Enrollment Trends at Whatcom CC

The student population at Whatcom Community College is 3,340 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 1,087 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 1.29 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.
1,506 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 29.95% since 2014.

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.
YearTotalMenWomen
2013-144,4271,9712,456
2014-154,176
-251
1,854
-117
2,322
-134
2015-164,391
215
1,938
84
2,453
131
2016-174,507
116
1,960
22
2,547
94
2017-184,411
-96
1,936
-24
2,475
-72
2018-194,263
-148
1,844
-92
2,419
-56
2019-204,152
-111
1,815
-29
2,337
-82
2020-212,719
-1,433
1,196
-619
1,523
-814
2021-223,850
1,131
1,627
431
2,223
700
2022-233,340
-510
1,458
-169
1,882
-341
Average4,0241,7602,264
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).
YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-143616259368202,927255
2014-153114554393162,701233
2015-16291754549572,785268
2016-173219151550132,819289
2017-185519350528192,731327
2018-194121467505172,586327
2019-20392287356392,456314
2020-212515539339131,582201
2021-223420858518122,279245
2022-23221945843291,899202
Average3418755469142,477266
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.
YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-154,17606413,535
2015-164,39107923,599
2016-174,507548263,627
2017-184,411239483,440
2018-194,263161,0283,219
2019-204,15211,1063,045
2020-212,7192,52515737
2021-223,8502,409913528
2022-233,3401,5068331,001
Average3,9797268052,448
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