Enrollment Trends at Southwestern CC

The student population at Southwestern Community College is 2,256 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 14 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.69 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

735 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 27.60% since 2014.

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There are multiple same-named institutes of Southwestern Community College. This page describes a school located in Sylva, NC. You may want to view a school located in another city and/or state on the Southwestern Community College locations page.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,388 where 2,256 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.69 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Southwestern CC 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	2,242	920	1,322
2014-15	2,528 286	978 58	1,550 228
2015-16	2,469 -59	916 -62	1,553 3
2016-17	2,467 -2	999 83	1,468 -85
2017-18	2,464 -3	993 -6	1,471 3
2018-19	2,366 -98	921 -72	1,445 -26
2019-20	2,324 -42	914 -7	1,410 -35
2020-21	2,259 -65	845 -69	1,414 4
2021-22	2,504 245	911 66	1,593 179
2022-23	2,256 -248	838 -73	1,418 -175
Average	2,388	924	1,464

Southwestern Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 73.05%. The percentage was 82.43% 10 years ago and Southwestern CC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.33% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.91% 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	149	28	33	120	0	1,848	35
2014-15	191	34	34	154	4	2,030	49
2015-16	210	31	38	167	4	1,931	52
2016-17	180	32	36	185	3	1,935	57
2017-18	184	26	31	180	2	1,938	59
2018-19	188	24	45	209	3	1,803	55
2019-20	189	24	46	210	4	1,736	75
2020-21	209	30	34	199	3	1,698	61
2021-22	252	30	42	227	4	1,846	65
2022-23	207	30	43	227	4	1,648	57
Average	196	29	38	188	3	1,841	57

Southwestern Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

735 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 27.60% 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	2,528	576	651	1,301
2015-16	2,469	548	648	1,273
2016-17	2,467	514	608	1,345
2017-18	2,464	517	610	1,337
2018-19	2,366	524	609	1,233
2019-20	2,324	530	627	1,167
2020-21	2,259	759	689	811
2021-22	2,504	914	635	955
2022-23	2,256	735	622	899
Average	2,404	624	633	1,147

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