Enrollment Trends at ATCC

The student population at Alexandria Technical & Community College is 3,281 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 579 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.11 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

1,257 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 73.86% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,771 where 3,281 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.11 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in ATCC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Alexandria Technical & Community College since 2015.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,702	1,370	1,332
2016-17	2,689 -13	1,337 -33	1,352 20
2017-18	2,794 105	1,345 8	1,449 97
2018-19	2,614 -180	1,311 -34	1,303 -146
2019-20	2,591 -23	1,242 -69	1,349 46
2020-21	2,549 -42	1,169 -73	1,380 31
2021-22	2,586 37	1,207 38	1,379 -1
2022-23	2,865 279	1,383 176	1,482 103
2023-24	3,038 173	1,453 70	1,585 103
2024-25	3,281 243	1,555 102	1,726 141
Average	2,771	1,337	1,434

Alexandria Technical & Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 76.81%. The percentage was 85.75% 10 years ago and ATCC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.98% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.32% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.27% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 85.75% to 76.81%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.41% to 0.98%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.22% to 2.32%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.44% to 4.27%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4070 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.2630 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Alexandria Technical & Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	7	11	33	93	3	2,317	49
2016-17	16	12	39	83	5	2,246	62
2017-18	12	19	33	87	1	2,372	67
2018-19	16	17	26	96	1	2,210	71
2019-20	15	18	24	93	1	2,231	71
2020-21	14	18	31	91	0	2,241	62
2021-22	10	32	34	82	2	2,191	57
2022-23	20	23	36	110	4	2,318	81
2023-24	10	23	65	139	1	2,428	88
2024-25	16	32	76	140	0	2,520	83
Average	14	21	40	101	2	2,307	69

Alexandria Technical & Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,257 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 38% of total students. The number of online students has increased 73.86% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Alexandria Technical & Community College from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	2,702	723	339	1,640
2016-17	2,689	727	342	1,620
2017-18	2,794	829	399	1,566
2018-19	2,614	783	385	1,446
2019-20	2,591	769	390	1,432
2020-21	2,549	768	452	1,329
2021-22	2,586	790	476	1,320
2022-23	2,865	999	507	1,359
2023-24	3,038	1,057	628	1,353
2024-25	3,281	1,257	636	1,388
Average	2,771	870	455	1,445

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Enrollment Trends at ATCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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