Enrollment Trends at Gaston

The student population at Gaston College is 5,558 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 419 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.84 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

2,705 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 136.87% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,501 where 5,558 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.84 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Gaston than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	5,977	2,115	3,862
2014-15	5,777 -200	2,001 -114	3,776 -86
2015-16	5,582 -195	2,013 12	3,569 -207
2016-17	5,633 51	2,002 -11	3,631 62
2017-18	5,172 -461	1,854 -148	3,318 -313
2018-19	5,362 190	1,867 13	3,495 177
2019-20	5,655 293	1,932 65	3,723 228
2020-21	5,345 -310	1,762 -170	3,583 -140
2021-22	4,953 -392	1,736 -26	3,217 -366
2022-23	5,558 605	1,957 221	3,601 384
Average	5,501	1,924	3,578

Gaston College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 42.26% and the percentage of black students is 11.41% at Gaston College. 0.85% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Gaston 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	33	71	935	322	0	4,298	0
2014-15	34	83	881	356	2	4,065	0
2015-16	36	80	843	340	2	3,871	0
2016-17	40	87	902	413	3	3,742	0
2017-18	13	49	744	324	44	3,162	142
2018-19	25	72	741	428	0	3,551	0
2019-20	21	50	691	381	3	3,047	140
2020-21	18	91	743	446	0	3,380	0
2021-22	10	81	666	347	0	3,158	4
2022-23	14	47	634	454	2	2,349	145
Average	24	71	778	381	6	3,462	43

Gaston College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,705 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 49% of total students. The number of online students has increased 136.87% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Gaston College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	5,777	1,142	2,812	1,823
2015-16	5,582	1,207	1,714	2,661
2016-17	5,633	1,459	1,634	2,540
2017-18	5,172	1,240	1,539	2,393
2018-19	5,362	1,570	1,516	2,276
2019-20	5,655	2,028	1,626	2,001
2020-21	4,909	4,266	512	131
2021-22	4,953	2,752	1,864	337
2022-23	5,558	2,705	2,495	358
Average	5,400	2,041	1,746	1,613

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