The student population at Wharton County Junior College is 5,495 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 1,891 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.38 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

977 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 75.72% since 2014.


Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,682 where 5,495 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.38 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Wharton County Junior than male students.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-147,3863,1744,212
2014-157,152
-234
3,181
7
3,971
-241
2015-167,416
264
3,339
158
4,077
106
2016-177,072
-344
3,172
-167
3,900
-177
2017-187,050
-22
3,119
-53
3,931
31
2018-196,768
-282
2,940
-179
3,828
-103
2019-206,904
136
2,960
20
3,944
116
2020-216,099
-805
2,519
-441
3,580
-364
2021-225,479
-620
2,276
-243
3,203
-377
2022-235,495
16
2,310
34
3,185
-18
Average6,6822,8993,783
Wharton County Junior College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 27.02% and the percentage of black students is 10.86% at Wharton County Junior College. 13.63% of enrolled students is Asian.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14137528262,578233,10581
2014-15188078232,538202,84591
2015-16289018572,774222,710108
2016-17268088622,755162,495106
2017-18168089082,847152,36488
2018-19118148222,916152,11373
2019-2088838083,046112,04488
2020-2158486862,626101,83182
2021-2267016532,45671,56480
2022-2397495972,53371,48572
Average148077842,707152,25687
Wharton County Junior College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

977 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 18% of total students. The number of online students has increased 75.72% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Wharton County Junior College from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-157,1525561,1005,496
2015-167,4165171,7665,133
2016-177,0725751,2465,251
2017-187,0505271,1935,330
2018-196,7685351,1235,110
2019-206,9045801,0875,237
2020-216,0994,0661,076957
2021-225,4791,3291,3352,815
2022-235,4959771,3053,213
Average6,6041,0741,2484,282