How Student Population Changes at Essex

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,699 where 6,466 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.55 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Essex than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	12,175	5,054	7,121
2014-15	11,468 -707	4,756 -298	6,712 -409
2015-16	10,954 -514	4,534 -222	6,420 -292
2016-17	9,596 -1,358	3,970 -564	5,626 -794
2017-18	8,997 -599	3,729 -241	5,268 -358
2018-19	7,514 -1,483	3,169 -560	4,345 -923
2019-20	7,434 -80	3,086 -83	4,348 3
2020-21	6,360 -1,074	2,412 -674	3,948 -400
2021-22	6,029 -331	2,373 -39	3,656 -292
2022-23	6,466 437	2,540 167	3,926 270
Average	8,699	3,562	5,137

Essex County College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 5.63% and the percentage of black students is 46.71% at Essex County College. 2.58% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Essex County 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	28	416	5,865	3,002	22	1,078	61
2014-15	23	344	5,546	2,825	27	1,015	72
2015-16	20	339	5,359	2,806	24	906	75
2016-17	18	298	4,410	2,541	23	841	65
2017-18	21	299	3,969	2,381	19	826	86
2018-19	14	238	3,298	1,977	17	689	72
2019-20	13	239	3,327	1,961	12	606	96
2020-21	12	187	2,926	1,732	9	492	81
2021-22	9	195	2,813	1,638	10	398	85
2022-23	9	167	3,020	1,863	7	364	94
Average	17	272	4,053	2,273	17	722	79

Essex County College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

277 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 4% of total students. The number of online students has increased 529.55% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Essex County College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	11,468	44	249	11,175
2015-16	10,954	87	533	10,334
2016-17	9,596	110	497	8,989
2017-18	8,997	112	472	8,413
2018-19	7,514	122	440	6,952
2019-20	7,434	124	552	6,758
2020-21	6,360	494	1,324	4,542
2021-22	6,029	287	1,058	4,684
2022-23	6,466	277	998	5,191
Average	8,313	184	680	7,449

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Enrollment Trends at Essex

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes