How Student Population Changes at TCTC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,032 where 5,629 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.13 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in TCTC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Tri-County Technical College since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	6,553	3,017	3,536
2014-15	6,386 -167	3,025 8	3,361 -175
2015-16	6,128 -258	3,061 36	3,067 -294
2016-17	6,094 -34	2,975 -86	3,119 52
2017-18	6,069 -25	2,926 -49	3,143 24
2018-19	6,082 13	2,952 26	3,130 -13
2019-20	6,181 99	2,922 -30	3,259 129
2020-21	5,582 -599	2,519 -403	3,063 -196
2021-22	5,617 35	2,597 78	3,020 -43
2022-23	5,629 12	2,640 43	2,989 -31
Average	6,032	2,863	3,169

Tri-County Technical College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 75.79%. The percentage was 80.77% 10 years ago and TCTC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.40% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.82% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Tri-County Technical 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	18	68	743	228	3	5,293	124
2014-15	15	68	650	223	5	5,207	158
2015-16	13	77	598	270	5	4,957	160
2016-17	14	80	591	268	7	4,878	194
2017-18	8	72	590	335	3	4,774	226
2018-19	16	73	541	380	2	4,769	235
2019-20	18	79	587	375	1	4,791	250
2020-21	12	70	500	295	2	4,408	221
2021-22	18	81	510	357	0	4,347	219
2022-23	11	79	553	403	1	4,266	226
Average	14	75	586	313	3	4,769	201

Tri-County Technical College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

727 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 13% of total students. The number of online students has increased 56.01% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Tri-County Technical College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	6,386	466	1,922	3,998
2015-16	6,128	467	1,974	3,687
2016-17	6,094	482	1,980	3,632
2017-18	6,069	543	2,053	3,473
2018-19	6,082	532	1,603	3,947
2019-20	6,181	500	1,682	3,999
2020-21	5,582	1,209	2,347	2,026
2021-22	5,617	666	1,908	3,043
2022-23	5,629	727	2,045	2,857
Average	5,974	621	1,946	3,407

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Enrollment Trends at TCTC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes