How Student Population Changes at Trident Technical

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 13,472 where 11,789 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.64 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Trident Technical than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	17,489	6,921	10,568
2014-15	16,136 -1,353	6,210 -711	9,926 -642
2015-16	15,043 -1,093	5,973 -237	9,070 -856
2016-17	13,561 -1,482	5,460 -513	8,101 -969
2017-18	13,271 -290	5,294 -166	7,977 -124
2018-19	12,148 -1,123	4,794 -500	7,354 -623
2019-20	12,351 203	4,870 76	7,481 127
2020-21	11,650 -701	4,478 -392	7,172 -309
2021-22	11,286 -364	4,355 -123	6,931 -241
2022-23	11,789 503	4,473 118	7,316 385
Average	13,472	5,283	8,190

Trident Technical College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 53.77%. The percentage was 56.65% 10 years ago and Trident Technical still has a high percentage of white students. 1.91% of enrolled students is Asian and 26.64% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Trident 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	124	280	5,657	760	52	9,908	395
2014-15	97	282	4,917	752	46	9,374	375
2015-16	79	269	4,405	772	41	8,834	407
2016-17	71	264	3,708	788	45	8,053	406
2017-18	58	262	3,705	778	46	7,752	443
2018-19	44	228	3,233	767	31	7,206	443
2019-20	62	238	3,263	855	62	7,178	454
2020-21	44	227	2,980	892	29	6,748	496
2021-22	42	228	2,948	940	20	6,318	556
2022-23	42	225	3,141	1,041	23	6,339	625
Average	66	250	3,796	835	40	7,771	460

Trident Technical College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

5,202 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 44% of total students. The number of online students has increased 121.55% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Trident Technical College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	16,136	2,348	4,060	9,728
2015-16	15,043	2,782	3,901	8,360
2016-17	13,561	2,769	3,583	7,209
2017-18	13,271	3,822	4,613	4,836
2018-19	12,148	2,140	3,426	6,582
2019-20	12,351	2,180	3,615	6,556
2020-21	11,650	9,415	983	1,252
2021-22	11,286	5,776	2,677	2,833
2022-23	11,789	5,202	2,905	3,682
Average	13,026	4,048	3,307	5,671

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Enrollment Trends at Trident Technical

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes