How Student Population Changes at Southwest Tennessee CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,737 where 6,443 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.82 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Southwest Tennessee CC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	10,817	4,102	6,715
2014-15	10,227 -590	3,921 -181	6,306 -409
2015-16	9,135 -1,092	3,618 -303	5,517 -789
2016-17	8,327 -808	3,236 -382	5,091 -426
2017-18	9,099 772	3,532 296	5,567 476
2018-19	9,347 248	3,412 -120	5,935 368
2019-20	9,433 86	3,279 -133	6,154 219
2020-21	7,371 -2,062	2,445 -834	4,926 -1,228
2021-22	7,168 -203	2,549 104	4,619 -307
2022-23	6,443 -725	2,281 -268	4,162 -457
Average	8,737	3,238	5,499

Southwest Tennessee Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 22.04% and the percentage of black students is 62.13% at Southwest Tennessee Community College. 2.05% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Southwest Tennessee 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	23	250	6,503	409	13	3,184	270
2014-15	39	254	6,085	427	9	2,981	240
2015-16	27	245	5,363	422	11	2,665	217
2016-17	28	230	4,866	416	8	2,472	161
2017-18	23	210	5,639	489	12	2,381	216
2018-19	17	202	5,826	563	12	2,389	221
2019-20	19	176	5,968	659	11	2,269	222
2020-21	7	169	4,452	545	12	1,920	201
2021-22	9	150	4,419	577	13	1,709	197
2022-23	10	132	4,003	619	8	1,420	169
Average	20	202	5,312	513	11	2,339	211

Southwest Tennessee Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,236 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 35% of total students. The number of online students has increased 88.37% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Southwest Tennessee Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	10,227	1,187	3,382	5,658
2015-16	9,135	809	3,888	4,438
2016-17	8,327	764	3,511	4,052
2017-18	9,099	1,065	4,118	3,916
2018-19	9,347	1,092	3,966	4,289
2019-20	9,433	1,215	3,744	4,474
2020-21	7,371	3,116	2,659	1,596
2021-22	7,168	2,295	2,278	2,595
2022-23	6,443	2,236	1,869	2,338
Average	8,506	1,531	3,268	3,706

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Enrollment Trends at Southwest Tennessee CC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes