Enrollment Trends at Highland CC

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,484 where 1,360 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.50 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Highland CC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Highland Community College since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 72.87%. The percentage was 80.99% 10 years ago and Highland CC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.88% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.78% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 6.99% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 80.99% to 72.87%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.05% to 0.88%. Black student enrollment increased from 7.48% to 9.78%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.72% to 6.99%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4533 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3359 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Highland Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

174 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 13% of total students. The number of online students has increased 42.62% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Highland Community College from 2015 to 2025.