How Student Population Changes at WCCD

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 4,416 where 3,832 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 2.21 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in WCCD than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at George C Wallace Community College-Dothan since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	4,581	1,522	3,059
2013-14	4,686 105	1,590 68	3,096 37
2014-15	4,854 168	1,742 152	3,112 16
2015-16	4,769 -85	1,672 -70	3,097 -15
2016-17	4,543 -226	1,548 -124	2,995 -102
2017-18	4,645 102	1,625 77	3,020 25
2018-19	4,610 -35	1,566 -59	3,044 24
2019-20	4,478 -132	1,497 -69	2,981 -63
2020-21	3,681 -797	1,199 -298	2,482 -499
2021-22	3,899 218	1,255 56	2,644 162
2022-23	3,832 -67	1,195 -60	2,637 -7
Average	4,416	1,492	2,924

George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 58.30%. The percentage was 65.20% 10 years ago and WCCD still has a high percentage of white students. 1.10% of enrolled students is Asian and 28.81% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at George C Wallace Community College-Dothan 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	13	33	1,400	79	9	2,987	53
2013-14	22	31	1,425	109	8	3,033	56
2014-15	22	34	1,496	105	4	3,130	58
2015-16	27	34	1,375	118	7	3,136	63
2016-17	15	36	1,240	134	7	3,016	86
2017-18	19	35	1,296	134	5	3,056	85
2018-19	18	50	1,263	158	4	3,016	91
2019-20	17	47	1,241	193	6	2,864	99
2020-21	10	41	1,005	151	2	2,252	98
2021-22	8	38	1,141	201	3	2,293	134
2022-23	8	42	1,104	240	6	2,234	160
Average	16	38	1,271	147	6	2,820	89

George C Wallace Community College-Dothan Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

637 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 17% of total students. The number of online students has increased 183.11% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at George C Wallace Community College-Dothan from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	4,854	225	651	3,978
2015-16	4,769	238	657	3,874
2016-17	4,543	228	616	3,699
2017-18	4,645	256	648	3,741
2018-19	4,610	347	718	3,545
2019-20	4,478	412	688	3,378
2020-21	3,681	802	1,077	1,802
2021-22	3,899	695	881	2,323
2022-23	3,832	637	1,006	2,189
Average	4,368	427	771	3,170

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Enrollment Trends at WCCD

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes