Enrollment Trends at SWCC

The student population at Southwestern Community College is 1,581 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 8 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.43 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

515 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 40.33% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,580 where 1,581 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.43 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in SWCC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	1,573	645	928
2014-15	1,600 27	689 44	911 -17
2015-16	1,656 56	699 10	957 46
2016-17	1,646 -10	724 25	922 -35
2017-18	1,574 -72	679 -45	895 -27
2018-19	1,547 -27	632 -47	915 20
2019-20	1,581 34	625 -7	956 41
2020-21	1,503 -78	582 -43	921 -35
2021-22	1,542 39	646 64	896 -25
2022-23	1,581 39	651 5	930 34
Average	1,580	657	923

Southwestern Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 85.39%. The percentage was 91.04% 10 years ago and SWCC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.76% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.59% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Southwestern 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	5	11	32	42	1	1,432	33
2014-15	3	9	58	37	2	1,445	30
2015-16	5	10	53	101	0	1,428	36
2016-17	13	11	70	119	0	1,376	28
2017-18	6	15	82	108	0	1,303	29
2018-19	10	11	60	101	3	1,300	28
2019-20	2	10	66	82	2	1,350	27
2020-21	5	17	65	93	0	1,257	30
2021-22	5	12	40	99	2	1,316	26
2022-23	3	12	41	99	4	1,350	31
Average	6	12	57	88	1	1,356	30

Southwestern Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

515 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 33% of total students. The number of online students has increased 40.33% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Southwestern Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	1,600	367	325	908
2015-16	1,656	410	406	840
2016-17	1,646	407	345	894
2017-18	1,574	421	434	719
2018-19	1,547	507	488	552
2019-20	1,581	511	472	598
2020-21	1,503	555	423	525
2021-22	1,542	521	381	640
2022-23	1,581	515	390	676
Average	1,581	468	407	706

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