How Student Population Changes at NWACC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,774 where 7,593 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.46 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in NWACC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	8,020	3,353	4,667
2014-15	8,098 78	3,428 75	4,670 3
2015-16	7,744 -354	3,339 -89	4,405 -265
2016-17	7,761 17	3,428 89	4,333 -72
2017-18	7,715 -46	3,389 -39	4,326 -7
2018-19	7,979 264	3,446 57	4,533 207
2019-20	8,383 404	3,468 22	4,915 382
2020-21	7,411 -972	3,027 -441	4,384 -531
2021-22	7,037 -374	2,894 -133	4,143 -241
2022-23	7,593 556	3,090 196	4,503 360
Average	7,774	3,286	4,488

NorthWest Arkansas Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 60.92%. The percentage was 69.60% 10 years ago and NWACC still has a high percentage of white students. 3.37% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.52% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at NorthWest Arkansas 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	135	204	201	1,196	16	5,582	201
2014-15	118	245	183	1,408	25	5,571	271
2015-16	152	204	193	1,276	26	5,186	195
2016-17	147	254	192	1,310	28	5,200	237
2017-18	163	221	192	1,234	27	5,222	255
2018-19	98	228	190	1,730	32	5,063	341
2019-20	97	245	205	1,895	41	5,304	377
2020-21	86	236	180	1,651	39	4,519	379
2021-22	71	230	182	1,453	35	4,445	353
2022-23	93	256	191	1,695	45	4,626	411
Average	116	232	191	1,485	31	5,072	302

NorthWest Arkansas Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,310 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 30% of total students. The number of online students has increased 124.71% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at NorthWest Arkansas Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	8,098	1,028	1,849	5,221
2015-16	7,744	1,128	1,634	4,982
2016-17	7,761	1,057	1,927	4,777
2017-18	7,715	1,197	1,869	4,649
2018-19	7,979	1,334	2,218	4,427
2019-20	8,383	1,518	2,180	4,685
2020-21	7,411	4,052	1,800	1,559
2021-22	7,037	2,834	2,012	2,191
2022-23	7,593	2,310	1,874	3,409
Average	7,747	1,829	1,929	3,989

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Enrollment Trends at NWACC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes