How Student Population Changes at NWCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,508 where 7,198 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.68 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in NWCC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	7,871	3,095	4,776
2014-15	7,559 -312	2,969 -126	4,590 -186
2015-16	7,809 250	3,007 38	4,802 212
2016-17	7,905 96	3,068 61	4,837 35
2017-18	7,654 -251	2,985 -83	4,669 -168
2018-19	7,618 -36	2,939 -46	4,679 10
2019-20	7,537 -81	2,993 54	4,544 -135
2020-21	7,092 -445	2,684 -309	4,408 -136
2021-22	6,841 -251	2,560 -124	4,281 -127
2022-23	7,198 357	2,686 126	4,512 231
Average	7,508	2,899	4,610

Northwest Mississippi Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 54.90%. The percentage was 62.48% 10 years ago and NWCC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.18% of enrolled students is Asian and 33.80% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Northwest Mississippi 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	60	2,676	120	12	4,918	30
2014-15	10	73	2,583	93	2	4,746	25
2015-16	17	81	2,611	160	4	4,866	52
2016-17	18	73	2,494	208	3	4,972	83
2017-18	16	83	2,393	222	3	4,819	93
2018-19	16	81	2,240	272	4	4,670	137
2019-20	15	71	2,270	316	11	4,574	173
2020-21	20	73	2,122	357	9	4,284	130
2021-22	15	80	2,157	371	6	4,000	192
2022-23	15	85	2,433	448	7	3,952	122
Average	15	76	2,398	257	6	4,580	104

Northwest Mississippi Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

500 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 7% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -25.71% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Northwest Mississippi Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	7,559	673	1,700	5,186
2015-16	7,809	756	1,741	5,312
2016-17	7,905	895	1,786	5,224
2017-18	7,654	78	378	7,198
2018-19	7,618	749	1,701	5,168
2019-20	7,537	737	1,852	4,948
2020-21	7,092	630	2,226	4,236
2021-22	6,841	717	1,881	4,243
2022-23	7,198	500	2,223	4,475
Average	7,468	637	1,721	5,110

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Enrollment Trends at NWCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes