How Student Population Changes at MWCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,757 where 2,868 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 2.16 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in MWCC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	4,734	1,671	3,063
2014-15	4,336 -398	1,547 -124	2,789 -274
2015-16	4,074 -262	1,437 -110	2,637 -152
2016-17	3,961 -113	1,389 -48	2,572 -65
2017-18	3,854 -107	1,366 -23	2,488 -84
2018-19	3,724 -130	1,365 -1	2,359 -129
2019-20	3,674 -50	1,290 -75	2,384 25
2020-21	3,187 -487	1,009 -281	2,178 -206
2021-22	3,156 -31	1,009 0	2,147 -31
2022-23	2,868 -288	907 -102	1,961 -186
Average	3,757	1,299	2,458

Mount Wachusett Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 61.54%. The percentage was 70.53% 10 years ago and MWCC still has a high percentage of white students. 3.00% of enrolled students is Asian and 10.11% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Mount Wachusett 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	23	99	319	644	7	3,339	119
2014-15	21	86	315	638	3	3,045	107
2015-16	23	80	299	615	6	2,851	95
2016-17	19	100	284	592	3	2,660	103
2017-18	15	89	289	615	4	2,605	83
2018-19	11	96	308	588	1	2,508	66
2019-20	7	92	322	643	1	2,423	44
2020-21	5	81	277	606	0	2,016	134
2021-22	4	73	313	578	1	2,000	118
2022-23	4	86	290	563	3	1,765	101
Average	13	88	302	608	3	2,521	97

Mount Wachusett Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

896 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 31% of total students. The number of online students has increased 92.69% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Mount Wachusett Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	4,336	465	852	3,019
2015-16	4,074	483	864	2,727
2016-17	3,961	433	882	2,646
2017-18	3,854	473	823	2,558
2018-19	3,724	424	790	2,510
2019-20	3,674	482	767	2,425
2020-21	3,187	1,678	843	666
2021-22	3,156	1,221	1,016	919
2022-23	2,868	896	736	1,236
Average	3,648	728	841	2,078

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Enrollment Trends at MWCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes