How Student Population Changes at GHC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 1,809 where 1,475 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.25 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in GHC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Grays Harbor College since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	1,966	991	975
2013-14	1,958 -8	975 -16	983 8
2014-15	2,006 48	979 4	1,027 44
2015-16	1,804 -202	910 -69	894 -133
2016-17	1,973 169	974 64	999 105
2017-18	1,971 -2	970 -4	1,001 2
2018-19	1,868 -103	855 -115	1,013 12
2019-20	1,853 -15	857 2	996 -17
2020-21	1,553 -300	708 -149	845 -151
2021-22	1,469 -84	694 -14	775 -70
2022-23	1,475 6	657 -37	818 43
Average	1,809	870	939

Grays Harbor College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 61.36%. The percentage was 73.50% 10 years ago and GHC still has a high percentage of white students. 2.31% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.71% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Grays Harbor 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	60	40	71	159	10	1,445	114
2013-14	41	47	69	167	11	1,401	135
2014-15	66	41	71	199	11	1,369	142
2015-16	74	40	65	202	7	1,196	139
2016-17	73	47	71	230	6	1,201	173
2017-18	55	44	70	242	6	1,207	171
2018-19	53	35	53	247	12	1,126	172
2019-20	53	27	81	267	7	1,096	166
2020-21	27	26	60	224	8	972	166
2021-22	47	31	53	219	8	917	126
2022-23	39	34	40	239	6	905	128
Average	53	37	64	218	8	1,167	148

Grays Harbor College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

526 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 36% of total students. The number of online students has increased 59.39% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Grays Harbor College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	2,006	330	420	1,256
2015-16	1,804	306	422	1,076
2016-17	1,973	357	474	1,142
2017-18	1,971	402	408	1,161
2018-19	1,868	431	447	990
2019-20	1,853	406	468	979
2020-21	1,553	961	310	282
2021-22	1,469	565	411	493
2022-23	1,475	526	370	579
Average	1,775	476	414	884

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Enrollment Trends at GHC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes