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Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Richland Community College enrolls 2,515 undergrads

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At Richland Community College, 68 percent of undergraduate students are traditional students - age 24 or younger - and 62 percent are female, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

The two-year public institution in Decatur enrolled 2,515 students in fall 2017, all in undergraduate programs, data shows. 0.6 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.

99 percent of undergraduates are residents of Illinois, and 1 percent are residents of other states.

The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as white (76 percent) and Black or African American (14 percent).

Richland Community College undergraduate enrollment
Total
Portion of Total
Undergraduate enrollment
2,515
Transfers
16
0.6%
Male
~956
38%
Female
~1,559
62%
Age 24 and under
~1,710
68%
Age 25 and over
~805
32%
In-state residence
~2,490
99%
Out of state residence
~25
1%
Asian
~25
1%
Black or African American
~352
14%
Hispanic/Latino
~50
2%
White
~1,911
76%
Two or more races
~75
3%
Enrolled in distance education
~226
9%
Enrolled in some distance education
~478
19%
Not enrolled in distance education
~1,786
71%

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