How Student Population Changes at COTC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 3,321 where 2,614 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 2.30 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in COTC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Central Ohio Technical College since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	3,746	1,071	2,675
2013-14	3,648 -98	1,104 33	2,544 -131
2014-15	3,567 -81	1,120 16	2,447 -97
2015-16	3,566 -1	1,174 54	2,392 -55
2016-17	3,337 -229	1,098 -76	2,239 -153
2017-18	3,479 142	1,133 35	2,346 107
2018-19	3,442 -37	1,137 4	2,305 -41
2019-20	3,469 27	1,134 -3	2,335 30
2020-21	3,029 -440	877 -257	2,152 -183
2021-22	2,636 -393	779 -98	1,857 -295
2022-23	2,614 -22	791 12	1,823 -34
Average	3,321	1,038	2,283

Central Ohio Technical College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 66.14%. The percentage was 82.43% 10 years ago and COTC still has a high percentage of white students. 3.94% of enrolled students is Asian and 12.70% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Central Ohio Technical College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	12	30	326	55	4	3,088	86
2013-14	15	20	393	62	6	2,923	101
2014-15	13	41	388	63	2	2,802	92
2015-16	11	33	360	77	4	2,706	106
2016-17	17	51	327	59	7	2,430	117
2017-18	12	65	370	71	3	2,420	118
2018-19	6	80	311	81	2	2,382	143
2019-20	7	106	371	91	2	2,295	167
2020-21	3	95	319	81	0	2,069	206
2021-22	5	84	265	67	1	1,846	179
2022-23	3	103	332	97	2	1,729	204
Average	9	64	342	73	3	2,426	138

Central Ohio Technical College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

556 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 21% of total students. The number of online students has increased 16.32% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Central Ohio Technical College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	3,567	478	1,100	1,989
2015-16	3,566	408	1,055	2,103
2016-17	3,337	336	853	2,148
2017-18	3,479	357	829	2,293
2018-19	3,442	335	790	2,317
2019-20	3,469	353	810	2,306
2020-21	3,029	438	872	1,719
2021-22	2,636	346	673	1,617
2022-23	2,614	556	659	1,399
Average	3,238	401	849	1,988

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Enrollment Trends at COTC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes