Enrollment Trends at Western Iowa Tech CC

The student population at Western Iowa Tech Community College is 5,150 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 1,181 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.50 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,673 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 28.59% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,788 where 5,150 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.50 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Western Iowa Tech CC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	6,331	2,669	3,662
2014-15	6,399 68	2,694 25	3,705 43
2015-16	6,152 -247	2,643 -51	3,509 -196
2016-17	5,660 -492	2,428 -215	3,232 -277
2017-18	5,731 71	2,347 -81	3,384 152
2018-19	5,674 -57	2,357 10	3,317 -67
2019-20	5,976 302	2,380 23	3,596 279
2020-21	5,360 -616	2,028 -352	3,332 -264
2021-22	5,451 91	2,139 111	3,312 -20
2022-23	5,150 -301	2,062 -77	3,088 -224
Average	5,788	2,375	3,414

Western Iowa Tech Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 60.60%. The percentage was 62.83% 10 years ago and Western Iowa Tech CC still has a high percentage of white students. 2.27% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.75% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Western Iowa Tech 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	106	106	173	726	13	3,978	97
2014-15	113	172	202	829	12	4,170	101
2015-16	103	147	206	929	12	3,944	102
2016-17	87	145	201	827	4	3,503	85
2017-18	97	130	220	933	10	3,475	201
2018-19	79	129	219	1,036	5	3,598	273
2019-20	77	129	243	1,067	6	3,589	200
2020-21	71	126	212	1,072	7	3,405	139
2021-22	72	124	236	1,133	14	3,380	137
2022-23	73	117	193	1,096	7	3,121	126
Average	88	133	211	965	9	3,616	146

Western Iowa Tech Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,673 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 33% of total students. The number of online students has increased 28.59% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Western Iowa Tech Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	6,399	1,301	1,303	3,795
2015-16	6,152	1,399	1,215	3,538
2016-17	5,660	1,978	1,396	2,286
2017-18	5,731	1,360	1,088	3,283
2018-19	5,674	1,509	1,020	3,145
2019-20	5,976	712	1,951	3,313
2020-21	5,360	1,688	1,127	2,545
2021-22	5,451	1,579	2,696	1,176
2022-23	5,150	1,673	2,810	667
Average	5,728	1,467	1,623	2,639

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