The student population at Capital Area Career Center is 353 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 225 (175.78%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 144 where 353 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 353 students in 2025 and was lowest at 105 in 2022. Overall, enrollment rose from 128 to 353 students, a net gain of 225 (175.8%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Capital Area Career Center since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 128 | 5 | 123 |
| 2016-17 | 126 -2 | 5 | 121 -2 |
| 2017-18 | 135 9 | 6 1 | 129 8 |
| 2018-19 | 123 -12 | 5 -1 | 118 -11 |
| 2019-20 | 127 4 | 9 4 | 118 |
| 2020-21 | 117 -10 | 7 -2 | 110 -8 |
| 2021-22 | 105 -12 | 2 -5 | 103 -7 |
| 2022-23 | 106 1 | 3 1 | 103 |
| 2023-24 | 115 9 | 7 4 | 108 5 |
| 2024-25 | 353 238 | 41 34 | 312 204 |
| Average | 144 | 9 | 135 |
The percentage of white students is 51.27%. The percentage was 62.50% 10 years ago and CASPN still has a high percentage of white students. 0.57% of enrolled students is Asian and 44.19% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 0.57% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 62.50% to 51.27%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.00% to 0.57%. Black student enrollment increased from 32.03% to 44.19%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.00% to 0.57%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5409 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.5045 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Capital Area Career Center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 6 |
| 2016-17 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 7 |
| 2017-18 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 81 | 3 |
| 2018-19 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 7 |
| 2019-20 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | 0 | 2 | 156 | 2 | 2 | 181 | 10 |
| Average | 0 | 2 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 4 |
Capital Area Career Center does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.
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