Enrollment Trends at Highland CC

The student population at Highland Community College is 2,339 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 887 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.24 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

674 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -18.30% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,000 where 2,339 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.24 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Highland CC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	3,226	1,387	1,839
2014-15	3,217 -9	1,345 -42	1,872 33
2015-16	3,343 126	1,471 126	1,872 0
2016-17	3,304 -39	1,464 -7	1,840 -32
2017-18	3,260 -44	1,442 -22	1,818 -22
2018-19	3,109 -151	1,367 -75	1,742 -76
2019-20	2,866 -243	1,268 -99	1,598 -144
2020-21	2,700 -166	1,195 -73	1,505 -93
2021-22	2,640 -60	1,174 -21	1,466 -39
2022-23	2,339 -301	1,043 -131	1,296 -170
Average	3,000	1,316	1,685

Highland Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 68.53%. The percentage was 78.70% 10 years ago and Highland CC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.54% of enrolled students is Asian and 11.46% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Highland 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	82	22	205	117	4	2,539	46
2014-15	52	9	240	67	5	2,513	137
2015-16	107	42	274	148	9	2,446	161
2016-17	89	39	295	142	5	2,404	172
2017-18	74	43	347	149	7	2,343	171
2018-19	83	39	283	148	4	2,226	176
2019-20	71	44	267	139	3	2,023	171
2020-21	58	45	275	127	1	1,879	175
2021-22	59	41	300	119	3	1,797	182
2022-23	52	36	268	104	2	1,603	164
Average	73	36	275	126	4	2,177	156

Highland Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

674 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 29% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -18.30% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Highland Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	3,217	825	436	1,956
2015-16	3,343	914	471	1,958
2016-17	3,304	812	480	2,012
2017-18	3,260	841	512	1,907
2018-19	3,109	848	505	1,756
2019-20	2,866	778	459	1,629
2020-21	2,700	786	591	1,323
2021-22	2,640	770	610	1,260
2022-23	2,339	674	558	1,107
Average	2,975	805	514	1,656

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