How Student Population Changes at Bellingham Technical

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,182 where 1,632 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 0.99 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Bellingham Technical.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	2,258	1,190	1,068
2014-15	2,301 43	1,176 -14	1,125 57
2015-16	2,403 102	1,208 32	1,195 70
2016-17	2,426 23	1,198 -10	1,228 33
2017-18	2,392 -34	1,139 -59	1,253 25
2018-19	2,316 -76	1,136 -3	1,180 -73
2019-20	2,325 9	1,079 -57	1,246 66
2020-21	1,848 -477	840 -239	1,008 -238
2021-22	1,915 67	972 132	943 -65
2022-23	1,632 -283	821 -151	811 -132
Average	2,182	1,076	1,106

Bellingham Technical College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 63.05%. The percentage was 58.19% 10 years ago and Bellingham Technical still has a high percentage of white students. 5.64% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.59% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Bellingham Technical 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	20	61	29	152	7	1,314	79
2014-15	25	51	20	175	7	1,430	107
2015-16	29	63	31	209	6	1,454	131
2016-17	21	71	32	229	7	1,461	139
2017-18	19	69	32	255	6	1,445	158
2018-19	30	77	34	238	5	1,453	144
2019-20	17	80	23	271	11	1,413	180
2020-21	16	79	13	237	7	1,158	162
2021-22	16	88	21	259	3	1,174	136
2022-23	12	92	26	245	2	1,029	122
Average	21	73	26	227	6	1,333	136

Bellingham Technical College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

359 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 22% of total students. The number of online students has increased 71.77% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Bellingham Technical College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	2,301	209	404	1,688
2015-16	2,403	233	502	1,668
2016-17	2,426	268	535	1,623
2017-18	2,392	302	591	1,499
2018-19	2,316	272	525	1,519
2019-20	2,325	262	521	1,542
2020-21	1,848	1,001	325	522
2021-22	1,915	897	496	522
2022-23	1,632	359	453	820
Average	2,173	423	484	1,267

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Enrollment Trends at Bellingham Technical

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes