How Student Population Changes at ABTech

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,056 where 6,473 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.61 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in ABTech than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	8,092	3,500	4,592
2014-15	7,507 -585	3,307 -193	4,200 -392
2015-16	7,233 -274	3,183 -124	4,050 -150
2016-17	7,226 -7	3,131 -52	4,095 45
2017-18	7,262 36	3,108 -23	4,154 59
2018-19	6,892 -370	2,841 -267	4,051 -103
2019-20	7,003 111	2,846 5	4,157 106
2020-21	6,601 -402	2,489 -357	4,112 -45
2021-22	6,270 -331	2,337 -152	3,933 -179
2022-23	6,473 203	2,481 144	3,992 59
Average	7,056	2,922	4,134

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 72.39%. The percentage was 80.59% 10 years ago and ABTech still has a high percentage of white students. 1.95% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.48% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community 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	76	67	559	388	10	6,521	85
2014-15	59	70	470	424	13	5,996	139
2015-16	52	76	429	486	9	5,640	165
2016-17	43	86	436	533	16	5,700	182
2017-18	44	105	372	645	13	5,659	209
2018-19	39	86	346	596	9	5,396	210
2019-20	28	109	363	740	15	5,330	219
2020-21	23	108	308	742	12	4,995	176
2021-22	31	113	365	727	14	4,647	177
2022-23	31	126	355	865	12	4,686	179
Average	43	95	400	615	12	5,457	174

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,016 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 31% of total students. The number of online students has increased 154.55% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	7,507	792	1,987	4,728
2015-16	7,233	854	1,823	4,556
2016-17	7,226	933	1,750	4,543
2017-18	7,262	1,114	1,752	4,396
2018-19	6,892	1,180	1,735	3,977
2019-20	7,003	1,220	1,743	4,040
2020-21	6,601	1,612	2,473	2,516
2021-22	6,270	2,016	1,884	2,370
2022-23	6,473	2,016	1,892	2,565
Average	6,941	1,304	1,893	3,743

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Enrollment Trends at ABTech

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes