How Student Population Changes at SSC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,063 where 3,905 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.45 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in SSC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	5,212	1,757	3,455
2014-15	4,329 -883	1,356 -401	2,973 -482
2015-16	4,205 -124	1,348 -8	2,857 -116
2016-17	3,703 -502	1,233 -115	2,470 -387
2017-18	3,921 218	1,360 127	2,561 91
2018-19	4,232 311	1,559 199	2,673 112
2019-20	4,066 -166	1,535 -24	2,531 -142
2020-21	3,366 -700	1,216 -319	2,150 -381
2021-22	3,691 325	1,389 173	2,302 152
2022-23	3,905 214	1,591 202	2,314 12
Average	4,063	1,434	2,629

South Suburban College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 14.06% and the percentage of black students is 51.57% at South Suburban College. 1.56% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at South Suburban 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	26	45	3,491	645	9	876	98
2014-15	15	46	2,793	627	18	712	83
2015-16	12	45	2,575	715	15	676	103
2016-17	7	35	2,243	683	7	614	89
2017-18	13	59	2,118	848	7	734	103
2018-19	23	63	2,327	891	12	767	99
2019-20	20	60	2,155	853	4	771	120
2020-21	11	57	1,826	688	4	598	96
2021-22	30	46	2,057	828	2	517	95
2022-23	15	61	2,014	998	6	549	113
Average	17	52	2,360	778	8	681	100

South Suburban College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

571 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 319.85% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at South Suburban College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	4,329	136	551	3,642
2015-16	4,205	178	692	3,335
2016-17	3,703	153	588	2,962
2017-18	3,921	148	632	3,141
2018-19	4,232	143	647	3,442
2019-20	4,066	188	731	3,147
2020-21	3,366	2,604	66	696
2021-22	3,691	931	773	1,987
2022-23	3,905	571	847	2,487
Average	3,935	561	614	2,760

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Enrollment Trends at SSC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes