How Student Population Changes at WPCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,879 where 1,749 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 WPCC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	2,352	907	1,445
2014-15	2,056 -296	798 -109	1,258 -187
2015-16	1,950 -106	801 3	1,149 -109
2016-17	1,789 -161	695 -106	1,094 -55
2017-18	1,834 45	730 35	1,104 10
2018-19	1,779 -55	689 -41	1,090 -14
2019-20	1,820 41	689 0	1,131 41
2020-21	1,792 -28	606 -83	1,186 55
2021-22	1,670 -122	582 -24	1,088 -98
2022-23	1,749 79	640 58	1,109 21
Average	1,879	714	1,165

Western Piedmont Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 74.61%. The percentage was 76.62% 10 years ago and WPCC still has a high percentage of white students. 5.43% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.95% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Western Piedmont 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	27	209	207	99	1	1,802	1
2014-15	7	178	125	97	4	1,630	0
2015-16	6	160	123	99	3	1,556	0
2016-17	5	136	111	109	4	1,419	0
2017-18	13	126	131	136	2	1,420	0
2018-19	11	144	102	118	2	1,383	1
2019-20	6	131	94	155	1	1,417	1
2020-21	3	118	99	166	3	1,389	0
2021-22	4	88	98	166	2	1,305	0
2022-23	7	95	104	222	1	1,305	5
Average	9	139	119	137	2	1,463	1

Western Piedmont Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

546 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 31% of total students. The number of online students has increased 121.95% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Western Piedmont Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	2,056	246	797	1,013
2015-16	1,950	259	747	944
2016-17	1,789	243	707	839
2017-18	1,834	286	794	754
2018-19	1,779	281	632	866
2019-20	1,820	292	595	933
2020-21	1,792	1,453	208	131
2021-22	1,670	480	625	565
2022-23	1,749	546	612	591
Average	1,827	454	635	737

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Enrollment Trends at WPCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes