How Student Population Changes at ECC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 9,641 where 8,910 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 ECC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	11,285	5,127	6,158
2014-15	10,929 -356	4,959 -168	5,970 -188
2015-16	10,336 -593	4,799 -160	5,537 -433
2016-17	9,918 -418	4,602 -197	5,316 -221
2017-18	9,599 -319	4,438 -164	5,161 -155
2018-19	9,567 -32	4,395 -43	5,172 11
2019-20	9,931 364	4,502 107	5,429 257
2020-21	7,882 -2,049	3,381 -1,121	4,501 -928
2021-22	8,050 168	3,434 53	4,616 115
2022-23	8,910 860	3,952 518	4,958 342
Average	9,641	4,359	5,282

Elgin Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 35.48% and the percentage of black students is 3.67% at Elgin Community College. 7.16% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Elgin 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	20	626	536	4,214	10	5,295	251
2014-15	29	691	471	4,228	7	4,927	244
2015-16	33	606	414	4,134	7	4,552	276
2016-17	38	581	385	4,208	3	4,122	273
2017-18	34	564	380	4,056	5	3,831	329
2018-19	17	575	381	4,108	3	3,703	338
2019-20	13	610	379	4,510	7	3,699	349
2020-21	91	594	313	2,791	7	3,394	349
2021-22	77	593	316	3,250	3	3,171	327
2022-23	52	638	327	3,938	2	3,161	327
Average	40	608	390	3,944	5	3,986	306

Elgin Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,658 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 19% of total students. The number of online students has increased 226.38% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Elgin Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	10,929	508	1,585	8,836
2015-16	10,336	526	1,586	8,224
2016-17	9,918	568	1,554	7,796
2017-18	9,599	576	1,664	7,359
2018-19	9,567	554	1,688	7,325
2019-20	9,931	622	1,859	7,450
2020-21	7,882	7,505	168	209
2021-22	8,050	4,002	2,439	1,609
2022-23	8,910	1,658	2,539	4,713
Average	9,458	1,835	1,676	5,947

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Enrollment Trends at ECC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes