The student population at Gaston College is 5,558 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 419 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.84 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

2,705 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 136.87% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,501 where 5,558 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.84 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Gaston than male students.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-145,9772,1153,862
2014-155,777
-200
2,001
-114
3,776
-86
2015-165,582
-195
2,013
12
3,569
-207
2016-175,633
51
2,002
-11
3,631
62
2017-185,172
-461
1,854
-148
3,318
-313
2018-195,362
190
1,867
13
3,495
177
2019-205,655
293
1,932
65
3,723
228
2020-215,345
-310
1,762
-170
3,583
-140
2021-224,953
-392
1,736
-26
3,217
-366
2022-235,558
605
1,957
221
3,601
384
Average5,5011,9243,578
Gaston College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 42.26% and the percentage of black students is 11.41% at Gaston College. 0.85% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Gaston College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14337193532204,2980
2014-15348388135624,0650
2015-16368084334023,8710
2016-17408790241333,7420
2017-181349744324443,162142
2018-19257274142803,5510
2019-20215069138133,047140
2020-21189174344603,3800
2021-22108166634703,1584
2022-23144763445422,349145
Average247177838163,46243
Gaston College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,705 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 49% of total students. The number of online students has increased 136.87% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Gaston College from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-155,7771,1422,8121,823
2015-165,5821,2071,7142,661
2016-175,6331,4591,6342,540
2017-185,1721,2401,5392,393
2018-195,3621,5701,5162,276
2019-205,6552,0281,6262,001
2020-214,9094,266512131
2021-224,9532,7521,864337
2022-235,5582,7052,495358
Average5,4002,0411,7461,613

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