • Alcocer, Joshua

  • Institutional Researcher

  • COA – Elizabeth City: A 122

  • 252-335-0821 ext. 2387