How Student Population Changes at Parkland

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,018 where 5,686 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.22 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Parkland than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	8,437	4,087	4,350
2014-15	8,443 6	4,144 57	4,299 -51
2015-16	8,147 -296	3,872 -272	4,275 -24
2016-17	7,569 -578	3,530 -342	4,039 -236
2017-18	7,159 -410	3,296 -234	3,863 -176
2018-19	7,074 -85	3,251 -45	3,823 -40
2019-20	6,510 -564	2,982 -269	3,528 -295
2020-21	5,758 -752	2,463 -519	3,295 -233
2021-22	5,394 -364	2,410 -53	2,984 -311
2022-23	5,686 292	2,566 156	3,120 136
Average	7,018	3,260	3,758

Parkland College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 59.30%. The percentage was 62.13% 10 years ago and Parkland still has a high percentage of white students. 5.61% of enrolled students is Asian and 13.77% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Parkland 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	40	447	1,537	408	13	5,242	14
2014-15	39	356	1,299	510	3	5,044	101
2015-16	32	540	1,104	541	10	4,705	190
2016-17	24	490	1,006	582	6	4,333	249
2017-18	14	274	898	571	7	4,140	211
2018-19	12	299	860	634	8	4,003	264
2019-20	11	270	833	629	3	3,844	293
2020-21	7	260	722	510	1	3,538	309
2021-22	8	249	719	479	1	3,337	308
2022-23	9	319	783	608	3	3,372	314
Average	20	350	976	547	6	4,156	225

Parkland College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,087 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 19% of total students. The number of online students has increased 127.41% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Parkland College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	8,443	478	1,205	6,760
2015-16	8,147	1,022	2,004	5,121
2016-17	7,569	955	1,894	4,720
2017-18	7,159	841	1,642	4,676
2018-19	7,074	936	1,842	4,296
2019-20	6,510	874	1,723	3,913
2020-21	5,758	1,402	2,114	2,242
2021-22	5,394	1,090	1,679	2,625
2022-23	5,686	1,087	1,780	2,819
Average	6,860	965	1,765	4,130

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Enrollment Trends at Parkland

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes