How Student Population Changes at DSLCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,154 where 946 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.38 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in DSLCC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Mountain Gateway Community College since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	1,312	587	725
2014-15	1,257 -55	519 -68	738 13
2015-16	1,236 -21	515 -4	721 -17
2016-17	1,373 137	538 23	835 114
2017-18	1,260 -113	519 -19	741 -94
2018-19	981 -279	370 -149	611 -130
2019-20	1,032 51	421 51	611 0
2020-21	1,075 43	450 29	625 14
2021-22	1,069 -6	410 -40	659 34
2022-23	946 -123	397 -13	549 -110
Average	1,154	473	682

Mountain Gateway Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 82.45%. The percentage was 89.02% 10 years ago and DSLCC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.27% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.39% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Mountain Gateway 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	8	2	63	26	0	1,168	28
2014-15	8	5	46	23	0	1,119	41
2015-16	11	8	69	29	0	1,067	42
2016-17	10	12	57	29	3	1,199	49
2017-18	10	8	55	26	0	1,098	54
2018-19	6	4	34	25	0	869	36
2019-20	3	8	51	37	3	876	41
2020-21	6	10	38	25	2	928	48
2021-22	4	13	60	36	0	881	46
2022-23	6	12	51	31	2	780	32
Average	7	8	52	29	1	999	42

Mountain Gateway Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

104 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has increased 103.92% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Mountain Gateway Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	1,257	51	335	871
2015-16	1,236	40	289	907
2016-17	1,373	65	287	1,021
2017-18	1,260	81	361	818
2018-19	981	97	307	577
2019-20	1,032	57	271	704
2020-21	1,075	234	418	423
2021-22	1,069	140	318	611
2022-23	946	104	328	514
Average	1,137	97	324	716

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Enrollment Trends at DSLCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes