How Student Population Changes at LMC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,415 where 2,543 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.75 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in LMC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	4,230	1,660	2,570
2014-15	4,219 -11	1,695 35	2,524 -46
2015-16	4,172 -47	1,668 -27	2,504 -20
2016-17	4,059 -113	1,702 34	2,357 -147
2017-18	3,477 -582	1,433 -269	2,044 -313
2018-19	3,202 -275	1,307 -126	1,895 -149
2019-20	3,022 -180	1,186 -121	1,836 -59
2020-21	2,499 -523	894 -292	1,605 -231
2021-22	2,729 230	958 64	1,771 166
2022-23	2,543 -186	924 -34	1,619 -152
Average	3,415	1,343	2,073

Lake Michigan College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 60.72%. The percentage was 59.62% 10 years ago and LMC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.73% of enrolled students is Asian and 11.80% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Lake Michigan 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	53	668	275	8	2,522	93
2014-15	21	45	566	277	8	2,493	100
2015-16	24	52	492	313	5	2,596	108
2016-17	22	80	465	372	3	2,749	150
2017-18	15	69	443	330	2	2,258	117
2018-19	17	54	425	337	2	2,044	112
2019-20	0	58	358	358	0	1,936	109
2020-21	10	50	299	288	2	1,561	106
2021-22	13	39	382	287	8	1,700	113
2022-23	20	44	300	336	10	1,544	85
Average	17	54	440	317	5	2,140	109

Lake Michigan College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

693 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 298.28% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Lake Michigan College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	4,219	174	574	3,471
2015-16	4,172	152	547	3,473
2016-17	4,059	169	524	3,366
2017-18	3,477	166	442	2,869
2018-19	3,202	205	443	2,554
2019-20	3,022	203	479	2,340
2020-21	2,499	1,907	307	285
2021-22	2,729	1,701	1,028	0
2022-23	2,543	693	948	902
Average	3,325	597	588	2,140

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Enrollment Trends at LMC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes