How Student Population Changes at CWC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,966 where 1,923 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.21 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in CWC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	2,182	1,005	1,177
2014-15	2,082 -100	945 -60	1,137 -40
2015-16	2,116 34	970 25	1,146 9
2016-17	1,982 -134	924 -46	1,058 -88
2017-18	1,930 -52	848 -76	1,082 24
2018-19	1,974 44	795 -53	1,179 97
2019-20	1,946 -28	799 4	1,147 -32
2020-21	1,755 -191	727 -72	1,028 -119
2021-22	1,770 15	785 58	985 -43
2022-23	1,923 153	872 87	1,051 66
Average	1,966	867	1,099

Central Wyoming College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 60.69%. The percentage was 72.46% 10 years ago and CWC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.20% of enrolled students is Asian and 0.73% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Central Wyoming 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	258	14	22	193	9	1,581	63
2014-15	211	15	20	211	3	1,520	55
2015-16	220	15	31	207	6	1,554	56
2016-17	199	16	20	176	1	1,482	50
2017-18	152	14	9	173	2	1,334	54
2018-19	184	17	13	198	3	1,282	71
2019-20	189	19	10	232	1	1,193	76
2020-21	160	25	11	214	3	1,091	60
2021-22	150	17	12	262	2	1,066	60
2022-23	153	23	14	280	5	1,167	64
Average	188	18	16	215	4	1,327	61

Central Wyoming College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

433 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 23% of total students. The number of online students has increased 28.11% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Central Wyoming College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	2,082	338	580	1,164
2015-16	2,116	354	531	1,231
2016-17	1,982	325	528	1,129
2017-18	1,930	330	500	1,100
2018-19	1,974	321	437	1,216
2019-20	1,946	311	442	1,193
2020-21	1,755	373	547	835
2021-22	1,770	375	464	931
2022-23	1,923	433	421	1,069
Average	1,942	351	494	1,096

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Enrollment Trends at CWC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes