How Student Population Changes at LATI

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,029 where 2,238 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 0.99 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in LATI.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	1,559	821	738
2014-15	1,654 95	870 49	784 46
2015-16	1,846 192	987 117	859 75
2016-17	2,061 215	1,087 100	974 115
2017-18	2,055 -6	1,113 26	942 -32
2018-19	2,245 190	1,187 74	1,058 116
2019-20	2,228 -17	1,154 -33	1,074 16
2020-21	2,217 -11	1,126 -28	1,091 17
2021-22	2,190 -27	1,128 2	1,062 -29
2022-23	2,238 48	1,122 -6	1,116 54
Average	2,029	1,060	970

Lake Area Technical College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 91.55%. The percentage was 89.99% 10 years ago and LATI still has a high percentage of white students. 0.80% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.03% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Lake Area Technical 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	26	5	6	16	0	1,403	0
2014-15	29	8	3	24	0	1,470	0
2015-16	40	18	6	25	0	1,669	0
2016-17	45	15	9	33	7	1,896	1
2017-18	42	17	13	32	6	1,878	1
2018-19	48	23	18	40	5	2,034	3
2019-20	56	17	20	37	1	2,015	9
2020-21	61	17	21	36	6	1,981	5
2021-22	50	22	20	45	5	1,959	5
2022-23	46	18	23	39	8	2,049	4
Average	44	16	14	33	4	1,835	3

Lake Area Technical College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

499 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 22% of total students. The number of online students has increased 253.90% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Lake Area Technical College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	1,654	141	114	1,399
2015-16	1,846	0	194	1,652
2016-17	2,061	0	347	1,714
2017-18	2,055	204	296	1,555
2018-19	2,245	291	427	1,527
2019-20	2,228	349	684	1,195
2020-21	2,217	456	522	1,239
2021-22	2,190	526	432	1,232
2022-23	2,238	499	638	1,101
Average	2,082	274	406	1,402

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Enrollment Trends at LATI

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes