How Student Population Changes at BHC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,875 where 3,773 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.65 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in BHC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	6,574	2,666	3,908
2014-15	6,307 -267	2,629 -37	3,678 -230
2015-16	5,271 -1,036	2,174 -455	3,097 -581
2016-17	5,613 342	2,369 195	3,244 147
2017-18	4,926 -687	2,004 -365	2,922 -322
2018-19	4,333 -593	1,700 -304	2,633 -289
2019-20	4,472 139	1,746 46	2,726 93
2020-21	3,743 -729	1,374 -372	2,369 -357
2021-22	3,736 -7	1,382 8	2,354 -15
2022-23	3,773 37	1,424 42	2,349 -5
Average	4,875	1,947	2,928

Black Hawk College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 62.10%. The percentage was 68.63% 10 years ago and BHC still has a high percentage of white students. 3.98% of enrolled students is Asian and 12.11% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Black Hawk 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	11	248	711	781	4	4,512	166
2014-15	8	277	693	786	8	4,194	193
2015-16	10	127	497	707	5	3,659	188
2016-17	10	219	584	771	3	3,751	183
2017-18	9	204	588	627	1	3,244	164
2018-19	7	137	452	588	1	2,907	159
2019-20	10	176	499	693	1	2,860	162
2020-21	2	84	325	525	0	2,625	150
2021-22	9	109	402	549	1	2,364	124
2022-23	4	150	457	581	2	2,343	120
Average	8	173	521	661	3	3,246	161

Black Hawk College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

663 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 18% of total students. The number of online students has increased 63.70% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Black Hawk College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	6,307	405	1,000	4,902
2015-16	5,271	416	922	3,933
2016-17	5,613	385	1,086	4,142
2017-18	4,926	396	1,223	3,307
2018-19	4,333	384	1,161	2,788
2019-20	4,472	410	1,173	2,889
2020-21	3,743	1,424	1,239	1,080
2021-22	3,736	870	1,330	1,536
2022-23	3,773	663	1,323	1,787
Average	4,686	595	1,162	2,929

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Enrollment Trends at BHC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes