How Student Population Changes at SCCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,187 where 3,657 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.29 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in SCCC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	6,574	2,958	3,616
2014-15	6,497 -77	2,983 25	3,514 -102
2015-16	6,126 -371	2,886 -97	3,240 -274
2016-17	4,745 -1,381	2,148 -738	2,597 -643
2017-18	6,588 1,843	2,985 837	3,603 1,006
2018-19	5,231 -1,357	2,296 -689	2,935 -668
2019-20	4,732 -499	2,133 -163	2,599 -336
2020-21	4,015 -717	1,717 -416	2,298 -301
2021-22	3,705 -310	1,593 -124	2,112 -186
2022-23	3,657 -48	1,599 6	2,058 -54
Average	5,187	2,330	2,857

Schenectady County Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 60.79%. The percentage was 70.51% 10 years ago and SCCC still has a high percentage of white students. 12.74% of enrolled students is Asian and 13.10% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Schenectady County 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	68	298	818	389	45	4,635	132
2014-15	56	356	898	398	38	4,400	136
2015-16	62	421	837	388	48	4,118	109
2016-17	46	304	722	326	25	3,116	89
2017-18	49	466	874	451	30	4,393	98
2018-19	31	417	722	389	22	3,467	91
2019-20	33	427	615	385	20	2,948	103
2020-21	28	409	489	339	11	2,580	72
2021-22	24	420	438	292	7	2,360	89
2022-23	31	466	479	267	14	2,223	104
Average	43	398	689	362	26	3,424	102

Schenectady County Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

542 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 192.97% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Schenectady County Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	6,497	185	807	5,505
2015-16	6,126	268	748	5,110
2016-17	4,745	288	827	3,630
2017-18	6,588	328	879	5,381
2018-19	5,231	500	1,078	3,653
2019-20	4,732	318	802	3,612
2020-21	4,015	3,672	305	38
2021-22	3,705	321	884	2,500
2022-23	3,657	542	802	2,313
Average	5,033	714	792	3,527

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Enrollment Trends at SCCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes