How Student Population Changes at Central Lakes College-Brainerd

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,259 where 4,633 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.41 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Central Lakes College-Brainerd than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Central Lakes College-Brainerd since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	4,350	1,887	2,463
2014-15	4,333 -17	1,927 40	2,406 -57
2015-16	4,274 -59	1,923 -4	2,351 -55
2016-17	3,888 -386	1,691 -232	2,197 -154
2017-18	3,784 -104	1,662 -29	2,122 -75
2018-19	4,029 245	1,684 22	2,345 223
2019-20	4,357 328	1,765 81	2,592 247
2020-21	4,491 134	1,828 63	2,663 71
2021-22	4,448 -43	1,819 -9	2,629 -34
2022-23	4,633 185	1,919 100	2,714 85
Average	4,259	1,811	2,448

Central Lakes College-Brainerd Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 83.42%. The percentage was 90.74% 10 years ago and Central Lakes College-Brainerd still has a high percentage of white students. 0.88% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.46% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Central Lakes College-Brainerd 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	62	19	71	96	5	3,947	120
2014-15	72	24	113	102	6	3,811	146
2015-16	43	30	131	100	5	3,661	131
2016-17	29	21	112	96	5	3,421	130
2017-18	40	30	118	91	3	3,296	137
2018-19	42	30	88	91	4	3,548	154
2019-20	38	31	97	142	1	3,774	155
2020-21	32	33	82	137	0	3,884	155
2021-22	44	41	91	128	0	3,761	157
2022-23	48	41	114	140	0	3,865	146
Average	45	30	102	112	3	3,697	143

Central Lakes College-Brainerd Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

464 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 10% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -14.55% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Central Lakes College-Brainerd from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	4,333	543	1,039	2,751
2015-16	4,274	602	916	2,756
2016-17	3,888	520	888	2,480
2017-18	3,784	476	996	2,312
2018-19	4,029	439	1,058	2,532
2019-20	4,357	541	1,045	2,771
2020-21	4,491	390	1,056	3,045
2021-22	4,448	499	1,008	2,941
2022-23	4,633	464	1,057	3,112
Average	4,249	497	1,007	2,744

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Enrollment Trends at Central Lakes College-Brainerd

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes