How Student Population Changes at Minnesota West Community and Technical

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,239 where 3,352 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.06 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Minnesota West Community and Technical.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	3,231	1,329	1,902
2014-15	3,182 -49	1,358 29	1,824 -78
2015-16	3,026 -156	1,345 -13	1,681 -143
2016-17	3,050 24	1,326 -19	1,724 43
2017-18	3,162 112	1,452 126	1,710 -14
2018-19	3,362 200	1,631 179	1,731 21
2019-20	3,421 59	1,578 -53	1,843 112
2020-21	3,253 -168	1,519 -59	1,734 -109
2021-22	3,347 94	1,675 156	1,672 -62
2022-23	3,352 5	1,631 -44	1,721 49
Average	3,239	1,484	1,754

Minnesota West Community and Technical College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 75.06%. The percentage was 79.91% 10 years ago and Minnesota West Community and Technical still has a high percentage of white students. 2.03% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.62% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Minnesota West Community and 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	33	72	126	190	2	2,582	63
2014-15	28	82	152	194	3	2,488	58
2015-16	15	91	149	206	5	2,356	46
2016-17	26	81	125	285	4	2,316	59
2017-18	24	96	169	318	1	2,308	62
2018-19	28	90	206	345	2	2,414	54
2019-20	32	104	216	341	0	2,418	73
2020-21	25	87	206	286	2	2,472	60
2021-22	18	71	214	310	0	2,516	78
2022-23	24	68	155	369	1	2,516	74
Average	25	84	172	284	2	2,439	63

Minnesota West Community and Technical College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

944 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 28% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -10.78% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Minnesota West Community and Technical College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	3,182	1,058	715	1,409
2015-16	3,026	957	769	1,300
2016-17	3,050	987	739	1,324
2017-18	3,162	993	739	1,430
2018-19	3,362	875	781	1,706
2019-20	3,421	935	736	1,750
2020-21	3,253	886	700	1,667
2021-22	3,347	905	710	1,732
2022-23	3,352	944	666	1,742
Average	3,239	949	728	1,562

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Enrollment Trends at Minnesota West Community and Technical

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes