The student population at NorthWest Arkansas Community College is 7,593 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 427 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.46 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

2,310 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 124.71% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,774 where 7,593 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.46 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in NWACC than male students.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-148,0203,3534,667
2014-158,098
78
3,428
75
4,670
3
2015-167,744
-354
3,339
-89
4,405
-265
2016-177,761
17
3,428
89
4,333
-72
2017-187,715
-46
3,389
-39
4,326
-7
2018-197,979
264
3,446
57
4,533
207
2019-208,383
404
3,468
22
4,915
382
2020-217,411
-972
3,027
-441
4,384
-531
2021-227,037
-374
2,894
-133
4,143
-241
2022-237,593
556
3,090
196
4,503
360
Average7,7743,2864,488
NorthWest Arkansas Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 60.92%. The percentage was 69.60% 10 years ago and NWACC still has a high percentage of white students. 3.37% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.52% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-141352042011,196165,582201
2014-151182451831,408255,571271
2015-161522041931,276265,186195
2016-171472541921,310285,200237
2017-181632211921,234275,222255
2018-19982281901,730325,063341
2019-20972452051,895415,304377
2020-21862361801,651394,519379
2021-22712301821,453354,445353
2022-23932561911,695454,626411
Average1162321911,485315,072302
NorthWest Arkansas Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,310 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 30% of total students. The number of online students has increased 124.71% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at NorthWest Arkansas Community College from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-158,0981,0281,8495,221
2015-167,7441,1281,6344,982
2016-177,7611,0571,9274,777
2017-187,7151,1971,8694,649
2018-197,9791,3342,2184,427
2019-208,3831,5182,1804,685
2020-217,4114,0521,8001,559
2021-227,0372,8342,0122,191
2022-237,5932,3101,8743,409
Average7,7471,8291,9293,989

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