How Student Population Changes at WSCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,926 where 5,477 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.80 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in WSCC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	6,265	2,423	3,842
2014-15	6,005 -260	2,394 -29	3,611 -231
2015-16	5,947 -58	2,332 -62	3,615 4
2016-17	5,951 4	2,292 -40	3,659 44
2017-18	6,075 124	2,338 46	3,737 78
2018-19	6,144 69	2,298 -40	3,846 109
2019-20	6,279 135	2,254 -44	4,025 179
2020-21	5,742 -537	2,014 -240	3,728 -297
2021-22	5,379 -363	1,879 -135	3,500 -228
2022-23	5,477 98	1,959 80	3,518 18
Average	5,926	2,218	3,708

Walters State Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 84.74%. The percentage was 92.83% 10 years ago and WSCC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.44% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.04% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Walters State 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	12	42	130	136	2	5,816	91
2014-15	10	42	129	171	0	5,488	95
2015-16	12	53	121	183	1	5,378	119
2016-17	17	54	124	183	1	5,404	129
2017-18	15	49	144	235	7	5,436	159
2018-19	15	67	140	287	2	5,449	156
2019-20	21	77	139	337	5	5,505	154
2020-21	13	80	125	306	5	5,034	145
2021-22	12	69	115	347	4	4,624	146
2022-23	13	79	112	417	6	4,641	150
Average	14	61	128	260	3	5,278	134

Walters State Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,029 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 19% of total students. The number of online students has increased 66.50% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Walters State Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	6,005	618	2,110	3,277
2015-16	5,947	611	2,011	3,325
2016-17	5,951	615	1,987	3,349
2017-18	6,075	651	2,100	3,324
2018-19	6,144	762	2,246	3,136
2019-20	6,279	860	2,224	3,195
2020-21	5,742	901	2,575	2,266
2021-22	5,379	1,453	2,107	1,819
2022-23	5,477	1,029	1,986	2,462
Average	5,889	833	2,150	2,906

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Enrollment Trends at WSCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes