How Student Population Changes at MECC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,486 where 1,928 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.69 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in MECC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	2,924	1,189	1,735
2014-15	2,718 -206	1,053 -136	1,665 -70
2015-16	2,718 0	1,072 19	1,646 -19
2016-17	2,737 19	1,086 14	1,651 5
2017-18	2,684 -53	1,068 -18	1,616 -35
2018-19	2,506 -178	1,000 -68	1,506 -110
2019-20	2,313 -193	886 -114	1,427 -79
2020-21	2,253 -60	823 -63	1,430 3
2021-22	2,079 -174	776 -47	1,303 -127
2022-23	1,928 -151	718 -58	1,210 -93
Average	2,486	967	1,519

Mountain Empire Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 92.12%. The percentage was 95.38% 10 years ago and MECC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.62% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.71% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Mountain Empire 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	8	4	58	23	1	2,789	29
2014-15	5	7	52	27	0	2,593	26
2015-16	6	13	49	35	1	2,574	33
2016-17	6	10	50	37	2	2,587	37
2017-18	9	5	40	43	1	2,526	48
2018-19	8	6	34	32	0	2,376	45
2019-20	7	7	43	28	2	2,170	37
2020-21	5	7	24	26	2	2,103	36
2021-22	1	13	31	24	15	1,930	35
2022-23	1	12	33	41	1	1,776	38
Average	6	8	41	32	3	2,342	36

Mountain Empire Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

536 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 increased 17.80% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Mountain Empire Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	2,718	455	833	1,430
2015-16	2,718	317	851	1,550
2016-17	2,737	353	845	1,539
2017-18	2,684	364	874	1,446
2018-19	2,506	490	833	1,183
2019-20	2,313	412	895	1,006
2020-21	2,253	835	866	552
2021-22	2,079	790	748	541
2022-23	1,928	536	810	582
Average	2,437	506	839	1,092

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Enrollment Trends at MECC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes