How Student Population Changes at Northwest Shoals CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,645 where 4,032 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.18 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Northwest Shoals CC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	3,854	1,667	2,187
2014-15	3,891 37	1,737 70	2,154 -33
2015-16	3,700 -191	1,591 -146	2,109 -45
2016-17	3,752 52	1,600 9	2,152 43
2017-18	3,440 -312	1,422 -178	2,018 -134
2018-19	3,539 99	1,392 -30	2,147 129
2019-20	3,512 -27	1,367 -25	2,145 -2
2020-21	3,360 -152	1,346 -21	2,014 -131
2021-22	3,371 11	1,452 106	1,919 -95
2022-23	4,032 661	1,853 401	2,179 260
Average	3,645	1,543	2,102

Northwest Shoals Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 74.80%. The percentage was 83.47% 10 years ago and Northwest Shoals CC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.64% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.16% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Northwest Shoals 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	22	14	426	142	3	3,217	24
2014-15	31	13	437	138	2	3,133	4
2015-16	32	14	439	147	3	2,942	10
2016-17	30	13	399	167	3	3,031	11
2017-18	32	16	282	195	1	2,808	6
2018-19	33	20	345	213	4	2,795	7
2019-20	29	24	356	255	2	2,593	149
2020-21	24	32	314	243	2	2,562	121
2021-22	24	24	304	355	2	2,525	108
2022-23	34	26	329	409	4	3,016	183
Average	29	20	363	226	3	2,862	62

Northwest Shoals Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

614 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 15% of total students. The number of online students has increased 403.28% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Northwest Shoals Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	3,891	122	627	3,142
2015-16	3,700	176	737	2,787
2016-17	3,752	230	703	2,819
2017-18	3,440	255	663	2,522
2018-19	3,539	422	871	2,246
2019-20	3,512	346	916	2,250
2020-21	3,360	560	891	1,909
2021-22	3,371	609	833	1,929
2022-23	4,032	614	912	2,506
Average	3,622	370	795	2,457

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Enrollment Trends at Northwest Shoals CC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes