How Student Population Changes at GSCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,818 where 4,352 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.62 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in GSCC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	5,797	2,364	3,433
2014-15	5,289 -508	2,168 -196	3,121 -312
2015-16	5,018 -271	2,020 -148	2,998 -123
2016-17	5,109 91	2,083 63	3,026 28
2017-18	4,979 -130	2,042 -41	2,937 -89
2018-19	4,736 -243	1,897 -145	2,839 -98
2019-20	4,599 -137	1,805 -92	2,794 -45
2020-21	3,993 -606	1,517 -288	2,476 -318
2021-22	4,308 315	1,710 193	2,598 122
2022-23	4,352 44	1,664 -46	2,688 90
Average	4,818	1,927	2,891

Gadsden State Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 68.66%. The percentage was 67.98% 10 years ago and GSCC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.94% of enrolled students is Asian and 17.56% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Gadsden State 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	43	33	1,182	151	8	3,941	105
2014-15	68	27	1,053	155	9	3,693	99
2015-16	57	24	934	152	5	3,543	135
2016-17	46	32	990	167	6	3,607	126
2017-18	28	32	952	188	7	3,540	114
2018-19	27	30	850	182	4	3,396	141
2019-20	19	32	749	249	6	3,049	140
2020-21	12	18	679	207	3	2,822	123
2021-22	12	24	766	248	6	3,055	136
2022-23	15	41	764	299	4	2,988	180
Average	33	29	892	200	6	3,363	130

Gadsden State Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,155 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 27% of total students. The number of online students has increased 200.00% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Gadsden State Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	5,289	385	1,609	3,295
2015-16	5,018	506	1,543	2,969
2016-17	5,109	627	1,399	3,083
2017-18	4,979	598	1,650	2,731
2018-19	4,736	746	1,603	2,387
2019-20	4,599	755	1,579	2,265
2020-21	3,993	1,439	1,390	1,164
2021-22	4,308	1,211	1,601	1,496
2022-23	4,352	1,155	1,696	1,501
Average	4,709	825	1,563	2,321

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Enrollment Trends at GSCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes