How Student Population Changes at Mercer County CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,304 where 5,821 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.16 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Mercer County CC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	8,501	4,116	4,385
2014-15	7,839 -662	3,791 -325	4,048 -337
2015-16	7,979 140	3,892 101	4,087 39
2016-17	7,560 -419	3,503 -389	4,057 -30
2017-18	7,630 70	3,526 23	4,104 47
2018-19	7,686 56	3,641 115	4,045 -59
2019-20	7,480 -206	3,558 -83	3,922 -123
2020-21	6,342 -1,138	2,794 -764	3,548 -374
2021-22	6,205 -137	2,728 -66	3,477 -71
2022-23	5,821 -384	2,694 -34	3,127 -350
Average	7,304	3,424	3,880

Mercer County Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 31.99% and the percentage of black students is 18.55% at Mercer County Community College. 7.46% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Mercer County 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	41	356	2,697	1,114	14	3,042	0
2014-15	15	432	1,713	1,306	18	3,161	139
2015-16	16	503	1,734	1,446	17	3,086	170
2016-17	12	543	1,563	1,457	18	2,945	193
2017-18	15	538	1,620	1,525	13	2,850	193
2018-19	14	548	1,572	1,572	14	2,848	198
2019-20	11	525	1,493	1,632	11	2,694	204
2020-21	13	497	1,253	1,323	15	2,365	210
2021-22	14	466	1,262	1,401	8	2,144	205
2022-23	10	434	1,080	1,478	10	1,862	185
Average	16	484	1,599	1,425	14	2,700	170

Mercer County Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

804 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 14% of total students. The number of online students has increased 78.27% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Mercer County Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	7,839	451	930	6,458
2015-16	7,979	438	1,026	6,515
2016-17	7,560	417	1,065	6,078
2017-18	7,630	448	1,085	6,097
2018-19	7,686	497	1,080	6,109
2019-20	7,480	511	1,166	5,803
2020-21	6,342	4,414	1,118	810
2021-22	6,205	1,383	2,365	2,457
2022-23	5,821	804	1,720	3,297
Average	7,171	1,040	1,284	4,847

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Enrollment Trends at Mercer County CC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes