How Student Population Changes at SCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,983 where 3,778 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 SCC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	4,158	1,461	2,697
2014-15	4,016 -142	1,443 -18	2,573 -124
2015-16	3,853 -163	1,417 -26	2,436 -137
2016-17	3,782 -71	1,403 -14	2,379 -57
2017-18	4,206 424	1,576 173	2,630 251
2018-19	4,018 -188	1,501 -75	2,517 -113
2019-20	4,039 21	1,527 26	2,512 -5
2020-21	3,990 -49	1,513 -14	2,477 -35
2021-22	3,986 -4	1,469 -44	2,517 40
2022-23	3,778 -208	1,408 -61	2,370 -147
Average	3,983	1,472	2,511

Sandhills Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 51.99%. The percentage was 58.92% 10 years ago and SCC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.38% of enrolled students is Asian and 16.01% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Sandhills 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	177	40	939	323	3	2,450	97
2014-15	176	47	878	354	10	2,348	92
2015-16	148	42	740	393	2	2,287	131
2016-17	129	46	669	400	5	2,281	141
2017-18	144	55	748	497	4	2,456	162
2018-19	119	47	626	496	6	2,365	172
2019-20	109	55	631	504	6	2,220	175
2020-21	98	50	592	512	4	2,122	172
2021-22	111	58	657	502	3	2,053	177
2022-23	104	52	605	546	4	1,964	179
Average	132	49	709	453	5	2,255	150

Sandhills Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,463 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 39% of total students. The number of online students has increased 185.74% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Sandhills Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	4,016	512	1,599	1,905
2015-16	3,853	483	1,458	1,912
2016-17	3,782	558	1,377	1,847
2017-18	4,206	593	1,715	1,898
2018-19	4,018	665	1,780	1,573
2019-20	4,039	785	1,679	1,575
2020-21	3,990	2,211	1,350	429
2021-22	3,986	1,715	1,428	843
2022-23	3,778	1,463	1,596	719
Average	3,963	998	1,554	1,411

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Enrollment Trends at SCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes