The student population at Northwest Mississippi Community College is 7,198 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 673 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.68 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

500 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -25.71% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,508 where 7,198 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.68 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in NWCC than male students.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-147,8713,0954,776
2014-157,559
-312
2,969
-126
4,590
-186
2015-167,809
250
3,007
38
4,802
212
2016-177,905
96
3,068
61
4,837
35
2017-187,654
-251
2,985
-83
4,669
-168
2018-197,618
-36
2,939
-46
4,679
10
2019-207,537
-81
2,993
54
4,544
-135
2020-217,092
-445
2,684
-309
4,408
-136
2021-226,841
-251
2,560
-124
4,281
-127
2022-237,198
357
2,686
126
4,512
231
Average7,5082,8994,610
Northwest Mississippi Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 54.90%. The percentage was 62.48% 10 years ago and NWCC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.18% of enrolled students is Asian and 33.80% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-148602,676120124,91830
2014-1510732,5839324,74625
2015-1617812,61116044,86652
2016-1718732,49420834,97283
2017-1816832,39322234,81993
2018-1916812,24027244,670137
2019-2015712,270316114,574173
2020-2120732,12235794,284130
2021-2215802,15737164,000192
2022-2315852,43344873,952122
Average15762,39825764,580104
Northwest Mississippi Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

500 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 7% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -25.71% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Northwest Mississippi Community College from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-157,5596731,7005,186
2015-167,8097561,7415,312
2016-177,9058951,7865,224
2017-187,654783787,198
2018-197,6187491,7015,168
2019-207,5377371,8524,948
2020-217,0926302,2264,236
2021-226,8417171,8814,243
2022-237,1985002,2234,475
Average7,4686371,7215,110

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