How Student Population Changes at WCTC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,807 where 7,268 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 0.84 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more male students enrolled in WCTC than female students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	8,799	4,548	4,251
2014-15	8,692 -107	4,646 98	4,046 -205
2015-16	7,928 -764	4,052 -594	3,876 -170
2016-17	7,947 19	3,989 -63	3,958 82
2017-18	7,696 -251	3,921 -68	3,775 -183
2018-19	7,961 265	4,014 93	3,947 172
2019-20	7,467 -494	3,903 -111	3,564 -383
2020-21	6,952 -515	3,451 -452	3,501 -63
2021-22	7,357 405	3,827 376	3,530 29
2022-23	7,268 -89	3,942 115	3,326 -204
Average	7,807	4,029	3,777

Waukesha County Technical College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 69.15%. The percentage was 78.49% 10 years ago and WCTC still has a high percentage of white students. 3.74% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.48% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Waukesha 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	56	219	621	644	11	6,906	148
2014-15	49	233	585	486	14	6,947	182
2015-16	38	197	525	564	18	6,188	171
2016-17	23	234	513	565	21	6,183	178
2017-18	25	217	454	642	18	5,940	185
2018-19	32	249	494	710	10	5,978	217
2019-20	24	245	434	653	15	5,549	210
2020-21	21	207	417	653	9	5,105	197
2021-22	30	259	409	733	9	5,236	225
2022-23	27	272	398	717	7	5,026	189
Average	33	233	485	637	13	5,906	190

Waukesha County Technical College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

394 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 5% of total students. The number of online students has increased 146.25% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Waukesha County Technical College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	8,692	160	614	7,918
2015-16	7,928	182	573	7,173
2016-17	7,947	143	515	7,289
2017-18	7,696	114	509	7,073
2018-19	7,961	131	594	7,236
2019-20	7,467	148	737	6,582
2020-21	6,952	236	947	5,769
2021-22	7,357	422	1,160	5,775
2022-23	7,268	394	1,081	5,793
Average	7,696	214	748	6,734

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Enrollment Trends at WCTC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes