How Student Population Changes at West Shore CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,162 where 992 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.73 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in West Shore CC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	1,487	624	863
2014-15	1,330 -157	540 -84	790 -73
2015-16	1,235 -95	500 -40	735 -55
2016-17	1,274 39	509 9	765 30
2017-18	1,120 -154	419 -90	701 -64
2018-19	1,042 -78	377 -42	665 -36
2019-20	1,080 38	368 -9	712 47
2020-21	1,058 -22	350 -18	708 -4
2021-22	1,004 -54	353 3	651 -57
2022-23	992 -12	363 10	629 -22
Average	1,162	440	722

West Shore Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 82.66%. The percentage was 85.54% 10 years ago and West Shore CC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.71% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.92% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at West Shore 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	25	4	12	102	0	1,272	35
2014-15	27	4	17	98	0	1,123	31
2015-16	29	9	16	91	0	1,033	30
2016-17	21	7	18	98	0	1,055	37
2017-18	14	7	14	83	1	927	39
2018-19	16	9	9	93	1	836	42
2019-20	15	6	15	107	1	862	43
2020-21	11	5	6	109	0	873	34
2021-22	6	9	10	102	1	829	30
2022-23	4	7	19	101	0	820	31
Average	17	7	14	98	0	963	35

West Shore Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

251 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 25% of total students. The number of online students has increased 112.71% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at West Shore Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	1,330	118	282	930
2015-16	1,235	128	307	800
2016-17	1,274	113	317	844
2017-18	1,120	138	310	672
2018-19	1,042	139	281	622
2019-20	1,080	149	312	619
2020-21	1,058	438	397	223
2021-22	1,004	280	370	354
2022-23	992	251	385	356
Average	1,126	195	329	602

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Enrollment Trends at West Shore CC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes