How Student Population Changes at Iowa Western CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,080 where 5,342 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.20 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Iowa Western CC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	6,861	2,893	3,968
2014-15	6,547 -314	2,783 -110	3,764 -204
2015-16	6,472 -75	2,851 68	3,621 -143
2016-17	6,081 -391	2,648 -203	3,433 -188
2017-18	6,080 -1	2,691 43	3,389 -44
2018-19	5,962 -118	2,651 -40	3,311 -78
2019-20	5,977 15	2,607 -44	3,370 59
2020-21	5,791 -186	2,457 -150	3,334 -36
2021-22	5,684 -107	2,540 83	3,144 -190
2022-23	5,342 -342	2,425 -115	2,917 -227
Average	6,080	2,655	3,425

Iowa Western Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 70.91%. The percentage was 77.76% 10 years ago and Iowa Western CC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.97% of enrolled students is Asian and 10.37% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Iowa Western 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	116	89	616	435	15	5,335	17
2014-15	103	104	651	440	19	4,961	9
2015-16	96	91	604	416	19	4,562	13
2016-17	46	63	408	352	15	4,037	19
2017-18	78	84	642	429	17	4,437	0
2018-19	50	59	354	311	7	3,638	1
2019-20	78	84	547	473	14	4,245	0
2020-21	77	106	576	552	6	4,238	1
2021-22	80	92	579	573	16	4,133	1
2022-23	79	105	554	550	21	3,788	0
Average	80	88	553	453	15	4,337	6

Iowa Western Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,463 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 55.31% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Iowa Western Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	6,547	942	1,436	4,169
2015-16	6,472	1,035	1,421	4,016
2016-17	6,081	1,026	1,412	3,643
2017-18	6,080	1,007	1,922	3,151
2018-19	5,962	1,052	1,615	3,295
2019-20	5,977	1,047	2,008	2,922
2020-21	5,791	3,390	938	1,463
2021-22	5,684	1,521	2,059	2,104
2022-23	5,342	1,463	1,947	1,932
Average	5,993	1,387	1,640	2,966

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Enrollment Trends at Iowa Western CC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes