How Student Population Changes at Whatcom CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,024 where 3,340 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.29 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Whatcom CC than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	4,427	1,971	2,456
2014-15	4,176 -251	1,854 -117	2,322 -134
2015-16	4,391 215	1,938 84	2,453 131
2016-17	4,507 116	1,960 22	2,547 94
2017-18	4,411 -96	1,936 -24	2,475 -72
2018-19	4,263 -148	1,844 -92	2,419 -56
2019-20	4,152 -111	1,815 -29	2,337 -82
2020-21	2,719 -1,433	1,196 -619	1,523 -814
2021-22	3,850 1,131	1,627 431	2,223 700
2022-23	3,340 -510	1,458 -169	1,882 -341
Average	4,024	1,760	2,264

Whatcom Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 56.86%. The percentage was 66.12% 10 years ago and Whatcom CC still has a high percentage of white students. 5.81% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.74% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Whatcom 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	36	162	59	368	20	2,927	255
2014-15	31	145	54	393	16	2,701	233
2015-16	29	175	45	495	7	2,785	268
2016-17	32	191	51	550	13	2,819	289
2017-18	55	193	50	528	19	2,731	327
2018-19	41	214	67	505	17	2,586	327
2019-20	39	228	73	563	9	2,456	314
2020-21	25	155	39	339	13	1,582	201
2021-22	34	208	58	518	12	2,279	245
2022-23	22	194	58	432	9	1,899	202
Average	34	187	55	469	14	2,477	266

Whatcom Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,506 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 45% of total students. The number of online students has increased 29.95% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Whatcom Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	4,176	0	641	3,535
2015-16	4,391	0	792	3,599
2016-17	4,507	54	826	3,627
2017-18	4,411	23	948	3,440
2018-19	4,263	16	1,028	3,219
2019-20	4,152	1	1,106	3,045
2020-21	2,719	2,525	157	37
2021-22	3,850	2,409	913	528
2022-23	3,340	1,506	833	1,001
Average	3,979	726	805	2,448

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Enrollment Trends at Whatcom CC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes