How Student Population Changes at WCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 9,241 where 7,491 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.27 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in WCC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	10,721	4,747	5,974
2014-15	10,904 183	4,771 24	6,133 159
2015-16	10,511 -393	4,752 -19	5,759 -374
2016-17	10,081 -430	4,596 -156	5,485 -274
2017-18	9,518 -563	4,367 -229	5,151 -334
2018-19	9,176 -342	4,229 -138	4,947 -204
2019-20	8,665 -511	3,893 -336	4,772 -175
2020-21	7,564 -1,101	3,225 -668	4,339 -433
2021-22	7,779 215	3,434 209	4,345 6
2022-23	7,491 -288	3,302 -132	4,189 -156
Average	9,241	4,132	5,109

Waubonsee Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 43.28% and the percentage of black students is 6.78% at Waubonsee Community College. 4.55% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Waubonsee 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	278	713	3,582	9	5,572	181
2014-15	10	353	757	3,773	3	5,452	216
2015-16	17	340	713	3,677	7	5,159	214
2016-17	18	314	632	3,579	3	5,003	251
2017-18	17	321	615	3,393	7	4,743	240
2018-19	21	336	573	3,467	5	4,410	219
2019-20	14	329	565	3,392	10	3,992	185
2020-21	12	269	527	2,710	12	3,736	184
2021-22	18	298	552	2,980	5	3,642	185
2022-23	9	341	508	3,091	9	3,242	191
Average	15	318	616	3,364	7	4,495	207

Waubonsee Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,398 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 32.51% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Waubonsee Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	10,904	1,055	1,631	8,218
2015-16	10,511	1,027	1,517	7,967
2016-17	10,081	980	1,597	7,504
2017-18	9,518	1,002	1,648	6,868
2018-19	9,176	965	1,676	6,535
2019-20	8,665	910	1,642	6,113
2020-21	7,564	3,473	1,832	2,259
2021-22	7,779	2,266	2,523	2,990
2022-23	7,491	1,398	2,043	4,050
Average	9,077	1,453	1,790	5,834

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Enrollment Trends at WCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes