How Student Population Changes at AWC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,589 where 8,050 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.47 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in AWC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Arizona Western College since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	8,000	3,459	4,541
2014-15	7,702 -298	3,343 -116	4,359 -182
2015-16	7,514 -188	3,229 -114	4,285 -74
2016-17	7,569 55	3,314 85	4,255 -30
2017-18	7,557 -12	3,170 -144	4,387 132
2018-19	7,434 -123	3,155 -15	4,279 -108
2019-20	7,500 66	3,020 -135	4,480 201
2020-21	6,487 -1,013	2,540 -480	3,947 -533
2021-22	8,081 1,594	3,372 832	4,709 762
2022-23	8,050 -31	3,257 -115	4,793 84
Average	7,589	3,186	4,404

Arizona Western College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 10.89% and the percentage of black students is 1.18% at Arizona Western College. 0.81% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Arizona Western College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	90	95	261	5,097	28	1,637	6
2014-15	92	87	225	5,233	23	1,474	85
2015-16	84	52	190	5,276	30	1,279	107
2016-17	83	75	179	5,405	31	1,222	124
2017-18	83	69	178	5,460	30	1,192	123
2018-19	82	76	192	5,374	36	1,150	141
2019-20	76	78	99	5,587	20	1,122	117
2020-21	56	50	84	4,867	11	943	106
2021-22	75	67	93	5,410	8	993	118
2022-23	65	65	95	5,077	9	877	114
Average	79	71	160	5,279	23	1,189	104

Arizona Western College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,580 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 32% of total students. The number of online students has increased 154.94% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Arizona Western College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	7,702	1,012	2,578	4,112
2015-16	7,514	935	1,908	4,671
2016-17	7,569	1,263	2,459	3,847
2017-18	7,557	1,404	2,488	3,665
2018-19	7,434	1,379	2,462	3,593
2019-20	7,500	1,547	2,433	3,520
2020-21	6,487	1,895	2,082	2,510
2021-22	8,081	2,576	3,123	2,382
2022-23	8,050	2,580	2,418	3,052
Average	7,544	1,621	2,439	3,484

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Enrollment Trends at AWC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes