How Student Population Changes at DCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,767 where 7,047 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.25 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in DCC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	10,232	4,690	5,542
2014-15	9,905 -327	4,568 -122	5,337 -205
2015-16	9,546 -359	4,406 -162	5,140 -197
2016-17	9,346 -200	4,287 -119	5,059 -81
2017-18	9,061 -285	4,091 -196	4,970 -89
2018-19	8,582 -479	3,893 -198	4,689 -281
2019-20	8,691 109	3,864 -29	4,827 138
2020-21	8,034 -657	3,469 -395	4,565 -262
2021-22	7,222 -812	3,173 -296	4,049 -516
2022-23	7,047 -175	3,132 -41	3,915 -134
Average	8,767	3,957	4,809

Dutchess Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 51.84%. The percentage was 64.35% 10 years ago and DCC still has a high percentage of white students. 3.75% of enrolled students is Asian and 10.13% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Dutchess 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	17	282	1,069	1,602	7	6,584	338
2014-15	20	277	1,110	1,638	6	6,301	337
2015-16	22	271	1,050	1,661	7	6,030	291
2016-17	19	286	1,026	1,710	10	5,593	337
2017-18	13	285	995	1,701	11	5,438	318
2018-19	12	285	883	1,785	7	5,014	348
2019-20	18	308	933	1,814	5	4,952	374
2020-21	15	307	800	1,685	3	4,570	336
2021-22	15	268	756	1,578	6	3,894	299
2022-23	17	264	714	1,607	4	3,653	284
Average	17	283	934	1,678	7	5,203	326

Dutchess Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,124 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 16% of total students. The number of online students has increased 912.61% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Dutchess Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	9,905	111	358	9,436
2015-16	9,546	121	394	9,031
2016-17	9,346	35	489	8,822
2017-18	9,061	153	416	8,492
2018-19	8,582	114	456	8,012
2019-20	8,691	160	796	7,735
2020-21	8,034	4,573	247	3,214
2021-22	7,222	1,410	1,556	4,256
2022-23	7,047	1,124	1,430	4,493
Average	8,604	867	682	7,055

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Enrollment Trends at DCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes