How Student Population Changes at Western Dakota Tech

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,092 where 1,267 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.30 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Western Dakota Tech than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	1,030	525	505
2014-15	840 -190	423 -102	417 -88
2015-16	836 -4	428 5	408 -9
2016-17	1,006 170	469 41	537 129
2017-18	1,050 44	506 37	544 7
2018-19	1,061 11	482 -24	579 35
2019-20	1,214 153	511 29	703 124
2020-21	1,324 110	506 -5	818 115
2021-22	1,292 -32	527 21	765 -53
2022-23	1,267 -25	551 24	716 -49
Average	1,092	493	599

Western Dakota Technical College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 80.98%. The percentage was 75.15% 10 years ago and Western Dakota Tech still has a high percentage of white students. 1.34% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.03% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Western Dakota 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	152	13	28	52	4	774	3
2014-15	123	10	23	38	7	625	1
2015-16	92	8	14	43	3	639	21
2016-17	110	13	14	50	6	767	19
2017-18	120	8	19	44	2	805	29
2018-19	91	11	19	55	2	822	39
2019-20	112	14	24	65	4	929	39
2020-21	96	24	21	66	4	1,022	62
2021-22	98	23	14	68	7	1,003	53
2022-23	99	17	13	34	4	1,026	49
Average	109	14	19	52	4	841	32

Western Dakota Technical College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

242 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 163.04% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Western Dakota Technical College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	840	92	110	638
2015-16	836	89	164	583
2016-17	1,006	144	220	642
2017-18	1,050	192	165	693
2018-19	1,061	184	138	739
2019-20	1,214	226	274	714
2020-21	1,324	276	296	752
2021-22	1,292	268	341	683
2022-23	1,267	242	298	727
Average	1,099	190	223	686

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Enrollment Trends at Western Dakota Tech

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes