How Student Population Changes at EMCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 3,917 where 3,324 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.26 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in EMCC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at East Mississippi Community College since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	4,698	1,928	2,770
2013-14	4,364 -334	1,852 -76	2,512 -258
2014-15	4,127 -237	1,736 -116	2,391 -121
2015-16	4,259 132	1,868 132	2,391 0
2016-17	3,905 -354	1,758 -110	2,147 -244
2017-18	3,908 3	1,726 -32	2,182 35
2018-19	4,000 92	1,720 -6	2,280 98
2019-20	3,832 -168	1,642 -78	2,190 -90
2020-21	3,392 -440	1,454 -188	1,938 -252
2021-22	3,277 -115	1,363 -91	1,914 -24
2022-23	3,324 47	1,470 107	1,854 -60
Average	3,917	1,683	2,234

East Mississippi Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 45.67% and the percentage of black students is 44.10% at East Mississippi Community College. 1.23% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at East Mississippi Community 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	10	12	2,397	36	3	2,061	30
2013-14	10	8	2,127	44	3	2,022	69
2014-15	11	14	1,895	57	1	1,995	83
2015-16	9	20	1,875	60	2	2,115	100
2016-17	7	14	1,653	57	1	1,998	104
2017-18	6	18	1,708	81	2	1,894	77
2018-19	14	28	1,905	83	0	1,767	94
2019-20	41	36	1,862	71	0	1,683	11
2020-21	38	28	1,578	82	0	1,520	10
2021-22	36	39	1,463	85	0	1,473	15
2022-23	35	41	1,466	72	0	1,518	12
Average	20	23	1,812	66	1	1,822	55

East Mississippi Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,159 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 35% of total students. The number of online students has increased 13.07% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at East Mississippi Community College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	4,127	1,025	833	2,269
2015-16	4,259	1,116	933	2,210
2016-17	3,905	943	876	2,086
2017-18	3,908	894	1,077	1,937
2018-19	4,000	858	1,383	1,759
2019-20	3,832	795	1,251	1,786
2020-21	3,392	1,083	878	1,431
2021-22	3,277	1,188	911	1,178
2022-23	3,324	1,159	1,067	1,098
Average	3,780	1,007	1,023	1,750

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Enrollment Trends at EMCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes