How Student Population Changes at NECC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,663 where 4,339 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.70 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in NECC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	7,352	2,817	4,535
2014-15	6,963 -389	2,680 -137	4,283 -252
2015-16	6,628 -335	2,560 -120	4,068 -215
2016-17	5,976 -652	2,382 -178	3,594 -474
2017-18	5,726 -250	2,228 -154	3,498 -96
2018-19	5,233 -493	2,066 -162	3,167 -331
2019-20	4,932 -301	1,904 -162	3,028 -139
2020-21	4,715 -217	1,645 -259	3,070 42
2021-22	4,770 55	1,643 -2	3,127 57
2022-23	4,339 -431	1,608 -35	2,731 -396
Average	5,663	2,153	3,510

Northern Essex Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 41.35% and the percentage of black students is 4.77% at Northern Essex Community College. 2.24% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Northern Essex 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	11	105	300	2,603	34	3,946	89
2014-15	11	127	273	2,570	36	3,544	83
2015-16	13	135	247	2,570	28	3,335	68
2016-17	10	136	255	2,326	22	2,899	71
2017-18	10	122	223	2,399	19	2,560	73
2018-19	7	116	198	2,228	15	2,256	70
2019-20	8	99	198	2,107	22	2,006	77
2020-21	10	96	201	1,961	11	2,129	79
2021-22	7	100	206	2,084	16	2,111	95
2022-23	3	97	207	1,981	10	1,794	71
Average	9	113	231	2,283	21	2,658	78

Northern Essex Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,252 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 29% of total students. The number of online students has increased 83.85% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Northern Essex Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	6,963	681	1,577	4,705
2015-16	6,628	699	1,537	4,392
2016-17	5,976	739	1,571	3,666
2017-18	5,726	739	1,521	3,466
2018-19	5,233	719	1,491	3,023
2019-20	4,932	703	1,604	2,625
2020-21	4,715	4,488	209	18
2021-22	4,770	3,598	939	233
2022-23	4,339	1,252	1,192	1,895
Average	5,476	1,513	1,293	2,669

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Enrollment Trends at NECC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes